August 4, 2014
Italians love to celebrate – the small and big things in life. They also love art – in all its facets. So, what happens when these two things come together? Exactly! The celebrations will be extra big. As soon as the summer starts, the country is full of festivals, celebrating modern and classical art. Music,…
August 2, 2014
The orange salad is a typical salad of Sicilian cuisine. The dish is hugely popular amongst our guests on our cooking holidays in Sicily. No wonder! Using oranges as its main ingredient, it serves as a wonderful refreshment during the warm summer days or lets you dream about warmer days during cold winter evenings. The best thing, this salad is quick and very easy to prepare – try it yourself this weekend!
July 30, 2014
Did you know that today is the UN’s “International Day of Friendship”? But what exactly is friendship? How do we make and keep friends? Whilst the UN promotes friendship and fellowship amongst all human beings, we have taken a look at the friendships that flourished during our Flavours holidays. So, we talked to our guests…
July 28, 2014
The famous Pizza Margherita is celebrating its 125th birthday this year. Created in Naples – the gateway to our beautiful cooking holiday destination Amalfi – pizza enjoys worldwide popularity. But what was it that made the pizza so famous? And how did it reach such international success? Come with us to explore the 125 year long…
July 18, 2014
Have a piece of Italy at home and try our delicious Lasagne with meat balls – a recipe sent to us from our Italian chefs from our cookery holidays!
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July 16, 2014
After having been in the UK for almost half a year, our Italian coordinator Lara recently went on a short break to our Flavours’ cooking and Pilates destination in Tuscany. Coming back to the British island, we thought this was the perfect time to interview her about Italian food & culture. Here is what she…
July 10, 2014
Travelling on your own can maybe sound daunting at the beginning. Malty, one of our solo travellers, has just recently come back from his Flavours’ cooking holiday in Tuscany and already booked his next trip to Puglia with us. As an experienced & independent traveller he can only encourage people to go on solo traveller…
July 7, 2014
Did you know that there are more than 350 different shapes of pasta? Making pasta seems so simple – however – there are some rules when it comes down to matching the right pasta shapes with the right Italian sauce. It all depends on thickness and texture of the pasta in order to turn a…
June 28, 2014
Herbs are not only an essential factor regarding the success of our cooking outcomes, but can serve a much wider purpose. The Romans already knew that, and used various herbs to improve their mental and physical health. And it is still true today that herbs can facilitate your well-being enormously! Just like our favourite Italian…
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June 23, 2014
Today, we are honoured to interview a lovely and talented painting guest. Let’s meet Robert. Can you please tell us how long have you been painting? I have enjoyed painting since I was a child and I attend art groups in Glasgow every week. It has always been a very natural thing for me…
June 19, 2014
Are you stressed and need a break? There’s nothing better than a Pilates holiday in Tuscany! I’ve just come back from a wonderful week in a Tuscan villa and I feel so relaxed and full of energy. I feel like I can now face my daily routine in a different way. The Pilates lessons have…
June 18, 2014
Today, takes us to the second part of our round-up of the best Italian delis in the UK. Let’s meet the Manchester based Thyme Out. What started your passion for food? I can remember being interested in food from a young age. My passion for food really developed in my mid-teens when I selected to…
June 16, 2014
Cecilia who worked for Flavours as an Italian assistant in the last two months and a half, is passionate about her home region Tuscany, its food and loves to share her love for Italy with people around the world who want to visit Tuscany. That’s why she shared her favourite Tuscan food secrets with us… Today…
June 13, 2014
Our favourite Italian artist No 1. Canaletto We recently asked the question on Facebook – “Tell us your favourite Italian artist?” As always you were quick to give us a list! So we thought we’d do some research into your favourite Italian artists and start a series of blog posts dedicated to your favourite Italian artists….
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