Central Restaurante in Lima, Peru is a culinary gem. If you’ve seen the Netflix Chef’s Table episode (season 3, episode 6), you know that Virgilio Martínez Véliz runs Central’s kitchen with his wife, Pia León. It is there that they developed the ecosystem and altitude-based […]

Happy National Banana Bread Day! What? Yes, mark Saturday, February 23, 2019 on your calendars. It’s time to celebrate National Banana Bread Day! Banana Bread! When the number of bananas I buy exceeds the number of bananas I manage to eat, it’s time to make Banana Bread! To […]

  Cooking in Italy! Can you see me smile from where you’re reading? I love the freshness of Italian ingredients. Sometimes really fresh ingredients – like a slightly bitter rapini and great sausage – can turn an ordinary item like bread into something fab.  While Italians are known for […]

I hope everyone had a great weekend and, if you’re in Canada or the United States, a great long weekend! Today is a day off work in Canada because Canada Day, July 1, fell on a Saturday this year. Our neighbours to the south (and […]

The other day I was at the Arezzo Antique Market with my friend Nan. I’m a big fan of the Antique Market and have furnished much of the house with furniture and other pieces that I’ve found at the market (click on the Arezzo Finds page […]

Focaccia is such a fun word to say. It sounds a little, I think, like a good curse, which should be accompanied with an angry fist shake, like when someone cuts you off in traffic. Fo-ca-cia! It is also a dense bread that you can […]

Hello Vanna, I’d like to buy a vowel…this was my first thought on Sunday morning when I walked up to Lo Scoiattolo. My friend Fran (who, I am convinced, knows everyone in Umbria) had mentioned to me that she was going to Paciano to do […]