Emilia is served: the tagliatelle cake

Emilia is served: the tagliatelle cake

Hi everybody, today I want to share with you the recipe of my favourite cake, a really traditional sweet from the area among Modena, Ferrara and Bologna, the   TORTA DI TAGLIATELLE   Ingredients for 6/8 servings: For the short pastry dough 200 gr 1 cup flour...
Gualtieri, a jewel along the Po River

Gualtieri, a jewel along the Po River

Let me tell you something about Gualtieri, a small village probably founded by the Lombards that lays along the main embankment of the Po River, in the province of Reggio Emilia. As I came here for the first time I was amazed by the grandeur of the square of this...
The Mercato delle Erbe in Bologna

The Mercato delle Erbe in Bologna

Would you like to see the most authentic and true Bologna? I have a good tip for you! Take a break and go to the Mercato delle Erbe, just a few steps away from the Piazza Maggiore. This building has been turned to a market only in 1910. At first it was a Monastery,...
Giuseppe Verdi’s Secret Rooms

Giuseppe Verdi’s Secret Rooms

This is really interesting for the ones that love music, and want to come here to discover something more about Giuseppe Verdi and the places where he lived. On November 15th and 29th the Villa Verdi in Sant’Agata will reveal some of the rooms of the Maestro’s home...
Rice and Savoy Cabbage

Rice and Savoy Cabbage

Fall has finally arrived: the first cold days and the first fogs are coming, and tonight here in Parma fog is becoming quite thick! So I want to warm you up with a tasty and simple plate from the Parmesan tradition. It’s a winter soup made with simple, poor but tasty...
Fall dinners in Parma

Fall dinners in Parma

Here in Parma there are always new ideas to taste food, in the strangest ways and in the most unusual places! That’s why, in the period of the Mercanteinfiera and of the Verdi Festival, someone thought about opening the doors of some private homes to let you dine in a...