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Bruschetta al Cavolo Nero (Bruschetta with Tuscan Kale)

I recently held a cooking class on the cuisine of Tuscany at Port Plums in Newburyport, introducing some of the wonderful dishes we enjoy on our private Tuscany tours. We started with a couple of types of bruschetta. Pronounced BRU-sketta … Continue reading

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Alois Lageder – Leader of Biodynamic Wines in Alto Adige

Nestled against the steep rock face of Fennberg mountain lies the small wine village of Margreid. Stately homes of the local nobility as well as quaint old farmhouses line the narrow streets, where today the locals still gather on the … Continue reading

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Rapini all’Aglio, Olio e Peperoncini

Discovering the distinctive local products of Italy is a unique and intriguing part of any Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine Italy tour, an activity that requires extensive local knowledge. There are countless local varieties of plants that are incorporated into the … Continue reading

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Walk and Wine in Italy – The White Wines from Piedmont

  The Italian region of Piedmont is renowned for its acclaimed reds, Barolo and Barbaresco. But as we explore by bike or foot on our Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine tours, we discover that this lovely region produces some wonderful whites … Continue reading

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Gnocchi di Ricotta e Barbabietole – Beet and Ricotta Gnocchi

One pasta dish we find no matter where we travel in Italy on our Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine tours – from the Dolomites to Venice, Tuscany to Piedmont to the Amalfi Coast -is gnocchi. Is gnocchi pasta? It is the … Continue reading

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