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Oct 7, 2021

2021 Olio di Penne (back in stock!) and the myth surrounding cooking with olive oil

We're busy preparing the land for this year's olive harvest that will start in a less than a week! It's been such a pleasure to see the...

Olive harvest, white truffles and trapadare

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Nov 24, 2018

Olive harvest, white truffles and trapadare

Another year goes by and another olive harvest completed. I couldn’t now imagine life without the cycle of looking after the trees and...

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Aug 27, 2018

Building an Italian Pizza Oven

I have done it at last. After years of yearning I have finally taken the plunge and built a pizza oven. And what a pizza oven it is!

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May 16, 2018

Giro d'Italia comes to Penne

The 101st Giro D’Italia arrived in Penne on Sunday the 13th May to host the start of stage 10 of a race that covers 3500 kilometres with...

Apr 25, 2018

How to Make Perfect Fresh Pasta

There seems to be a strange reverence around making fresh pasta…few seem to attempt it, and most of those who do view the process as a...

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Apr 24, 2018

Shepherd’s Delight

I was standing in a group of men, a dozen or so, watching, in an off-hand way, a pot of mutton stew cooking. It was a massive pot, 11...

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Apr 15, 2018

Emigration from the Abruzzo

Abruzzo emigration and how people are now tracing their roots.

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Jan 1, 2018

Finding white truffles...

I was enjoying a coffee in a local bar when Nino (not his real name) approached me; in a hushed tone, careful that we would not be...

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Nov 18, 2017

Olio di Penne harvest 2017

The olive harvest has just finished. Not a good harvest, as the yield was too low, but the quality is excellent and prices have risen to...

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Oct 15, 2017

Gnarled Tomatoes

In Italy it is time to celebrate the tomato harvest, and what tomatoes they are: gnarled and misshapen they may be, but a joy to eat! Why...

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Aug 15, 2017

Italy's Best Beers

Chianti, Prosecco, Brunello – Italy has always been synonymous with world-famous wine, but craft beer? Sure…a Moretti is acceptable on a...

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Jul 2, 2017

Vineyard Tours & Tastings

Excellent vineyard tours and tastings of some of the Abruzzo's best producers of wine. Read on for details...

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Apr 15, 2017

Crespelle in Brodo - Pancakes in Broth

Crespelle in brodo and pecora alla callara. Perfect little pancakes served in an unusual way... I am out in Italy, mainly to put down...

Abruzzo wine: affordable and exceptional

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Mar 29, 2017

Abruzzo wine: affordable and exceptional

Marion and I were out for a quiet dinner together last week. We went to one of our favourite places in Bristol to try out a new...

Polenta on the table - simple and delicious party food...

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Feb 20, 2017

Polenta on the table - simple and delicious party food...

Polenta was once a staple throughout Italy until it was replaced by pasta in the early 20th century. This hearty-carb was the mainstay of...

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2021 Olio di Penne (back in stock!) and the myth surrounding cooking with olive oil

Olive harvest, white truffles and trapadare

Building an Italian Pizza Oven

Giro d'Italia comes to Penne

How to Make Perfect Fresh Pasta

Shepherd’s Delight

Emigration from the Abruzzo

Finding white truffles...

Olio di Penne harvest 2017

Gnarled Tomatoes

Italy's Best Beers

Vineyard Tours & Tastings

Crespelle in Brodo - Pancakes in Broth

Abruzzo wine: affordable and exceptional

Polenta on the table - simple and delicious party food...