Nestled like a cupcake, it was perhaps the prettiest cheese I’ve ever seen. A blush of blue-grey mould dustied its outer and its pinched top captured the beauty of a fully-ripened fig. Inside a perfect glossy outer enclosed a matte … Continue reading Finding goat cheese in Provence
They came in their thousands to Cheese 2013, the Slowfood movements biennial cheese festival. And I my cheesy friends was lucky enough to be amongst them this year. And wow, what an incredible few days it was! Hundreds of cheese … Continue reading Slowfood Cheese Festival in Bra – 2013
Craggy chunks hewn from a huge round, placed on our table unadorned yet with reverence. This was how our waiter chose to finish our Venetian feast at the beautiful canal-side Hotel Monaco. It spoke of respect, elegance and tradition and … Continue reading Parmesan and my Venetian revelation
I loved visiting Firenze and its Centro Mercato. That’s Florence’s Central Market to us Anglophones. Not just because I found some beautiful cheese knives, a future post, but because it offered a wonderful array of cheeses, and at last I … Continue reading Raw milk goat’s cheese from Florence’s Central Market
A platter of Formaggio I Toscana, cheeses from Tuscany, a glass of wine and a basket of crusty bread – a cheesy girl’s dream lunch! Nestled up a side street in Arezzo, we lucked upon a restaurant with a fabulous … Continue reading Tuscan cheese delight
Buongiorno from Italia! Life and cheese, aka me, is on tour and when in Rome and wanting to eat like a Roman I had to try Cacio e Pepe, pasta with cheese and pepper. One of my travel companions, Andrew … Continue reading Cacio e pepe, cheese and pepper pasta Roman-style
