Neapolitan Pizza: Italy’s Best Culinary Treasure Pizza is widely considered the world’s favorite food and is served almost everywhere on the planet. Pizza lovers everywhere can thank Naples, Italy for introducing us to the Pizza. And Neapolitan pizza is taken very seriously. The vibrant city of Naples, Southern Italy’s largest, is located two hours south of Rome. This bustling metropolis ... Read Full Article
5+ Traditional Sardinian Foods You Must Try
5+ Authentic Sardinian Foods You Must Try Start with peasant food born of necessity, add produce from volcanic soil, season with a crossroads of cultures, and enrich with island insularity: that describes Sardinian food. Panadas On a recent trip to the South and Southwest of the island, we encountered panadas, a classic of Sardinian home cooking, in a variety of iterations. We found that each ... Read Full Article
Tuscan Food – Savoring Livorno’s Seaside Specialties
Tuscan Food - Livorno Part III The Best Dishes and Restaurants in Livorno As a port city, Livorno’s dishes are heavily influenced by the sea, with techniques that are working class rather than refined. They reflect the city’s cosmopolitan yet populist history -- a mélange of Tuscan food as well as Italian and international offerings, with a strong influence from Sephardic Jews who immigrated ... Read Full Article
Best Pizzerias in Naples – What makes Neapolitan Pizza so special?
Best Pizzerias in Naples - What makes Neapolitan Pizza so special? When is a pizza more than leavened bread with a choice of toppings? When it is cooked by a pizzaiolo (pizza maker) from Naples, for whom it is a memory of childhood, a history of the city, a key to socialization, or a lifeboat of salvation. Neapolitan Pizza in Naples is more than just a culinary experience and here is a list of ... Read Full Article
How To Order Gelato in Italy
How to Order Gelato in Italy: Rules of Three One of the most authentic Italian experiences is also the most delicious: Gelato. For a few Euros, you can join the locals as they enjoy a cup or cone throughout the day or as part of their evening stroll, the passeggiata. Every visitor to Italy is encouraged to try as many flavors of gelato as possible. And after your first taste, you’ll gladly accept ... Read Full Article
Sfogliatelle – Naples’ Delicious Pastry
Sfogliatelle is the hard-to-pronounce name for a delicious filled pastry that is as Neopolitan as Neopolitan pizza. Food lovers in Naples might traverse the town, sampling from the most famous pasticcerias (pastry shops) and comparing the sweet fillings and flaky crusts. But me? I first discovered sfogliatelle quite accidentally when I wandered into the café attached to the ... Read Full Article