Recipes from Piedmont

Fresh and traditional at the same time Pesto, the dish from Genoa that speaks all languages The Liguria region borders Piemonte and its culinary influence can be felt everywhere. Pesto, a traditional paste made from basil, pine nuts, parmesan and...

I'm always amazed at how diverse Italian cuisine really is. But actually there is no such thing as Italian cuisine. Food in Italy is always local or regional, prepared with ingredients found locally. The best wines come from the lush...

Piedmont has a wonderful food culture. In the southern part of the region, the traditional dishes of Piedmont and Liguria mix. We had a wide variety of fish and seafood from Liguria daily. The owner of our fish shop in...

Frittata is a traditional egg-based dish cooked all over Italy. You could compare it to an omelet or a crustless quiche.

As a little girl I was treated to Italian food of the highest quality. No wonder, because both my grandparents came from the restaurant industry. Of course, my mother was also influenced by this. This is one of the perks...

Risotto has long been one of my favorite dishes. It's something that can be a wonderful primo piatto all year round; you can make it seasonal with different ingredients.Although I grew up in an Italian-American household, we didn't eat much...

Each year I eagerly await the first greens of spring to emerge from the forest floor so I can be among the first to pick the best that nature has to offer and make delicious morsels from it. For one...