We already knew that New York is a place where a good idea can be taken so seriously that it becomes a huge trend. However, we never expected that after our last three weeks in the US, New York would become one of our favorite places in the world for espresso coffee. Being [...]
It has been several months now since we started our "What's special at the markets in Italy and Puglia" section, where we write about seasonal and special products we find at the market in Puglia. We have to admit that we were never happier to host our market section than today! This morning we finally found [...]
Today we are going to prepare one of the most successful Italian recipes: risotto with artichokes! We can certainly say Puglia is an artichoke lovers' paradise! If you come to Puglia at this time of the year you'll see artichokes everywhere: at the markets and at every street corner the farmers sell [...]
There is one dish that cannot miss on Italian tables at midnight on December 31st. This is the Lentil soup! Because they resembled coins, in the past they were thought to bring financial prosperity in the year to come. Nowadays, we associate them to general good luck, in any field. [...]
If you want to look very local in Lecce, you need to have an Italian aperitif, before lunch, in the Sant'Oronzo square, like all the Leccese people! Every day, at 12:0'clock an opera singer announces it is noon....and so aperitif time for the true Leccese people! we go to the Sant'Oronzo [...]