Everybody Loves Tuscany

Giorgio Armani – One Night Only Roma – Raoul Bova In this video, Raoul Bova (Under The Tuscan Sun) recounts on meeting Giorgio Armani. Bova was born in Rome to a father from Roccella Ionica in Calabria and an mother from Acerra in Campania. At the age of 16 Bova became a local champion in […]

S.Pellegrino. Live in Italian. Practice the Art of Fine Food San Pellegrino (also S. Pellegrino) is an Italian brand of mineral water, and assorted real-fruit sodas, with carbonation added by the bottler, produced and bottled by Nestlé Waters at San Pellegrino Terme, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. Outside of Italy, San Pellegrino is […]

Italian Crostata A crostata is an Italian baked tart or pie, also known as coppi in Naples and sfogliate in Lombardy. The earliest known use of crostata in its modern sense can be traced to the cookbooks Libro de Arte Coquinaria (Art of Cooking) by Martino da Como, published circa 1465, and Cuoco napolitano (Neapolitan […]

Fabio Picchi – Firenze – Florence – “Italian Food” Meet Fabio Picchi, the owner of several restaurants in Florence and learn about the food and menu selections of each place.  Cibreo, founded by Picchi in 1978 is one of the most famous restaurants In Florence.  His other establishments are Trattoria Cibreo or Cibreino, Cibreo’ Caffe […]

Palazzo Chigi Saracini Palazzo Chigi-Saracini is a Gothic urban palace located on of the Via di Città in the Terzo di Città in central Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. In 2014 it housed the Accademia Musicale Chigiana. It was built by the Marescotti family in the 12th century. It was the house of Count Galgano Lucarini Saracini and then it became property of Fabio […]

Piazza del Vino Gotta love those groupons!  Tonight I tried out Piazza del Vino, thanks to a groupon find by a friend.   The offer consisted of 3 glasses of wine, a 10 minute lecture, plus this smorgasbord, all for a total of 29,90 euro for 2 people! I absolutely loved the ambiance of this […]

The Cake Boss’ Mouth-Watering Ricotta Cheesecake Recipe Buddy Valastro, Italian American celebrity chef, also known as The Cake Boss, shares his aunt Nina’s recipe for ricotta cheesecake. See how this mouth watering cheesecake is made on the next page

How to Make Garlic Knots Garlic knots are a good addition to any meal and so simple to make.  It is also fun to make with your kids. Join us on the next page for the video recipe

Crispy Fried Artichokes Simple and delicious! Here’s a video by Italian American celebrity chef Buddy Valastro and his mother in law cooking up some crispy fried artichokes. Join us on the next page for the video recipe

Museo Novecento Museo Novecento is located in Spedale delle Leopoldine in Piazza Santa Maria Novella in Florence. This museum houses about 300 Italian artworks of the 20th Century in 15 exhibition spaces. There are also sound booths, listening rooms and a cinema and conference room in this multilevel museum. More information can be found at […]