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Jun 29, 2020

Is Italian coffee really the best?  Caffe consultant, co-founder of 3 Coffee Guys, long-time Piemonte resident and all-around coffee expert Damian Burgess spills the beans on what makes Italian caffe and coffee culture so beloved.

Caffe Consigliere on Italian Coffee

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Jun 22, 2020

Alessia Antinori has seven hundred years of wine flowing through her veins, but it's recent history that keeps the wine maker in Rome at Fattoria di Fiorano. Vineyards in the Eternal City?! You bet. Lazio wines, Italy and more.

CITY LIMITS AT ROME'S FATTORIA DI FIORANO

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Jun 15, 2020

There's nothing that tortellini in brodo can't fix, or at least make feel a little bit better.  And that simple concept is what led Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore to create two community programs - Il Tortellante, the local Modena tortellini-focused alternative education program for special needs kids, and Food...


Jun 9, 2020

Drink up, it’s Negroni time! Epicurean Coral Sisk of Curious Appetite Travel shares all about the Negroni - from its Florentine history and where in Florence to find the very best today, to the variants we love (and don’t love). Grab a high ball and join Erica and Coral discussing Italy's iconic cocktail.


Jun 1, 2020

There is nothing like the very first bite of fresh focaccia (and then the next). Liguria and in particular Genova claim fame to making Italy's very best focaccia.  Join Erica and foodwriter Laurel Evans as we talk about this unforgettable (and simple) street food.

Liguria's Unforgettable Focaccia

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