Mantova pastries

Day 3 Risotto alla Pilotta

“Mantova is a very important food town” we were told by several Italians, when I enquired as to whether or not it was worth a visit.  Feeling that “an important”…
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Day 1 Lardo

First night and we are feasting on Lardo.  Yup. LARD.  Pig fat.  Not even like the French lardons – those have at least an inkling of meat.  Just the fat…
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image of Mushroom varieties at Al Casin Gamba, in Altissimo Chiampo, Italy

8 Delicious Days

Just got back from a week in Italy working a product development project.  The work was interesting, with an awesome group of people – I learnt a lot about fresh…
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Image of Borghetto Tortellini

Day 2 Tortellini

It was supposed to rain for three days straight, but when we looked out onto Piazza Erbe from our hotel room – the rain had stopped, the sun was threatening…
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