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A while back I spent a wonderful winter in a small town called Piriapolis, located in Uruguay, South America. Piriápolis was founded in 1893 by Francisco Piria. Population of around 10,000 people ( and 12000 dogs...) Piriapolis is also known to be a mystical place. It suppose to be the crossroad of strong points of energy. I don't know if that it is true but I have to admit that I did spent a very peaceful and happy four months. What I do know is that they have the best sunset I've seen in my... Read Full Story
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Sorelle in pentola: Seppie saltate con carciofi croccanti : Questi giorni di malattia mi stanno aprendo un nuovo mondo. Erano mesi e forse anni che non mi fermavo, con il corpo ma soprattutto con la m... Read Full Story
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Food that nourish the body and soul.In Italy it differs with the regions. I was volunteering for 6 months in Puglia, the South of Italyand hosted by the most adorable couple, Gianni and Graziella. Graziella happens to be one of the most amazing cooks I've ever met.And trust me, I've been in the food business for a long time. Cooking is her passion and her husband keeps a large organic veggie gardenwere we picked most of the fresh produce needed for her fantastic meals. Top quality. If I try... Read Full Story
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I arrived to Bergamo the first week of October just in time to go to the annual international food festival. Hundreds of stands with magnificent food steaming in the cold Autumn days. How lucky I was. People are always so happy around food. I had dozens of samples. But I spent most of my money on cheese. Mmmm...so many creamy, pungent and delicious cheese. I also had toasted chestnuts for the very first time in my life. I loved them. One of my favorites was a spice stand with seasoning freom... Read Full Story
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While in Bergamo this winter I was honored to meet "Chef Enrico", a true bergamasco chef or cuoco with a twist. During my time there he made several fantastic dishes and this original polenta was the first one of a series of unforgettable meals. He made one mini omelette for each of us, sauteed some mushrooms with parsley and the best organic extra virgin olive oil in the world, cooked some polenta, sliced some smoked cheese and roasted some potatoes. After that he assemble the dish by... Read Full Story
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Winter just started in this part of the world. A couple of days ago we went to collect some pine cones for the fireplace. Not only we found plenty of them but we were also very lucky and we found some wild mushrooms. I believe they are Pine Mushrooms, Hongos de Pino locals called them; they were right under at the bottom of a pine tree. I had them at home for a couple of days, Google them over and over, but I was afraid to eat them. What if I’m wrong and they are poisonous? Well…I guess they... Read Full Story
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I have not been good at blogging this past month. Actually I have not been good at anything. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. This morning I woke up and it was kind of cold and cloudy. I made coffee, brought it back to bed, turn on my laptop and started catching up on Google Reader where I keep track of all my favorite blogs, I haven’t check them out in almost a month. To my surprise I wasn’t that behind. As I start reading I notice that I’m not the only one without energy or lack of... Read Full Story
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Why is it that we always want what we don't have? When I was in the US, I used to make a two hour drive trip to go to a small grocery store that carried Argentine food. I would come back home with tons of tapas de empanadas , masa de tarta and what ever goodies I could find. When I was in Argentina, I was searching through China Town all the oriental markets trying to find oyster sauce , fish sauce , red and green curry , sesame oil , etc... Now, in Brazil, I find myself searching for Mexican... Read Full Story
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Here in Brazil it is very common to have restaurants that sell food by the pound (kilo actually). It is a buffet, but instead of eating “All you can eat style”, you help your self to what ever you want and then they weight your plate. Yes, ½ a pound of mashed potatoes has the same price as ½ a pound of tenderloin. I’m sure it works because they are very popular. My favorite so far are two restaurants, one called Central and a Sushi bar called POKURO. Central has been in business for years... Read Full Story
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When I was a child, a few decades ago, there were some foods that really did not like. Some of them where my mom’s favorites and I so wanted to please her that I would eat them any way, swallow them whole not to taste them, and tell her I love them. Crazy!!! One of those foods where mushrooms. I remember summers by the beach and my mother running out after a rain storm to see if there were any wild mushrooms around. She could always find them and inevitably end up in an omelette. At some... Read Full Story
