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Food & Wine Word of the Week: Cerasuolo

Raelinn Doty — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:59:26 +0000

Cerasuolo can be a sticky term in Italian wine as it has a few different uses. In general it means "cherry red" in color and can be used to describe the overall color of any rosato (rosé) wine. However, it has some more specific applications as well.

Food & Wine Word of the Week: cavatappi

Robbin Gheesling — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:11:26 +0000

This week we will kill two birds with one stone with cavatappi. Cavatappi is both a food word and a wine word.

Italian Food & Wine Word of the Week: Tomino di Melle

Raelinn Doty — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:00:35 +0000

Nestled in the foothills of the Alps sits the tiny, sleepy village of Melle from whence this delightful cheese hails. Almost medieval in character, the tiny hill of San Maurizio just outside of Melle holds the treasured secret of Tumin dal Mel.

Italian Food/Wine Word of the Day: Cinghiale

Raelinn Doty — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:00:05 +0000

….Or as they spell it in Campania— cignàle Cinghiale, the famed Italian wild boar (part of the Sus or pig genus) is normally seen sporting a dark brown to black bristly coat, rather pronounced tusks, sharp teeth and a bad attitude. These wild [...]

Italian Food/Wine Word of the Day: Aperitivo

Crystal Cun — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:04:32 +0000

The aperitivo is an Italian institution which has fueled many festive evenings since its inception in Turin approximately 200 years ago. Since then, the practice has spread throughout Italy and inspired several neighboring countries to follow [...]

Italian Food/Wine Word of the Day: Porchetta

Crystal Cun — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:00:43 +0000

Succulent and juicy with a layer of crisp crackling, it is impossible to resist the siren call of freshly roasted porchetta. Though the dish has since spread throughout the country, it originated from central Italy, where [...]

7 weeks in Siena

Robbin Gheesling — Sun, 31 May 2009 00:07:27 +0000

Many have asked where I will be going for my language course. At Dante Alighieri in Siena, I will be taking 15 hours of group class, 4 hours of private lesson and 2 culinary courses per week. Here [...]