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…
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Venice Food and Wine Festival
When you’re invited to the inaugural edition of an exciting food and wine festival on a private island in Venice, you just don’t say…
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
Every April, Milan is overrun with designers from all over the world who come to exhibit and experience the “Salone del Mobile,” an international…
The grass is greener… TV battle!
Hold on to your hats for this one! Carlo Cracco and I go head to head on Beppe Severgnini’s show L’erba dei vicini (literally “The Grass…
James Beard American Restaurant… in Milan!
I am so excited to be working on fantastic project which I am about to share with you all. Over the next 6 months, we will…
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
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…
An “Americana” with no “Cucina”
My kitchen is a sad place these days, a wasteland of exposed pipes and electrical wires, home only to a few piles of dust, some…
7 More Reasons to Visit Venice
I’d like to share with you a few snapshots from my recent trip to Venice where I was invited to experience the new Epicurean…
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
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
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…
Insolito Muffin – Giveaway!
I am holding in my hands the fruits of a long working summer… and I am so excited to share it with you all!…