Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli
Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccoli is an essential recipe that anyone who enjoys cooking Italian food should have in their toolbox. This recipe is from …
Vegetarian Stuffed Eggplant
I hated eggplant as a kid. So did my sister, Michele. Any attempt on my Mom’s part to get us to eat it was met …
Pasta con polpa di ricci (Pasta with sea urchin roe or “uni” if you like)
I would have never thought to incorporate sea urchin roe, the famous Japanese sushi bar ingredient — a.k.a. uni, into Italian food. But there we …
Paccheri ripieni di pesce spada, cavoli e funghi (Paccheri stuffed with swordfish, kale and mushroom)
Paccheri is a pasta shape that is all the rage in the USA at the moment. It’s been in several cooking magazines of late, mentioned …
The Puglian Wine Predicament
Our trip to Puglia was an unqualified success, but writing about the wines we encountered, I face two predicaments. The first is that most the …
Cavatelli con le cozze (Cavatelli with mussels)
On our recent trip to Puglia, we had this dish at multiple restaurants for both lunch and dinner. It’s a terrific and light dish first …
Masseria Brancati: the Real Thing
As we prepare to head back to LA, we think about olive oil, that quintessentially Italian product — we had never seen so many olive …
Alberobello: Hobbits eat your hearts out!
I’m not sure there is much to say about Alberobello, the intensely touristy Puglian town famous for the world’s largest concentration of Trulli — the …
Lunch pilgrimage to the top of the Gargano
Monte Sant’Angelo is perched high on a southern ridge of the Gargano peninsula, overlooking the plains of Puglia below. We made the trek to this …
Masseria Masterpiece
This elegant agriturismo — resort, really — is a magical oasis in an ideal location for touring the historic and fascinating Valle d’Itria in central …
Gargano Paradise: Torre dei Preti
We were sad to leave this amazing agriturismo, Torre dei Preti, on the Gargona peninsula in the Puglia region of Italy; it’s such an unspoiled, …
Who dropped the town from “Mamma Mia” into Puglia’s Gargano peninsula?
We begin our trip to Italy’s Puglia region here on the Gargano peninsula. Located in the northern part of Puglia, “the Gargano” as it’s called …