My Mother’s Terracotta Vase: from Calabria to London via Rome
The three of them looked sad and forlorn hiding behind the washing machine in her kitchen…
Food & Drink
Calabrese Nacatole: Byzantine Delights for the Holiday Season
As the festive season approaches, I think of my mom and her enigmatic smile, and how she…
Holiday Memories
Our holiday celebrations always began with Italian Christmas Eve fare: fish and seafood,…
Mushrooms Like Paper-Thin Memories
Evenings on Prince Edward Island already smell like autumn. On the boardwalk at the end…
Preserving Summer’s Latecomers
Forlorn, hopelessly hanging on, budding too late to reach their full glory, tarty green…
The Florentine Steak
The Maitre D appeared seconds later carrying a huge white China platter. I almost…
Pass the Jug
“That’ll be €1.50 a litre”. We weren’t talking about the latest hike in gas…
Oregano & Origins: In the Shadow of the Italian Kitchen
I learnt to cook so well in Sicily that I will cause the banqueters to bite the dishes…
It’s Pomodoro Time
Every year for the past 32 years of marital bliss (I had to say that for the obvious…
Rome, Eataly Fresh Pasta and Concupiscent Curds
In his recent effort to return to power, former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi said…