This article was first published on CIBUS / July 2011. An Italian journalist Luciano Pignataro revealed that the secret behind the flavorsome Cilento cuisine is the absence of a clock. I investigate this secret and wonder why in Malta we still have not embarked on a slow food journey. At the mention of the word [...]
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Initially it felt like being a participant of some Big Brother show. We had to share a bedroom with other group members, help to prepare dinner, and work in teams on assignments. On my first night I felt slightly homesick. Twelve female participants from all over the world congregated together in one dreamlike place – [...]
This article was first published on CIBUS / October 2011. When my sister-in-law started discussing her wedding plans with me I egoistically exclaimed – why don’t you get married in an Italian countryside venue? As the words marched out of my mouth I was already hallucinating about the scrumptious Italian-style food and the glorious wine. [...]
The balcony of Umbria
Posted in Travel on Jun 6th, 2011
This article was first published on CIBUS / May 2011. The buses from Foligno to Montefalco are sporadic. Buses run to and fro every two hours yet this inconvenience did not discourage us from visiting Montefalco. Montefalco, was part of my father’s planned itinerary, whilst we were on a 3 day tour of the Italian [...]
My German misfortune
Posted in Travel on May 18th, 2011
The announcement on the airport public address system echoed: ‘The flight from Dresden to Munich has been cancelled. Please call at the Lufthansa desk for more information.’ I could not believe my ears! For the second time, my return from Germany to Malta, following my attendance at an insurance related conference, was inconveniently disrupted. Last year, [...]
The Risotto Rice Belt – Chapter 2: A visit to The Rice Fair
Posted in Events, Food Mania, Gluten free recipes, Oven baked recipes, Recipes, Risotto recipes, Travel on Apr 11th, 2011
By Karl Vassallo as told to Adam Warner It wasn’t the scale of the place that impressed me at first, but rather the size of an event that was dedicated solely to rice, specifically risotto rice. I was at the Fiera del Riso in the village of Isola della Scala just outside Verona. A village [...]
The Risotto Rice Belt – Chapter 1: A basic risotto recipe
Posted in Events, Gluten free recipes, Recipes, Risotto recipes, Travel, Vegetarian recipes on Mar 8th, 2011
By Karl Vassallo as told to Adam Warner This is the first of a series of articles about my experiences whilst travelling around the risotto rice belt. My first stop was Isola della Scala, home of the Vialone nano rice, in the Veneto region – Italy. When it comes to risotto I’m a bit of [...]
Why Bologna is called La Grassa
Posted in Food Mania, Travel on Mar 4th, 2011
Friends call me for a restaurant suggestion, text me for a quick recipe or, politely, invite themselves over to indulge in some of my flamboyant dishes. They are well aware that food is my obsession so they fill me up with any foodie-related info. On one foggy December evening, over a glass of red wine and a scrumptious [...]
Guest Post: Visiting Madrid – A culinary adventure
Posted in Travel on Jan 19th, 2011
Contributed by our blog follower and friend – Clayton Camilleri - this post takes us through a culinary tour of Spain’s vibrant capital. After his short holiday in Madrid together with his girlfriend AnnMarie, Clayton shared with us their Madrilena food experience. As he describes their eating adventures our tastebuds are so tantalised… Located to the south of the Guadarrams mountains, at [...]
Excuse me for my absence and the delay in completing the Primi D’Italia experience but as you may have noted I was focused on insurance exams! Now that I am over and done with I can get back to my blog writing, with a bang! My last entry of the primi festival in Foligno is all about rice! One of the degustation [...]