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Where to eat in Modena

At first glance, Modena may appear as an ancient and sleepy Italian village, with its easy cobble-stone streets and cosy trattorias, but it is…

Cucina Blog Award 2018

I’m over-the-moon excited to announce that Un’Americana in Cucina has won the 2018 Cucina Blog Award by Corriere della Sera for Best Food Writing!…

Where to eat in Zona Tortona

Where to eat in Zona Tortona

Every April, Milan is overrun with designers from all over the world who come to exhibit and experience the “Salone del Mobile,” an international…

Naples

Naples

I’m always enchanted by glorious and gritty Naples, the unruly city of striking contrasts and bewitching allure. And the food! Neapolitans do best all the…

Sorrento

Sorrento

This year I didn’t feel like organizing any celebrations for my birthday; I’m much too pregnant, tired and busy… and frankly, it just snuck up on me. Instead, I…

Some news…

New Kitchen from Emilio Scoti on Vimeo. After two very long months of construction, complications, and delays, I finally have the pleasure of presenting…

Oscar’s Manhattan

Oscar’s Manhattan

Meet Oscar Quagliarini, the celebrated bartender currently delighting our palates with his creative concoctions at Rebelot in Milan. I sat down with him recently…

Texas Highlights

Texas Highlights

I didn’t think I would make it out of Texas alive. My trip was a comedy of errors filled with fever, flu, violent stomach…

Holiday Cookie Collection

Holiday Cookie Collection

Help! I need cookie recipes! Post a comment below with a link to your best Christmas/Holiday cookie recipe and I’ll publish them in my…