Face to Face with Wine Maker Carmine Valentino

Carmine Valentino I try to take advantages of opportunities like this. An enoteca, a Friday evening, a wine tasting. A couple of weeks ago w...

Friday Night With Feudi dei San Gregorio

I remember the first time I visited Feud de San Gregorio .  It was a few summers ago.  I remember the jaw dropping moment as I walked throug...

Fantastic Firsts: Paccheri di Gragnano con Sugo Di Astice e Pomodorini del Piennolo by Chef Giovanni Pastore

During a recent trip to Città del Gusto Napoli , I tried this dish prepared by chef Giovanni Pastore . He used Canadian lobsters alongside p...

Parlano i Vignaioli-The Winegrowers Speak, March 20 and 21 in Bacoli (Na)

They said "No!"   to chemicals   in the vineyard and winery and "Yes!" to nature. In this way they are able to present t...

An Irpinian Adventure-Villa Raiano and La Buona Novella Restaurant, March 19

Road trip. Back on the bus. This time to Villa Raiano. A beatufil winery loacated in the heart of Irpinia. Our wine bus will depart from out...

Vineyard Hopping, Taurasi (Av), Cantine Lonardo

September. I hadn’t been in Taurasi since September. So I was more than happy to bump into my friends Sandro Lonardo , his daughter Antonell...

An Evening with Anima at Veritas Restaurant, February 23

When Veritas , fan and supporter of indigenous grapes, heard about an association by the evocative name of "Anima" (Associazione ...

Pizza Making with Gino Sorbillo and Giovanna Voria at Mise en Place, February 21

Mise en Place Cooking School invites us to learn how to make THE best pizza with Gino Sorbillo ,   Pizzeria Sorbillo  Gino will teach the b...

Face to face with winemaker Carmine Valentino: Irpinia, the Amalfi Coast, and Vesuvius

Carmine Valentino is one of those winemakers who does not like to be in the spotlight ... He prefers to let his wines express his philosoph...

Quod Libet-Where Cocktails Meet Cuisine

The idea is not a new one...pairing a different cocktail with each course of a 5 course dinner.  But it sure was an enteraining/informative ...

Vino Amore e Musica with Tenuta Matilde Zasso and Associazione Marvin di Giugliano, February 13

  A pre-Valenetine's Day dinner in the heart of Pozzuoli. Join Associazione Marvin di Giugliano and Tenuta Matilde Zasso winery at I S...

4th Annual Soffritto Challenge, Ariano Irpinio (Av), March 5th and 6th

A scene from last year's event Slow Food Irpinia Colline dell’Ufita and Taurasi and Slow Food Foggia and Monti Dauni will host the 4th...

Friday Night with Feudi dei San Gregorio, February 25

Our next Friday night tasting is a road trip to the winery Feudi dei San Gregorio . We will leave on our Wine Bus from JFC in Bagnoli (Na) ...

Amazing Appetizers-Saltimbocca Croccante con Insalata Mediterranea, Sgombro Marinato e Ricotta Infornata by Chef Gianluca D'Agostino

This was one of the many dishes that I enjoyed last week prepared by Chef Gianluca D’Agostino of Veritas Restaurant in Naples. Saltimbocca...

DRINK FOR AD HOC Piatto d'Autore at Quod Libet , Nocera Inferiore (Sa), February 10

Creative cocktails and signature dishes will be the players Thursday, February 10 at 2000 hrs at Quod Libet inf Nocera Inferiore (Sa).  Cib...

Touch the Territory with Cantine Astroni

The latest Friday Night Wine Tasting brought us to another great winery in Campi Flegrei...Cantine Astroni.  Here we got to touch the territ...