Since being back in California, I’ve actually been craving Italian food! After all, I have been living in Florence for almost four years and I’m used to eating pasta three to four times a week or even more! Now SPQR, a one Michelin star restaurant in San Francisco, isn’t exactly the type of Italian food I might be eating back in Italy. Continue reading
If you’re a true food lover or wine connoisseur, then you’ve heard about Enoteca Pinchiorri, the three Michelin starred restaurant in Florence owned by husband and wife team Giorgio Pinchiorri and Annie Féolde. Continue reading
Can you believe I still haven’t written a post about Florence, my home for almost four years! You can’t even begin to imagine how many photos I’ve taken since I moved here. This Renaissance city has truly stolen my heart since the day I arrived. Continue reading
For our second year anniversary, Tommy and I decided to visit the tiny town of Colle di Val d’Elsa, about 30 minutes from Siena. I had been wanting to visit this city because I’ve heard about a phenomenal two Michelin star restaurant located there called Arnolfo. Continue reading
After spending a great summer in California, I headed back to my second home in Florence. My boyfriend, Tommaso, had been doing a culinary stage at Metamorfosi, a one Michelin star restaurant in Rome. Continue reading
Most kitchens here in Italy are quite small, including mine in Florence. This makes it very difficult for me to create innovative dishes since I don’t have the kitchen space or the equipment for it. So when I was home during the summer I took full advantage of my American sized kitchen! I also started a food journal where I would jot down ideas of food I wanted to create with sketches and descriptions. My strength in cooking is obviously Italian cuisine since I have been studying it for three years. However, due to my upbringing I tend to have a Californian/New American twist on all my dishes. Continue reading
Lush green mountains and multicolored buildings make up the landscape of the coastal gems of the Amalfi Coast and the island of Capri, located in the Campania region of Southern Italy. I’ve been fortunate to visit both of these places twice and every time I visit it’s absolutely breath taking. The Amalfi Coast is made up of small towns all situated along cliffs. The main towns and most visited ones are Amalfi, Positano, and Ravello, all beautiful in their own way. Continue reading
So you’re probably wondering where are the pictures of dishes that I’ve made at culinary school? I’ve posted plenty of food photos from my travels but none of the dishes that I’ve made. Well, I attended culinary school for three years in Florence and over those years I’ve taken too many pictures. So I compiled some of my favorite dishes that I’ve made from my time at culinary school. Continue reading
Out of all the Italian towns I have visited, Trento certainly took me by surprise. Located in the Trentino Alto-Adige region of northern Italy, this picturesque city surrounded by mountains was a pleasure to visit. I didn’t know much about the city itself just about the cuisine that this region offered. Due to its proximity to Austria, some of the food found in this region has Germanic influence. I visited this charming city with Tommaso for a weekend and absolutely fell in love with it! Continue reading
Turin, the capital of the Piedmont region in Italy, might be known as the home for the FIAT car company but this city is also rich in culture. I had been to Piedmont the year before when I visited the small town of Alba so I was enthusiastic to visit the capital. So in 2014 I spent a weekend here exploring the city! Continue reading