Food & Drink

The Italian Olive Harvest

September 24, 2015

Our popular cooking holiday destination Tuscany is a great place to be all year round. But autumn in Tuscany is particularly special. September marks harvest time for delicious autumn produce such as olives. The olive harvest is an extremely busy time of year for Italian farmers, and a great time for tourists to visit stunning…

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Blogger Interview – Life Love Food

July 14, 2015

As part of our new ‘Top Bloggers’ series, We will be interviewing our favourite writers from around the globe who love Italy and its culture as much as we do! This week, we talk to Valeria, who  started Life Love Food as a way of documenting her cooking at university. It has since become a means…

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Why Anyone Can Learn to Cook Italian Food with Us

July 4, 2015

Maybe you’ve had one too many disasters in the kitchen and vowed never to pick up a frying pan again, or maybe it’s just always fallen on the other half to get creative in the kitchen. Whatever your culinary skill or experience, we hope to be able to teach all to cook while on a…

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Cooking Holidays in Sicily – A taste of Montalbano

April 3, 2015

Beautiful women, beautiful scenery, a crime of passion solved and a glass of wine to finish… That’s what’s to be expected from inspector Montalbano on BBC 4 this Saturday – but did you know that the famous Italian detective is also a passionate foodie? Who is Inspector Montalbano? Salvo Montalbano is the hero of Andrea…

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What Peter McCombie, Master of Wine, Recommends?

April 1, 2015

This week we talk wine with Peter McCombie. Awarded with the Master of Wine qualification in 1994, we thought he would be the best person to discuss Italian wine with. So, read on and find out what a true expert recommends when it comes down to Italian wine…   What started your passion for Italian…

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Food Lover’s Guide to Sicily

March 19, 2015

The food of Italy— do we really need more to lure us to this enchanting destination?  Even though known as the land of culture, art, romance – we’d probably still go for the food. But did you know that instead of talking about “Italian food” it would be much more accurate to distinguish between regional dishes? And,…

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Discover authentic Italy – Discover Puglia!

March 13, 2015

Do you want to discover authentic Italy? Puglia is probably one of the best places to do so. With it’s rustic landscape and whitewashed towns, it really has kept a magical charm. Exploring Puglia means to explore Italy off-the-beaten track. Its dramatic coastline, mouthwatering seafood and unique ambience has made it a firm favourite for…

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Prosecco Facts You Can’t Live Without

March 4, 2015

If you love Italy – you love Prosecco. The Italian best-seller convinces with its elegant golden colours, the gentle nature of its bubbles… and let’s be honest: its simple but fruity taste will be an essential part of your cooking holiday in Italy (of course, only if you want it to be!) In 2014, Marks…

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Best Italian Restaurants – Vittoria Group in Edinburgh

January 22, 2015

Today, we discuss the wonders of discovering Italian cuisine with Executive Chef at the Vittoria Group in Edinburgh, Spencer Wilson. The Vittoria Group includes some of Edinburgh’s best Italian restaurants, such as Vittoria on Leith Walk to La Favorita – which does one of the best pizzas in town! Read on to see what inspires…

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What to Bring Home from your Cooking Holiday

January 13, 2015

Today, we give our top tips on what to bring back from your cooking holiday to Italy! We often get asked by our guests who were inspired by all the delicious food, what to bring back to recreate the taste of their holiday – and here are our five top answers.   1. Authentic Tuscan…

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Flavours Recommends: Best Italian Delis – La Bottega

December 3, 2014

We have found a place that allows you to reminisce about the warm memories from your Italian cooking holiday: La Bottega in London is sharing its Italian food and Christmas tips with us! What started your passion for food? My father is a great home cook and my mother loves entertaining at home: the combination…

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Flavours Recommends: Wine Merchant Berry Bros & Rudd

November 19, 2014

At Flavours we really love Italian wine. And, so today is a great wine Wednesday as we have had the pleasure to speak to Chris Pollington. Chris is a member of the Fine Wine Team at Britain’s original wine merchant, Berry Brothers & Rudd, and shares our passion for Italian wine. Read on to hear…

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Flavours Recommends: Corney and Barrow

November 12, 2014

Do you want to learn more about the art of wine? Today, Flavours speaks to Will Hargrove who is the Head of Fine Wine at Corney & Barrow and a big Italian wine enthusiast. Interview with Will Hargrove What started your passion for Italian wine? Purely and simply the diversity of the wines and the…

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Interview with ‘Just So Italian’ Deli in Leicestershire

October 29, 2014

Do you find it hard to find the delicious Italian flavours tried on your cooking holiday when arriving back home? The search is over – we have found the place to go: JUST SO ITALIAN focuses on bringing some of the best kept Italian secrets to the UK. Many of its products are “food &…

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Cook like a local: Italian pasta pairing rules!

October 25, 2014

  If you’ve been a guest on our cooking holidays in Italy, you may be aware: knowing how to match the right pasta with the correct sauce is a birth given talent for most Italians. Today, on world pasta day, we will continue to unravel the secrets of the perfect pasta pairings! How to pair…

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