While most people who go to a ski resort descend mountains at speed by strapping slippery long boards to their boots others prefer the slower, calmer activities that the mountains have to offer. While ...

Put the raisins in a bowl with the Vin Santo to soak. Put the milk and cream into a large saucepan with the rice, vanilla pod, cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks and orange zest and bring to the boil over ...

This rainbow in a bowl is Rome’s celebration of summer. Bright red cherry tomatoes are tossed with capers, olives, basil, mozzarella, chilli and garlic, and finished with ricotta. I like the raw sauce ...

There are many ways to make this classic dish and each Roman cook will show you some slightly different way to manipulate pasta, cheese and pepper into a wonderful, warm bowl of comfort food. We saw ...

For several years each January we have held a succession of very merry “Apres-Ski Evenings” at Caldesi in Campagna, when staff and customers donned bobble hats and salopettes and ate fondue, gnocchi ...

Trifolati or al funghetto means “sliced like mushrooms” and when it is written on a menu it will means your vegetables, not necessarily mushrooms have been sliced and fried, usually with some garlic ...

How it’s made-The natural casing of the sausage is filled with the ingredients and then slowly cooked. The long cooking time breaks down the collagen in the skin and meat, resulting in a juicy, sticky ...

When Giancarlo found out that he could no longer have gluten in his diet he made it his quest to create the best tasting gluten free versions of the food he loves. One of his guilty pleasure is ...

” That’s bloody marvellous, that roast pork” was the cry from from the Greek bishops who visited Florence in Tuscany in 1430. In fact what they said was “Aristos” in ancient Greek meaning “best or ...

If you want to start a heated argument with a group of Italian’s you just need to ask them the best way to make a ragu. Everyone seems to have their own favourite recipe (it’s normally the one their ...

Since Giancarlo was told last year that he can’t eat wheat ever again we have been on a quest to find the perfect gluten free alternatives to the foods he loved to eat but can no longer have. For an ...

I’m obsessed with olive oil. It soothes dry hands and elbows and makes a great natural make-up remover for sensitive skin. Choose a good-quality version. I buy mine in Tuscany, but Waitrose Duchy ...