Bon Appetit Magazine Likes Carciofini Piccoli by Maida
Maida’s carciofini (small artichokes) were featured in Bon Appetit magazine, November issue now on the stands. At left the magazine and the actual jar, …
How Much Salt in your Salted Capers???
IGP Pantelleria capers must have a salt content of exactly 25%.
I Made It! Edible Bread, Finally. Thank You Mark Bittman.
In 2006, Mark Bittman of the New York Times wrote the ground breaking article “No-Knead Bread” in collaboration with Jim Lahey of Sullivan Street Bakery. Since then, I …
Pasta con la Colatura
The first day Stefano came to dinner at home, we made pasta with pesto. Stefano is Genovese and we wanted to make him feel less …
Piennolo Tomatoes at BKLYN LARDER
Tomorrow, Saturday Oct 17, from 2 and 5pm at Brooklyn Larder, the new but already legendary food shop in Brooklyn, we’ll do a presentation of our …
Stefano in America
Stefano just joined Gustiamo. He emailed us, out of the blue, last March. Stefano attended the Slow Food University of Gastronomic Science and knows everything about real Italian food.
Porcini Mushrooms – The real ones, certified Italian!!!
I always loved Porcini mushrooms, but I stopped cooking with them when I learned that most Porcini mushrooms sold in food stores and supermarkets come …
Maida Farm in Cilento, Campania Region
Click on the arrow below and watch the video. It is Francesco Vastola, a very passionate farmer in Cilento, near Paestum. I took the video last …
NY Restaurant Show
On March 2, 2009, I went to the Restaurant Show at the Javits Center in NYC for the first time. Perhaps the last time, too. Read on… It’s …
San Gennaro – It’s Not Only the Name of a Tomato
In case you have been reading too much of this blog and you are not too familiar with Italian history, Catholic Church and its Miracles, …