Food and beverages 2023, December

In the divorce from Charles Saatchi, Nigella Lawson prepares the millionaire claim

In the divorce from Charles Saatchi, Nigella Lawson prepares the millionaire claim

Steel magnolia. The nickname of Fiona Shackleton, the lawyer chosen by Nigella Lawson to defend herself in the divorce lawsuit of Charles Saatchi - one of the UK's leading experts on separations and property wars - leaves little doubt about the intentions of the famous TV cook. Shackleton, just to mention its most famous causes, represented the […]

What do the three-star restaurateurs think of children at the restaurant?

What do the three-star restaurateurs think of children at the restaurant?

They dirty, they scream, they run, they cry. In a nutshell they disturb. Daughter means giving up going out so as not to irritate other customers - and the chef? Even themselves, I am told by various parents who are differently happy to eat by constantly getting up, or by scolding their offspring. There are also those sitting, composed and intent on eating. In this case there are two […]

Homemade pizza with the Crunch method for those on a diet

Homemade pizza with the Crunch method for those on a diet

Homemade pizza crunch in a diet version with the dough by Denis Lovatel from the pizzeria Da Enzo, two slices on the Gambero Rosso's Pizzeria d'Italia guide

At Lidl Modica chocolate below cost: whose mistake is it?

At Lidl Modica chocolate below cost: whose mistake is it?

Modica chocolate sold below cost in Lidl discount stores. One wonders whose mistake is that threatening to sell off the image of a historic, refined, unique product

Iginio Massari: talk of Carnival

Iginio Massari: talk of Carnival

The chiacchiere, the most popular Carnival dessert in Italy, according to the recipe of Iginio Massari, a great pastry chef

Baked Lasagna: A Complete Guide

Baked Lasagna: A Complete Guide

The complete guide to making homemade lasagna in the oven, one of the most classic dishes of Italian cuisine, with doses for puff pastry and béchamel, procedure and step-by-step photos

Tiramisu: 5 mistakes we often make

Tiramisu: 5 mistakes we often make

Tirami seems like a simple recipe but the preparation hides more than one pitfall. Here are 5 mistakes we make often and how to avoid them

Risotto: 5 mistakes we make often

Risotto: 5 mistakes we make often

The risotto recipe is apparently easy, yet it often puts aspiring cooks in difficulty at all latitudes of Italy. Here are the 5 mistakes not to make during preparation, from choosing the casserole to the sauce

Crêpes: 5 mistakes we make often

Crêpes: 5 mistakes we make often

The crepes recipe is apparently easy, yet it often puts aspiring chefs in difficulty as happened recently for two Masterchef 5 contestants. Here are the 5 mistakes not to make during preparation

5 places to buy fresh fish like a true Venetian

5 places to buy fresh fish like a true Venetian

The 5 best markets and stalls where to buy fish in Venice (Rialto, Tonchetto, Campo Santa Margherita, Ponte delle Guglie, Castello), plus a list of fish and their names in dialect

Mayonnaise Recipe: A Complete Guide

Mayonnaise Recipe: A Complete Guide

How to make mayonnaise at home, without it going crazy, pasteurizing eggs with hot oil. A complete guide with doses, ingredients and step by step photos

How to cook pasta: a complete guide

How to cook pasta: a complete guide

How to cook pasta: a complete guide to how to best cook spaghetti & Co. The doses, the pot, the salt, the cooking, the equipment

Zucchini flowers: 5 mistakes we make often

Zucchini flowers: 5 mistakes we make often

Zucchini flowers: excellent for frying, stuffing, rather elegant and tasty omelettes. Of course, if those who cook flowers do things right. Without running into the most classic slips: 5 mistakes we often make when preparing courgette flowers

29 non-pork Italian cured meats you should know

29 non-pork Italian cured meats you should know

A complete guide on non-pork sausages: 28 hams and salamis from horse, donkey, wild boar, goose, duck, sheep, goat, cow and buffalo

Homemade vegetarian pizza with the 800 Simply Food recipe

Homemade vegetarian pizza with the 800 Simply Food recipe

The recipe for making vegetarian pizza at home like that of Riccardo Antoniolo, the owner of the Nineteenth Century Simply Food in Bassano del Grappa. Doses, ingredients, procedure and step by step photos

Eggs for Easter: 5 mistakes we make often

Eggs for Easter: 5 mistakes we make often

Low Easter is approaching, we begin to think about the menu for lunch on Sunday and Easter Monday, the main ingredient are eggs, here's how to choose and cook them without making mistakes

Do you know all the Italian stuffed pasta, region by region?

Do you know all the Italian stuffed pasta, region by region?

The regional varieties of filled pasta: tortellini, tortelli, anolini and agnolini, cappellacci, casunziei. Between Emilia Romagna, Lombardy, Liguria, Piedmont, Veneto

The most expensive ham in the world is Spanish: it costs 4100 euros

The most expensive ham in the world is Spanish: it costs 4100 euros

The most expensive ham in the world is Spanish, it costs 4,100 euros, Eduardo Donado produces it in Andalusia from the meat of a pig breed in danger of extinction, the manchado de Jabugo

Pasta with sardines: the complete guide approved by Montalbano

Pasta with sardines: the complete guide approved by Montalbano

Pasta with sardines: a complete guide. Recipe, local variations and restaurants scattered around Sicily where to eat the Sicilian dish loved by Commissioner Montalbano

The best chocolate in the world for the New York Times

The best chocolate in the world for the New York Times

According to the New York Times, the best artisan chocolate in the world is called Marou, and is made by two French people in Ho Chi Min, Vietnam

Spaghetti di Gragnano: Universal Judgment

Spaghetti di Gragnano: Universal Judgment

Universal Judgment is the test for gourmet products on sale in specialty shops, today we put 8 spaghetti from Gragnano to the test: Pastificio Afeltra, Pastificio Faella, Pasta Gentile, Oro di Gragnano, Pasta Di Martino, Pastificio Carmiano, Pastificio dei Campi, The Pasta Factory

How to choose the Easter egg: last minute guide

How to choose the Easter egg: last minute guide

How to choose the Easter egg. In this last minute guide we explain how to understand the labels and which brands to choose based on your priorities: quality, price or surprise

Easter and Easter Monday lunch: everything will be fine if you read here

Easter and Easter Monday lunch: everything will be fine if you read here

Thanks to the crisis, the classic Easter with whoever you want is no longer in fashion: 8 out of 10 Italians celebrate at home. We need a survival manual for those who cook. How to organize yourself in time, avoiding mistakes

Easter lunch: the art of recycling everything that is left over in the kitchen

Easter lunch: the art of recycling everything that is left over in the kitchen

The Italian of the Easter lunch loves abundance and struggles to do conscientious shopping. But at least it does not consider leftovers as waste but a fully-fledged food not to be wasted. Here are our ideas for recycling leftovers from Easter lunch

Homemade gourmet pizza

Homemade gourmet pizza

Recipe by chef Riccardo Antoniolo of the 800 Simply Food restaurant to make the so-called gourmet pizza at home. Doses, ingredients and step by step photos

Homemade pizza with the Ottocento Simply Food method

Homemade pizza with the Ottocento Simply Food method

The recipe for making pizza at home like that of Riccardo Antoniolo, owner of the nineteenth century Simply Food in Bassano del Grappa. Doses, ingredients, procedure and step by step photos

Grow up or get out! Things that make sense of the omelette

Grow up or get out! Things that make sense of the omelette

The omelette is like pasta: you can put what you like or what is there. But there are foods that are better than others: asparagus, peppers, bread, wild herbs, onions, potatoes

Burgers: 5 mistakes we make often

Burgers: 5 mistakes we make often

5 mistakes not to make when making burgers. How to choose the best sandwich, the right sauces, but above all by focusing on the meat. Make no mistake when ground, press it too much, cook it too much

Picnic out of town: a packed lunch different from the usual sandwich

Picnic out of town: a packed lunch different from the usual sandwich

How to organize a picnic out of town with a blanket on the lawn and a wicker basket. Drinks, savory and sweet recipes, muffins and cakes for a packed lunch different from the usual sandwich

The best natural cured meats: nitrites and nitrates that you save

The best natural cured meats: nitrites and nitrates that you save

There are a number of Italian butchers who have banned preservatives from their cured meats. By choosing their products we avoid eating nitrites and nitrates. Here is who I am cured meat for salami

Cheesecake: a beginner offender confesses towards the goal

Cheesecake: a beginner offender confesses towards the goal

Even an illiterate offender confesses to cheesecake can manage to prepare the American pie. How to make the base, the cream and the filling, and what are the Italian alternatives to cheesecake

Homemade pizza with the Cascina dei Sapori method

Homemade pizza with the Cascina dei Sapori method

Homemade pizza with the recipe of a famous pizza maker, Antonio Pappalardo from La Cascina dei Sapori in Rezzato, in the province of Brescia

Homemade wholegrain breakfast cereals: granola

Homemade wholegrain breakfast cereals: granola

How to make whole breakfast cereals at home. It's called granola, we give you doses, ingredients and recipe with step by step photos

Chinotto: taste test

Chinotto: taste test

Tasting test, the weekly test of products on sale in supermarkets, today deals with chinotto. These are the contenders: Lurisia, San Benedetto, Neri, Plose, San Pellegrino

The best pesto: vegetable oils, thickeners and cashews you save

The best pesto: vegetable oils, thickeners and cashews you save

A list of Genoese pesto producers who respect the ingredients of the specification: extra virgin olive oil, basil, Parmesan, Pecorino, pine nuts, salt, garlic

Parmesan better than Grana? For Beautiful yes, and the lawsuit starts

Parmesan better than Grana? For Beautiful yes, and the lawsuit starts

In an episode of Beautiful, the eternal saga of Ridge and Brooke, an actor feels a wave of disgust when he realizes he has bought Grana Padano instead of Parmigiano Reggiano

Vegetable milk: which one to buy, how much they cost, how to make them at home

Vegetable milk: which one to buy, how much they cost, how to make them at home

There are now many alternatives to cow's milk: soy, rice, almond, oat and coconut milk. Let's find out which one to buy, how much they cost and how to make them at home

Is the pizza dough wrong? Let's use it for these mini burgers

Is the pizza dough wrong? Let's use it for these mini burgers

How to recycle homemade pizza dough but it turned out badly. The method of Antonio Pappalardo of the Cascina dei Sapori pizzeria in Rezzate transforms it into excellent mini burgers

Grilled fish: 5 mistakes we often make

Grilled fish: 5 mistakes we often make

5 mistakes we often make when preparing grilled fish. From marinating badly to throwing the fish on the grill

Mozzarella in the kitchen: 5 mistakes we often make

Mozzarella in the kitchen: 5 mistakes we often make

When cooking with mozzarella, mistakes are always around the corner. Both with a buffalo mozzarella and with a fiordilatte braid (cow's milk). Here is a list of 5 mistakes we make often