The Field Guide to Cookies Book Tour is still going on….but in the meantime I’ve been working on a new project that’s not related to food, to feed the other side of my life: the tech-lover and digital strategist. I’m looking for a few people to give me feedback on the site before it’s officially [...]
A New Project, and Needing Your Input
November 18th, 2008 · 33 Comments
Pistachio and Chocolate Crinkles Cookie Recipe from Field Guide to Cookies
November 13th, 2008 · 8 Comments
I’m so pleased to be able to feature a recipe from Anita Chu a.k.a. Dessert First and her cookbook “Field Guide to Cookies: How to Identify and Bake Virtually Every Cookie Imaginable” I’m part of a special group of bloggers that are giving you readers a special inside look into Field Guide to Cookies this [...]
Tags: Blog Event · Chocolate · Dessert · Food · Recipe
The Cheapest, Great Gelato with the Longest Line in Italy
November 11th, 2008 · 7 Comments
I’m adding another stop on the Tour del Gelato! If you haven’t checked out some of gelaterias, there are over 40 from all over the world! If you’d like to participate on the Tour del Gelato, just check the directions on the Tour del Gelato blogroll page. Some housekeeping: I’m participating in (Dessert First) Anita [...]
Tags: Blog Event · Food · Gelato · Italy · Puglia · Tour del Gelato
How Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese Wheels are Cut into Wedges
October 31st, 2008 · 13 Comments
In case you’ve never seen parmigiano cut open from its huge wheel, and wonder how they manage to cut it into such ragged and craggy wedges, I assure you it’s entirely on purpose. I took a break of eating samples at the Salone del Gusto to snap some pictures of the process in action. First [...]
Tags: Behind the Scenes · Discovering Food · Food · Italy
Slow Food’s Salone del Gusto 2008 in Torino – Turin
October 28th, 2008 · 15 Comments
It only happens every 2 years: Il Salone del Gusto in Turin. This year I was able to go to the 7th edition of the Salone del Gusto, organized by the Slow Food Organization and the Piedmont Regional Authority. This year it took place at Lingotto, just feet away from Eataly, so we made a [...]
Tags: Behind the Scenes · Discovering Food · Food · Italy · Piemonte













