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Coffee Crack, an Espresso Drink in Italy
Ms. Adventures in Italy No, not that the addictive kind of crack, but the onomatopoeic "crack." Sara Rosso of Ms. Adventures in Italy comes across Coffee Crack at Lino's Coffee. Coffee Crack consists of a shot of espresso liquor topped with cool frothed milk and chocolate syrup that is supposed to harden from the frothed milk, thus the "crack." Related Sugar Rush: Coffee Pocket A Student's Report on Universita Del Caffe, the Intensive Coffee Course at ICC...Snapshots from Italy: Making Burrata, the Meta-Mozzarella, in Puglia
Burrata can go from udder to wrapper in just a few hours, as I learned on a visit to the Mozzarella Gioiella factory in the southern Italian region of Puglia.Seriously Italian: Reflections on the Trattoria
I received a flurry of emails and phone calls on Sunday after the New York Times published an article on Roman trattorias headlined "Let The Debate Begin." In Rome, the "best" trattoria is the one that you love and claim as your own, period.Snapshots from Italy: Piedmont's Magic Wine
I've always had a fascination with the way some people obsess with the notion of matching wine with food. During one memorable discussion long ago, I was told that lobster and wine don't really go together because the claws and tail call for different wines. Not everybody thinks this way and several recent meals in Italy's Piedmont region seemed to prove the point. Cooking bollito misto. As so often happens in places where there's a long and historic wine tradition, the Piemontese don't really bother with wine matching at all. Instead, they choose a bottle—often one that brings up fond memories—and drink it with everything. This attitude was on proud display at a food festival in the small Alpine...Serious Cheese: Tough Economy Hits the King of Cheese
Photograph from Kristin Shaw on Flickr Last week the Wall Street Journal reported on an interesting story that lies at the intersection of economics and cheese. According to the paper, the Italian government is planning a bailout for, of all things, the Parmigiano-Reggiano industry. The bottom line is that at current prices the cheese costs more to produce than it does to purchase; a cheesemaker cited in the article spends €8 to produce a kilogram of cheese that he then sells for €7.40....Cook the Book: 'A16 Food + Wine'
In the U.S., the term road food has less-than-appetizing connotations: soggy drive-thru burgers, chicken nuggets made from meat with questionable origins, and corn syrup-infused coffee beverages. Not so in Italy, where the Autostrada Sedici (Highway Sixteen) runs between Naples and Canosa in Puglia and is studded with rustic trattorias and local wineries. While conducting research for a new San Francisco restaurant, Nate Appleman and Shelley Lindgren found themselves cruising back and forth along the A16, which gave them "a sense of direction in the unfamiliar surroundings." So it's no surprise that they chose it as both the name of their highly acclaimed restaurant and their cookbook, A16 Food + Wine. A16 Food + Wine begins with an exhaustive overview of...Photo of the Day: Italian Gelato in a Brioche
Sara Rosso of Ms. Adventures in Italy posted this photo of a gelato-stuffed brioche from Sicily to remind us to contribute to her Tour del Gelato project. The Tour del Gelato blogroll links to reviews of gelaterias in Italy and around the world. Make sure to contribute if you know of a good gelateria! Related Guide to Gelato in Bologna Grom Gelato: The New Drug Photo of the Day: Smurf Gelato...Boxed Wine Revolution in Italy
The New York Times reports that some fine government-approved Italian wine will, for the first time, be sold in boxes instead of bottles. Italy’s Agriculture Ministry is now offering its D.O.C. designation, which verifies the product’s origin, for some boxed wines. Worry not—the more rarefied D.O.C.G. seal is still reserved for bottles. Boxed wine has been around for several decades and over the years has gotten better and earned more respect. According to a related article in the New York Times, opening up a nice box with dinner is a bit more embraced in Australia and in Europe than on our own shores. Still, wine from a cardboard spout hasn't been able to shake its cheap and crappy stigma. Might...Coca-Cola Light Bottles Designed by Roberto Cavalli
Coca-Cola Light is about to become the sexiest soda around. Fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has created these three animal-print bottles for the beverage, giving it a sensual status symbol look. The limited-edition bottles will be available in Italy from September to December. Meanwhile, the rest of us will have to console ourselves with the boring old bottles of Diet Coke....Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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8 Delicious Chocolate Cakes and Pies for Valentine's Day
Some might say that chocolate on Valentine's Day is about as unoriginal as you can get. We all remember the first heart-shaped box of overly sweet chocolate bonbons from grade school Valentines. But chocolate gift-giving needn't be a cliché. This year, let's bake our sweethearts chocolate cakes and pies instead! Here are 8 delicious recipes perfect for celebrating your love (of chocolate.)
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