To celebrate Saint Joseph day, in Puglia we eat Zeppole pastries. They are delicious and ....huge pastries, which you can only find in March. Therefore if you are in Puglia and you miss them....you'll have to come back next year! I have always loved Saint Joseph day. March 19th is [...]
Why is the Mediterranean diet so important? The article in the Wall Street Journal clearly explains why the latest results of the massive study conducted on more than 7,000 patients in Spain and published Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine are extremely important. The WSJ says "Few previous [...]
10 RULES TO BUY THE BEST EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL When you want to buy the best extra virgin olive oil, you should first read carefully the information provided on the label. You need to know that food products need to have a label that respects laws and regulations [...]
Almond paste lamb is the traditional sweet all local families have for the Easter festivities in Puglia. This sweet is made only twice a year: in the shape of fish at Christmas, and in the shape of lamb at Easter. The difference between our Puglia almond paste and the Sicilian [...]
We are so excited to find out that our extra virgin olive oil tasting tours in Lecce got featured in the May Sunday Times Travel Magazine.I and Marika love telling our guests about the benefits of extra virgin olive oil for the heart and health in general. We love teaching [...]
