An annual wine tasting event in Tuscany explores the effect of bottle size on flavour. Each year the three major Tuscan wine consortia of Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano …
Vino antico
He works by the cycles of the moon and shuns additives of any kind: meet Friulian winemaker Josko Gravner, the reluctant poster boy of the natural wine movement… Click here …
Taking the long view
Friuli’s whites face testing times, with Tocai Friulano renamed, and a global dilution in the appeal of Pinot Grigio. But there’s plenty of quality under the surface, says Carla Capalbo …
Bringing Italy to New York
Forget Manhattan’s Little Italy district. Eataly, the brainchild of Piedmontese entrepreneur Oscar Farinetti, is now the big player in the Big Apple… Click here to continue reading this article (originally …
A room with a cru
There’s no better way to get to know Italy’s rich and diverse winemaking culture than by staying at the wineries themselves. Our Italian experts choose their top 10 estates with …
Paris des Chefs
Wynton Marsalis and Manresa’s David Kinch were among the creative pairs at the French food festival. On the stage of a large Parisian theatre, chef David Kinch, of Manresa restaurant …
Paris, Brazil
I cruised under the Channel this week to attend Paris des Chefs, a three-day food festival. It’s now being held in the Maison de la Mutualité in the 5th, a vast, creamy Art Deco palazzo that has recently been refurbished by architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Happily, it’s across the street from Eric Kayser’s bakery in the Rue Monge, still one of the bonnes adresses for baguettes d’auteur.
Christmas Eve in Italy
In the mountains above Avellino, a Michelin-star chef prepares a local, meat-free holiday meal. Like most Italians, Campanians celebrate Christmas Eve dinner with their families. Indeed, this cena della vigilia …
One Wild Dinner
Radical naturalist chefs from Sweden’s Fäviken and Belgium’s In De Wulf collaborate on an iconic meal. When Magnus Nilsson of Fäviken restaurant flew from Sweden to Belgium to prepare a …
Out of the interior
One of the reasons I love this remote part of southern Italy is because it enables me to live within an authentically rural community. When I’m here, I live high …
