I often say that I don’t have great memory for things, I often forget people’s names, recipes I do a hundred times, birthdays or worse, appointments;  however, I do think that, in some ways, I have a sort of good food memory. I remember every single detail of a dish I have tasted in the past, its flavours are all hidden… Read More

Rain, wind, rain, snow, wind, rain. Two years living in Brussels, two years hating it, two years loving it.  I moved to Brussels right after school; ready to start fresh in this mysterious new city. I had never been to Brussels before and I had no idea of what to expect. I just knew the city for its international universities… Read More

Christmas is finally here, together with its special and warm atmosphere. For me, there isn’t Christmas without the smell of Mandarine in our house. We burn the skins in the fire pit, make delicious mandarine infusions or simply have a big basket on the table filled up with lots of fresh mandarines from our garden. In our house, there’s no tombola… Read More

My dad has a collection of eccentric shoes, chocolates and any object with a rhino on it… He loves rhinos. The idea of it, its gnarled, ancient appearance, exemplifies strength but also rarity. Over the years he has managed to collect paintings, sculptures, pens, t-shirts, lamps, even wines and chocolates, all rhino shaped or featuring an image of them. His unconditional passion… Read More

November is here, and in Italy this can only mean one thing: olive harvesting season. Every Italian family who lives in the countryside owns at least 10 olive trees, and when the time is right, which is usually at the beginning of November, everybody is eager to start the ritual all over again. A circle of olive oil over food… Read More

A new chapter is about to begin, metaphorically and physically… After wondering for a while if there is still space out there for another food blog to be added to the list; I came to the conclusion that: yes, there still is space for me, and for anybody else who still has new stories or ingredients to talk about and… Read More