Join me for a week in the glorious Tuscan countryside as we travel to my beloved Montalcino.

More details can be found at: The Magic of Montalcino

October 16 – 23, 2016
A 7-day epicurean adventure to Montalcino and the glorious Tuscan countryside

Spectacular Wines | Incredible Food | Glorious Tuscany

We’ll enjoy spending our days just outside the walled village at the exceptional Borgo Canalicchio di Sopra Wine Relais, a beautiful property set among vineyards on one of Brunello di Montalcino’s historic, most renowned estates.

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Cacio e Pepe is probably the most famous, most simple, and most controversial dish of Rome’s cuisine. I’ve seen numerous recipes claiming to be the official, authentic version. Perhaps the simplest and most tasty version uses nothing more than high-quality pasta, ground pepper and authentic Pecornio Romano D.O.P. Cheese. Other versions add butter or olive oil (or both) but that, I think, clouds the beauty of the dish.

Pecorino Romano D.O.P. (Protected Designations of Origin) is made in a very specific way and produced in a specific geographic region including areas of Lazio (the Italian region that includes Rome).

Continue reading Cacio e pepe – The controversy continues! at Our Italian Table.

Tomorrow, I begin my 2 week food cleanse – Italian food blogger style! (Look for healthful Italian recipes throughout the coming weeks!)  Half of Our Italian Table, the east coast half  :-), is foregoing some vices (vino, caffeine, grains, dairy) for a few weeks to give this little ‘ole body a break from the excesses of the holiday season and get revved up for the year ahead! I know you are probably thinking – ‘yea, good luck with that!’  (But seriously, join me if you can and send me your favorite recipes and we will post them!

Continue reading Artichoke Risotto with Fondue (Risotto ai Carciofi con Fonduta) at Our Italian Table.

As many of you know, I have fallen in love with the little village of Montalcino in Tuscany. The locals unfortunately can not get rid of me and I return year after year for so many reasons – to soak up the experience of life in a little Tuscan hill town, to slow the rhythm of my life, to feed my soul, to lose myself, to find myself, to connect to the Motherland.

Continue reading Looking for an unusual Christmas gift? Help a medieval village in Tuscany! at Our Italian Table.

Grazie mille, Delverde Pasta and La Cucina Italiana for a truly fun evening!! We were extremely honored to be invited to cook our Delverde ‘Dish Your Blog’ winning pasta recipe at the La Cucina Italiana holiday party this week! What great fun! Here we are with Delores from Delverde Pasta – what a sweetheart! She kept us laughing all night!

Before we knew it – it was show time for Our Italian Table!

Continue reading Grazie Mille @DelverdePastaUS @LCI_Magazine! New Friends, New Experiences! at Our Italian Table.

Michele and I had lunch today before the big event at probably the best Italian seafood restaurant in NYC – Marea (Marea-NYC.com) which means “tide” in Italian. This is the second time I’ve eaten here and it was recommended by our friend Jeremy Parzen at dobianchi.com

For lunch they have a two-course business lunch and I found the food to exceptional!!

For the primo, I had a warm octopus salad with potatoes.

Continue reading Lunch at Marea NYC – Recommended by @dobianchi at Our Italian Table.

We just arrived in Manhatten and getting very excited for our La Cucina Italian Holiday Party and  the Delverde Pasta cooking event tomorrow at the GE Showroom!

Look for more posts tomorrow!!

Here the link to our original post for our recipe submission:

Delverde ‘Dish Your Blog’: Mezzi Rigatoni with Saffron Creme, Tuscan Kale and Crispy Prosciutto

Over 100 years ago, our grandparents arrived in this country from Italy, leaving family, friends and traditions behind in search of a brighter future.

Continue reading Getting Ready for Our La Cucina Holiday Event Tomorrow!! @LCI_Magazine @DelverdePastaUS at Our Italian Table.

When I was recently in Rome, I enjoyed a plate of “abbacchio alla romana” at Da Bucatino (http://www.bucatino.com), a restaurant just downstairs from the apartment I was renting. This is an always packed trattoria in the Testaccio neighborhood just south and across the river from Trestavere, near the center of Rome. I love to pick restaurants based on where (1) the locals are and (2) no menus in English can be found. Da Bucatino delivered on both counts.

Continue reading Abbacchio alla romana (Baby lamb Roman-style) at Our Italian Table.

The email began….’Congratulations! You’re original recipe has been selected as one of the two winners of the Dish your Blog with Delverde Contest!’  I blinked. And blinked again. OMG – the words still hadn’t changed! I raced to the phone to call Joey! We actually WON (along with our wonderful fellow blogger at Majella Home Cooking) the Delverde Pasta Challenge! Little Our Italian Table! We are so very honored and excited and honored and humbled by this award!

Continue reading #gratitude: Co-winners of the Delverde ‘Dish Your Blog’ Pasta Challenge!! at Our Italian Table.

When I first mentioned to my friend, Isabella Dusi in Montalcino, that I would come across in October to help plan out our fundraising campaign for Quartiere Pianello (more on this when we launch our Indigogo campaign shortly!), I never imagined that the week would evolve into the amazing and fun week that it did! First, my brother, Joey, who recently left his big corporate job to explore new horizons in the food and tech world, decided to tag along for a week of ‘relaxation’. 

Continue reading ‘Celebrity Masterchefs’ for a Day! at Our Italian Table.