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Mark Bittman’s Modest Yet Gorgeous Farro
Mark Bittman recently prepared and wrote in his newsletter about a pretty delicious bowl of Bio Alberti’s farro monococcum. Bittman said (and we have to agree), …

Balsamic Vinegar Grape Fraud in The Guardian
We are fierce defenders of real balsamic vinegar and news like this latest balsamic article from The Guardian makes our blood boil. Lorenzo Tondo reported on …

The Most Savory Chickpeas
These are the most savory chickpeas we have ever had. The first time we ate these chickpeas, we had them boiled in well-salted water and …

An Epic Breadfacing: Colomba + Pistachio Spread
It’s no secret that Gustiamo loves Bread Face. She is our favorite performance artist and we love how weird and experimental she is. You can …

Not Your Normal Sicilian Jams
Caffe’ Sicilia’s fruit in a jar Corrado Assenza’s jams and marmalades offer the unexpected. We like to think of these as the “orange wine” of …

What Is Bean-To-Bar Chocolate?
Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Marco Colzani is our chocolate maker. His life is dedicated to bean-to-bar chocolate. We love when we get Marco talking on the topic of …