Monthly Archives: October 2013

A haunting memory: apple and speck risotto

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Francesca

2 Servings Have you ever happened to go to a restaurant or a dinner party and eat something that “shocked” your taste buds so much (in a positive way, I mean) that the memory of that dish has been haunting you … Continue reading →

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Wine Review: Coppo, Gavi “La Rocca” DOCG

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Stefano

Disclaimer: this review is of a sample that I received from the producer’s US importer. My review has been conducted in compliance with my Samples Policy and the ISA wine tasting protocol and the opinions I am going to share on the wine are … Continue reading →

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Frittata Primavera – Recommended Wine Pairing

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Stefano

Well, it has been quite a while since our last food pairing post, so time to catch up on things… Today we will pair Francesca’s frittata primavera with a proper wine. As we did in the past, we will base our … Continue reading →

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Meet the Maker: An Interview with “Mr Sassicaia”

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Stefano

On my previous post we talked about my visit to Tenuta San Guido (the estate where fabled Sassicaia is made) and my tasting of the latest available vintages of the estate’s wine lineup: Le Difese 2011, Guidalberto 2011 and Sassicaia 2010. … Continue reading →

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Meet the Maker: A New Column plus a Tasting of Sassicaia 2010 and Its Little Brothers

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Stefano

A New Column: Meet the Maker This post is going to be the first in a new column that I thought I would call Meet the Maker – this column will provide interviews with wine producers or other key players in … Continue reading →

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Saint Emilion Chronicles #3: les macarons et les cannelés

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Francesca

Hello everyone! This will be my contribution to our ongoing Saint Emilion series. This post is about food, so it naturally belongs to my expertise “department”. 🙂 So, picture it: Saint Emilion, July 2013. We were sitting in Patrick’s wine … Continue reading →

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A Visit to the Greenwich Wine+Food Festival and CTbites Blogger Lounge

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Stefano

Last weekend Francesca and I had been kindly invited to visit the Greenwich 2013 Wine+Food Festival by Amy, the energetic Executive Editor of CTbites. CTbites is (in their own words) “a web-based community built by and for people who love food in Connecticut“. … Continue reading →

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Still Blowing Like a Candle in the Wind… One Year Later!

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Stefano

Time for celebrating: almost in sync with Heather’s beautiful baking blog “Sweet Precision” (happy blog-birthday, Heather!), even Flora’s Table has just turned one year old! To be precise, F’sT actual birthday should have been October 1 – however, when we were … Continue reading →

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When Kidlandia meets Foodlandia – Part 2: the Princess and the pea (& ham)

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Francesca

Peas… such a kid-friendly shape veggie and still I have yet to hear a kid say “I love peas!” Who can blame them after all? Have you noticed how these little green fellas are generally served to those innocent tummies? … Continue reading →

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