An Oscar Dinner-Montalcino Style: Pollo con Sedani Rifatti (Chicken with Celery)
While reading the Benvenuto Brunello blog this past weekend, I noticed a post about an ‘ancient recipe that is typical of the city of...
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Benvenuto Brunello 2013: Drumroll please….
Finally, the world gets to taste the Brunello di Montalcino 2008 and the Brunello Riserva 2007. My friends in Montalcino have been...
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The Little Fish Market in the Wall: Shrimp with Pancetta and Puree of Chickpeas (Gamberi al Pancetta e Crema di Ceci)
These ingenious Italians….who else would utilize space under a street for nothing other than a fish market? For a few years, I have...
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Feeling Like Tuscan Royalty: Pasta with Prosciutto, Tomato, and Basil
La dolce, dolce vita. Monday morning and time to get to work in my very cool little apartmento here in Montalcino. After a quick...
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The Cinquecento and the Torta
Renting a car and driving in Italy is a full contact sport…and at its worst at the Fiumicino airport in Roma! After a week of...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Together! Sagra del Tordo, Montalcino
This week’s photo challenge is the theme Together. Well – there are moments in life that you will remember forever –...
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Benvenuto Brunello 2012: The 2007 Brunello di Montalcinos have arrived!
After years in the cellar, the plush 2007 Brunello di Montalcinos were unveiled this weekend at the annual Benvenuto Brunello (Welcome...
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The magic of Sagra del Tordo
Some days are just magical…and yesterday was one of those days. The town came alive as the festivities for Sagra unfolded…each...
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Market day in Montalcino
I love Italian market days and Friday is market day in Montalcino. Even the foggy, rainy morning did not keep the locals from climbing the...
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Raindrops on the piazza
Rainy Thursday morning here in Montalcino. Sitting at Fiaschetteria having my cappucino watching the raindrops softly fall on the Piazza...
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