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For three months now there have been stunning reports of the difficult, challenging, and horrible olive harvest in Italy. Decades have passed since such a crisis last occurred, and that, the Tuscan freeze of 1985, did not reach the broad Continue reading A Sad Olive Oil Harvest for Italy
Eat.More.Good.Food. That’s a great New Year’s resolution and this January we’re guided by Domenica Marchetti’s new cookbook, The Glorious Vegetables of Italy. Domenica takes a fresh look at Italian vegetables and prepares them with style and flair. Of course, the Continue reading The Glorious Vegetables of Italy
This can be served warm as a side dish or cooler as a salad. This makes a large family or party sized dish. With the nutty grain and addition of fruit (raisins) this dish brings forth Sicilian style, making a Continue reading Hearty and Healthy Farro Salad with Roasted Vegetables
Fabulous food blogger Adri Barr Crocetti took Agrumato Lemon & Herbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil for a test drive. “…because the olives are pressed simultaneously with the lemons the oil exhibits a remarkable harmony of flavor…” She packs recipe ideas Continue reading Spring Inspiration: Agrumato Lemon & Herbs
Some time ago, there was a small café in Newport, RI, called Cappuccino’s. It seemed that I enjoyed their pasta salad for days on end and eventually deconstructed it to develop a similar recipe. This has become a summertime favorite Continue reading Cappuccino’s Pasta Salad
This stunning group of extra virgin olive oils represents the best new olive oils available this week. These have just arrived from Italy and are now available at Olio2go to grace your table. Which brings us to a funny point. Continue reading Share Our Excitement: Astoundingly Good Olive Oil
Eat Real Food Eat Good Food Eat Well Wisely By now you have likely heard the week’s biggest food news. The New York Times’ Opinion Columnist, Mark Bittman, has taken the U.S. Agriculture Department to task this week for their Continue reading Do you know what’s good for you? Eat Real Food
On any given day I’ll reach into the fridge for a bite of salami, sopressata, prosciutto, or provolone. If none are in the drawer pepperoni is a very distant possibility. Around here it is a choice for kids.
Just back from the San Francisco bay area, I had a chance to visit Market Hall Foods, a cluster of stores and one restaurant, Oliveto, in Oakland. This collection includes a bakery, cheese shop, coffee, dry goods (pantry items), fish Continue reading Food Tourists
We love our customers and this is a special shout out to Kevin who gave us the great idea to import Profumo del Chianti for our customers. This is a remarkable steak salt crafted by a master of Tuscan steaks. This Continue reading Profumo del Chianti from Dario Cecchini, the Master Butcher of Tuscany