September events in Piemonte
It’s the start of September and everyone is back from the beach, which can only mean one thing… the sound of 80s cover bands echoing through the hills as the […]
Tag Archives: food
How to become authentically Piemontese in five easy steps
I’ve joined a blogging group, #Blogging Piemonte. They gave me no choice. A group of women can be really very persuasive. Every month we’ll all write something on the same topic, […]
Food glorious food
The Langhe is a food lover’s paradise. It’s the home of the international Slow Food movement, the land of the white truffle, even Nutella comes from here, need I say […]
Barbaresco or Barolo
As all you wine aficionados know, Novello (where we live) is in the Barolo zone; a group of 11 villages which is able to take its finest Nebbiolo grapes and […]
A first time for everything
Someone who clearly knows what they’re talking about once said you should try to do something new every day. It’s a nice sentiment, one I’d love to live by, but […]
The Italians are coming: Part 2
I’m not a very adventurous eater. I once ate turtle, but only because someone told me it was beef. And then of course there was Wontongate, where I was viciously […]
The Italians are coming!
Not a phrase that has instilled fear into too many people over the years, granted, but right now I’m terrified. My wife’s cousins are on their way, eight of them, […]
Eight things to love about Piemonte
Between AWOL geometras, pointless planning committees and a frankly incomprehensible health service, Italy has been giving us a tough time of late. In various fits of frustration, I’ve made a […]
