Saturday in Pizzeria-Gino Sorbillo (Na)

Gino Sorbillo Sunset on the beach.   Early June. I'm watching as  Gino Sorbillo   is preparing the ingredients for a pizza with pesto.  ...

La Corte Dei Filangieri - Candida (Av)

It may have been the interior design.  Or the serious wine collection that rests quietly in the back of the dining room. Or the wine list pa...

Vineyard Hopping - Paternopoli (Av) - Luigi Tecce

I used to be one of those people who assumed that it doesn’t get hot in Alta Irpinia in the summer. Used to be . So it was a refreshing re...

Amazing Appetizers – Caponata with Tomatoes, Nodino di Montella, and Cetara Anchovies by Chef Francesco Spagnuolo

It was hard to take my eyes off of this amazing appetizer served to me by Chef Spagnuolo  of Morabianco Ristorante .  And the flavors? Perfe...

A Midsummer Night's Cena - Cooking Lesson with Chef Paolo Barrale at Marennà

A midsummer night’s dinner.  A cooking class with Chef Paolo Barrale and his right hand man Chef Roberto Allocca in the kitchen of Marennà...

A Pizza in the Garden with Franco Pepe - Don Alfonso 1890 (Na)

Pizza can be a serious business. And in my adopted Campania, we take it very seriously. The right ingredients, the right pizza dough, the r...

La Ripa Ristorante Museo, Rocca San Felice (Av)

Excuse me…which way to La Ripa?   I had just parked my car outside the centro storico of medieval Rocca San Felice in the province of Avelli...

Vineyard Hopping - Castelfranci (Av) - Az. Agricola Boccella

Raffaele Boccella Castelfranci...A small community in Alta Irpinia, in the province of Avellino. A paese where you can sit outside at a ba...

Amazing Appetizers - Cantaloupe, White Celery , and Smoked Cod Salad by Chef Francesco Spagnuolo

My benvenuto from Chef Francesco Spagnuolo of Morabianca Ristorante was a little dolce a little salato , and perfect for the summer. Ingre...