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…polished, they are very different materials, particularly when it comes to their hardness and mineral content. Alabaster is a fine-grained form of gypsum, a sedimentary rock made from tiny crystals…

…them ‘Crostoli’, and their name changes throughout Italy. The recipe remains more or less the same, the only real difference I noticed was that some people don’t add butter or…

…content to serve humbly as secretary to the bishop of Rome (John Paul II) without any other fuss and ceremony. This did not mean that he was just another of…

…mixed with little pieces of mozzarella called straccetti. This soft delicacy, sweet yet lightly tangy at the same time, must be consumed fresh. In Latium, burrata di latte di bufala…

…as a fireworks display entertains crowds.   Italian Book Week – When: 6th -12th of July   Hosted by Flavours Holidays, Italian Book Week is a whole seven days of discussion…

…With a content of 15-20% alcohol by volume, Marsala wines are classified depending on their color, sweetness and aging and come, of course, with different price tags. While Marsala Fine…

…for the production of red wine made from Pinot Noir grapes. The reputation of Pinot Noir as a communicator of even minute differences in terroir is well established. So distinctly…

…Feb. 21 from 6 to 9pm, in the Sorrento Valley district of San Diego. Owners from Washington State are Jerry and Sandy Solomon. Enjoy a Rose, Chardonnay and 3 blends….

Marcia Gagliardi knows food.  And San Franciscans know her.  In the past eight years since launching her e-newsletter and website Tablehopper, Gagliardi has been tirelessly working, digging, frontiering—nay, battling—to expose…

…as he directed the catering for president Woodrow Wilson and his second wife’s Edith wedding reception : it was December 1915. Boiardi kept on working for the President, who sought…