Italian red wine: Dolcetto

Italian red wine: Dolcetto D’Alba Hannah Bellis goes beyond the famous and expensive Barolo and Barbaresco wines to discover Dolcetto, a great value, easy drinking red wine from Piedmont Piedmont was the first region I visited when I was old enough to appreciate wine. I was still too young to afford the legendary Barolos of […]

The Grand Tour Italia Guide

The new Italia! Guide following the Grand Tour around Italy is on sale now!   Inside this issue you will find: The essential food stop and spectacular vistas of the Italian Alps 48 hours discovering the delights of Turin Go off the beaten track in a weekend in Milan 18th Century Venice and the face […]

Carluccio’s Italian food review

We’ve gathered together our favourite Carluccio’s Italian food treats in a handy review guide to help you decide what to add to your Italian shopping basket Carluccio’s Torcetti www.carluccios.com Price £3.50/180g These biscuits are a delicious – and authentic – take on the traditional sweet snack from Piedmont. They were a universal hit with Italia!’s […]

Italian Recipes from Aosta

Boldly setting itself apart from traditional Italian recipes by shunning pasta in favour of gnocchi, polenta and rice, Mario Matassa leads us into the world of Aostan cuisine… Aosta is Italy’s smallest region, a valley nestled in the cradle of the Alps, bordering France and  Switzerland to the north and its regional neighbour, Piedmont, to […]

Italian Recipes from Venice with Enrica Rocca

Alyson Cook talks to Enrica Rocca, an Italian aristocrat who loves nothing more than sharing her passion for food and Italian recipes from Venice… Traditional Venetian cooking tends to be very simple and is primarily based on regional produce: fish (especially sardines and stockfish) from the famous lagoon, as well as vegetables and game. Although […]

Italian Chestnut Recipes

We rustle up some Italian chestnut recipes from the Vegetarian Society for some hearty and wholesome meal ideas perfect for autumn… Chestnut and pumpkin seed cups with butternut squash Coppe di castagna e semi con zucca Serves 4 | Preparation 1 hour | Cooking 1 hour 175g wholemeal sliced bread, made into crumbs 1½ tsp […]