Last weekend, Easter weekend, we took our new old car for a spin in the Piemonte, Piedmont region of Italy. I think it’s a region often overlooked but with some culinary traditions (gianduja / truffles / mushrooms, anyone?) and excellent wines that can’t be ignored. And once you’re in the Langhe and Monferrato areas of [...]

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Before I grew to love the broccolo romanesco, Roman broccoli / cauliflower (or as I sometimes hear it being called cavolo romanesco, Roman cabbage) as much as I do, I was freaked out by it. A vegetable that’s vivid, electric green and has all sorts of spiky formations all over it? It looks like something [...]

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Be sure to check Bleeding Espresso for Part 2 of the World Nutella Day 2010 Round-up! We’re already considering what a 5th year anniversary of World Nutella Day might look like – what about you? If you have any suggestions, please feel free to pass them along via comment, tweet @nutelladay, or on the Facebook [...]

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It’s that time once again! Happy World Nutella Day! It’s our 4th year celebrating and every year we’re surprised by the level of excitement and participation – be sure to head over to www.nutelladay.com to see what’s happening around the globe! Be sure to come back here and Bleeding Espresso.com on Monday, February 8th for [...]

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Recently I talked about the excellent pizza napoletana in Naples, and I mentioned one of my loves, pizza bianca. Note the spelling: pizza biancA, not pizza bianco as I’ve seen others write. The literal translation of pizza bianca is “white pizza” but you might see the term “Pizza Bianca” or “Pizze bianche” on a typical [...]

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