Joel | March 30, 2009
Calabria: Statti Gaglioppo 2007 IGT Calabria
Were you to have won your Olympic Games event, the Ancient Greeks would have rewarded you with gallons of Gaglioppo to refresh your body and mind. But I am guessing we can introduce you to Gaglioppo with considerably less exertion.
It was the ancient Greeks who first brought the art of [...]
Joel | March 27, 2009
In your enthusiam to understand Italy you might desire a shortcut, a common theme, a unifying “national identity”, anything, to tie it all conveniently together for instantaneous consumption. Don’t try. That “Italy” does not exist.
Before a unified kingdom of Italy came into being in 1861, the territory was a medley of states each with its [...]
Joel | March 25, 2009
Mosaic artists of infinite patience have long decorated interiors and architectural spaces throughout Italy. Piecing together small bits of stone, “smalti” in Italian, mosaics tell of their ancient stories and perhaps envision future ones. A mosaic of Piedmont varietal and terrior, the wines of Icardi reveal to us the past and remind us of the [...]
Joel | March 23, 2009
I am feeling like a little bit of comfort food today. In my family that often means Pasta e Fagioli. Most of you will know this dish of pasta and beans. I have been eating pasta e fagioli all my life!
My grandfather often cooked pasta e fagioli for me when I was a young boy. [...]
