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Torta Caprese - The Delectable Cake of Capri
Capri is a little isle with a big heritage. Temples, grottos, kings and queens - you may be reminded of the famous salad but there's...
Jan 19, 2024


La Pinza in Veneto
Come autumn and the cakes get nice and hearty! Here's la pinza in Veneto and the recipe... In Italy's north-east region of Veneto within...
Oct 20, 2023


La Caprese
An icon. Sometime between our World Wars, the caprese salad was born. This is not to say that since forever mozzarella, tomato and basil...
May 26, 2023


Pandoro - Italy's Star Christmas Cake
Panettone's star partner Star-shaped and golden, this traditional, Italian Christmas cake has it's official origins in Verona but long before October 1894 'Breads of Gold' were found all over Italy: In Venice , 1500, during the Republic of Serenissima's reign, gold leaf was used to cover the most decadent of delicacies including a conical cake named 'Bread of Gold' - Pan de Oro . In Rome , 200AD, Pliny the Elder wrote of a recipe by Chef Vergilius Stephanus Senex - ' panis '
Nov 25, 2022


i Pasticcini
Could these be Italy's sweetest of sweets? Si certo, we all know Italy does incredible food - pasta, lasagna, prosciutto, gelato,...
Dec 31, 2021







