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The foods I most hated as a child
Funny how all the foods I used to hate as a kid are now my favorites, and the ones I owe most of my livelihood to. Let me explain. I don't sell food, nor am I in the restaurant business; but I do make...
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Spend a week with me
A few weeks ago I announced that Casa Mia, the food tour company I co-founded in 2015, has crafted week-long food and culture tours. Availability is limited to the first 15 guests to confirm booking....
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The flavors of Sicily in Rome
To welcome spring, my partners and I are kicking off a series of Sicilian food and wine events hosted in Rome. If you love Sicilian flavors, and you'll be in Rome April 2-3, you should seriously...
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Polarizing foods
Everyone has their own food aversions, but there are some foods it seems people either love or hate. There are certain universally loved foods that everyone can agree are delicious. Think pizza and...
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20 regions, 20 cheeses
President and statesman Charles de Gaulle wondered how it could ever be possible to govern a country––his France––with more cheeses than calendar days. The mystery of Italy's proverbial governance...
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9 delicious chilled dishes for beating the heat
The sun is high on the zenith, days last longer, there's sand in the car. Besides sporting ridiculous amounts of linen and hitting the rooftops for aperitivo, Italians respond to high summer with an...
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Ten (and a half) years of blogging
It's come to my attention recently that I missed the 10 year anniversary of this blog. So much for the resolution to keep it updated with original content and being strict about sticking to a...
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Italian restauant no-no's
Pet peeves are personal by nature. They make waves at a gut level. Restaurant peeves develop over time and usually stick with you. It pains to report that some Italian restaurants—no matter how fine...
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What makes a good Italian coffee bar good?
Given how picky and demanding Italians can be regarding food, furiously sending back a dish if the carbonara has even a hint of heavy cream, it's curious how patient they are when it comes to...
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Italy on pause
This is actually happening. Italy is in lockdown. Zona Protetta, as Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte defined the country: a protected area."The country needs the responsibility of each and every one of...
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The New York Times "36 Hours in..." column
It was one of the bad days. One of the days during lockdown when you can barely get out of bed. Sink full of dirty dishes, laundry piled high in the bin. Those days when not even food picks you up. I...
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Bella Ciao!
April 25th. In Italy this date marks the liberation from Nazi-fascism. Festa della Liberazione is a public holiday, schools and businesses are normally closed and people get the day off. On this day we...
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Guest on the Ciao Bella podcast
I was thrilled when my friend Erica Firpo invited me to talk about my passion for cheese on her Ciao Bella podcast. I naturally steered the conversation towards blue cheese. You can play and download...
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Let's cook together! Join our interactive online cooking classes
How long has it been since you last took a cooking class?I started this blog Aglio Olio e Peperoncino as my virtual kitchen, sharing recipes and travel journals. During these months of lockdown my...
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Live Eggplant Parmigiana Class!
Join my online cooking class!I've always dreamed of having you over for dinner. Now's my chance to make that dream come true and your chance to travel virtually to Italy, straight to my kitchen in...
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Guest on the Dear Food Podcast
Dear Food is a podcast created by and intended for food lovers. You can imagine how thrilled I was when the creator, veteran Hollywood host and producer Ashley Chaney, asked me to be a guest on the...
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Be my Guest - Ellen of An Italian Dish
Welcome back to a series that is dear to my heart. Be My Guest showcases like-minded guest bloggers who share intimate moments with the food of the heart, here on Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino. Today I...
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Join me in the Casa Mia kitchen
Cook with me! Below are the online live hands-on cooking lessons I'm teaching in March. Sign up before they fill up! Click on the photos to sign up to the class.
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Ciao Mamma
This will not be easy. When I need to work through a struggle, I write. But this time it's impossible to organize my thoughts and navigate in this tempest. The reason is that my north star, my beacon...
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Be My Guest: Robbin Gheesling
Welcome back to the Be My Guest series. This column showcases like-minded guest bloggers who share intimate moments with the food of the heart, here on Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino. Today I'm happy to...
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Weekend in Cilento
Cilento is a subregion of Campania located between Paestum and Sapri, on the border with Basilicata. A huge territory, where nature is truly wild, where the population is less than a hundred thousand,...
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Italian fall ingredients, dishes and food festivals
The Italian countryside will soon be ablaze with warm colors, tables will be laden with comforting foods, and food festivals are gearing up to showcase Nature's best. When it's time for the harvest of...
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American foods I can't find in Italy
Technically, I am not an American expat. I consider myself more Italian. But I was raised by multicultural parents. And there are times when my American side emerges, begging for Bisquick.Over the...
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Trends in food for 2023
As owners of a travel enterprise, at least once a year my partners and I take a long look at target markets, study consumer behaviors and carry out a deep-dive strategy to set goals, affirm dreams and...
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