In Alberobello, self-sufficiency extends to everything from olive oil and cherry tomatoes to limoncello and cherry liqueur – from filling the fridge to supplying the liquor cabinet, everything is homegrown and homemade in Puglia. In Alberobello, there are only a couple of supermarkets and one market, and there’s no need for more because here it … Read more
Puglian pizza making is a two stage process over two days, we learn when I get lessons in making homemade pizzas in the wood-fired oven attached to our trullo just outside Alberobello in Italy’s southern region of Puglia. Maria, the caretaker of our traditional trullo, has quickly become my cooking instructor and our friend. When she came … Read more
This spaghetti con vongole e bottarga recipe hails from Teulada on the Italian island of Sardinia, where I learnt to make the dish from locals – by sampling spaghetti con vongole e bottarga at Teulada’s best restaurants, and getting tips from the experts and our hosts. I then made the dish for them a couple … Read more
We’re in Paris, so we should talk omelettes. But let’s start with a revelation: not one Parisian we talked to said they made omelettes at home. Omelettes may not get made much in Parisian home kitchens yet they’re delicious, easy breakfasts to make when you’re away and staying in apartment rentals. We’re omelette lovers so … Read more
Spending two weeks in one of the world’s great gastronomic capitals and not doing a Paris cooking class would have been like going to Siem Reap and not clambering around Angkor Wat. Doing a French cooking course was a given, but what kind was the question. We decided upon a macaron making class in our … Read more