by Elena | Sep 17, 2022 | Unusual pairings
Yes, absolutely right, I confirm: the Mare & Monti pairing really wins. How can this work? Simple: take some fresh prawns, a pan with a spoon of oil, a few cloves of garlic and a sprinkling of coarsely chopped parsley. After ten minutes, just waiting the gray...
by Elena | Aug 7, 2022 | A glass of
Etna is “a muntagna”, female, Idda (in Sicilian dialect, it means “She”), the Mother of the volcanoes situated in – for me – the most beautiful region of Italy, Sicily. Thanks to “Idda” and its lava soil rich in...
by Elena | Mar 16, 2022 | Unusual pairings
And I’m not talking about a football match…! Because basically, in the gastronomic field, whoever says Spain says… Paella! Then there are different recipes of paella depending on where you are, but the classic one remains the Valencian paella: a mixture of meat,...
by Elena | Feb 19, 2022 | A glass of
I just spent a few days in the Aosta Valley on vacation with my family. Wanting to try a dry white wine from the region, I am attracted to this bottle of white wine produced by IAR, Institut Agricole Régional of Aosta. That’s right, we are talking about a...
by Elena | May 17, 2021 | A glass of
Caught by the label: the more I stare at it, the more I feel like Mowgli hypnotized by the snake Kaa. I feel catapulted into a labyrinth, or rather lost in searching, in vain, for a meaning in an Escher drawing. Fortunately, everything becomes clear when I uncork the...