Category: Food and Wine

• Celebrate San Martino at Corso Vittorio Veneto 11th November 2016

  Autumn is here and it’s time to enjoy hot roasted chestnuts and novello wine. So why not come and celebrate San Martino 11th November at Corso Vittorio Veneto with Puglian Pleasures!!! In addition to the regular menu, there’ll be some traditional San Martino offerings, such as Baccalà, roasted chestnuts, fried cauliflower and of course the […]

  Valerie Knott

  08/11/2016

  Events, Food and Wine

  Autumn in Puglia, celebrate, Corso Vittorio Veneto, events, Events in Puglia, live music, Puglian Pleasure events, restaurants, Roasted chestnuts, San Martino, San Michelle Salentino, vino novello, What to do, What to do in Puglia, Where to eat, Where to eat in Puglia

• Great British Pub In San Vito Dei Normanni: Old Porter

  

  Stepping through the door of the Old Porter Pub in San Vito Dei Normanni, feels like I’ve been transported back to England! The design and attention to detail is incredible and you truly get the feeling of being in a traditional English Pub. Each piece of furniture, painting, stags head and other quintessentially British artefacts […]

  Valerie Knott

  27/07/2016

  Food and Wine, Recommendations

  Angus burger, Big job, Bombardier, British draft beers, British pub, British pub in Puglia, Burgers, English beers, Fish and Chipts, food, Food and beer, Italy, London Stout, music, Old Porter, Puglia, Puglian Pleasures, Salento, salmon burger, San Vito Dei Normanni, Southern Italy, Traditional English food in Puglia, Traditional Food, Whiskey

• Evò Bar: Ostuni

  The stunning white city of Ostuni has so many beautiful bars and restaurants that sometimes it’s difficult to decide where to go. But one winters evening, I stumbled upon Evò bar, which is located in the historical city centre, just off Via Cattedrale and I was instantly impressed. The exposed stone walls and barrelled ceiling, […]

  Valerie Knott

  04/07/2016

  Food and Wine, Recommendations

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• Vox Popvli Restaurant, Céglie Messápica

  

  Situated on the outskirts of the historical centre of Cèglie Messàpica, this beautiful restaurant is the perfect place to dine throughout the year. Inside, the star vaulted ceilings are not only beautiful to look at but also create the perfect acoustic sound for those special evenings when there are live music performances! Keep tuned to […]

  Valerie Knott

  20/06/2016

  Food and Wine, Recommendations

  Aperitivio, Best places to eat in Puglia, Ceglie Messapica, English German and French speaking, enogastronomia, Food beer and wine, Italian food, Italy, live music, Mediterranean, Mediterranean cuisine, Puglia, Recommendations, restaurants, Roof terrace, Spritz, Summer, summer nights, Vox Popvli, Where to eat in Puglia, winter

• Vinitaly 2016

  

  Having friends in the wine business has many advantages, not least the opportunity to buy exceptional wine at cost, but it also opens up many other doors to exceptional experiences. Vinitaly was one such experience, that I will not forget in a long time! This annual event which takes place in Verona, Northern Italy, celebrated […]

  Valerie Knott

  18/04/2016

  Events, Food and Wine

  Artesian, Artigianale, Beer, Botrugno, Castello Monaci, events, Expo, Feudo di Santa Croce, Food and wine event, International wines, Italia, Italy, La Locanda di Nonna Mena, Menhir Salento, Pizzica, Primitivo di Manduria co-operative, Puglia, slow food, Tenute Rubino, Tinazzi, Veneto, Verona, Vinitaly, wine, Wine exhibition, Wine tasting, Wineries

• Poetic, Passionate Plates of Puglian Cuisine: Masseria Il Frantoio

  They say it’s not all about the food and ‘they’ may be right but at Masseria Il Frantoio, located near Ostuni, you will find passion and poetic stories, as Armando Balestrazzi (the owner), presents each plate of carefully crafted organic, Pugliese cuisine. His enthusiasm and quiet, calm demeanour, is truly captivating! Keeping with tradition and […]

  Valerie Knott

  07/04/2016

  Culture and Traditions, Food and Wine

  Antique Oil Mill, art, Bed & Breakfast, events, Fine dining, Food art, Italian Cuisine, Italian Culture, Italian Traditions, Italy, Lunch & Dinner, Luxury Accomodation, Masseria, Masseria Il Frantoio, Ostuni, Puglia, puglian food, Puglian Pleasures, Puglian Wines, Southern Italy, Tours, Traditional Food, wine

• Rosso Velluto: Vox Popvli Food and Wine Event

  

  Vox Popvli may not sound like your typical Puglian restaurant but that’s because it isn’t. Owners Stefano Suma and Pia Urso (husband and wife) have travelled the world, experiencing an array of culinary delights, other continents have to offer. They have hand picked some of their favourite ingredients from around the world, and with the […]

  Valerie Knott

  05/04/2016

  Events, Food and Wine, Puglian Pleasures Events!

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• Buona Pasqua! Happy Easter from Puglia!

  

  The scarcella, also known in some areas as scarcedda, is a typical Puglian Easter cake. Another dialect term (from the Brindisi region) is pupu cullovu which means baby with egg, which I thought was quite cute and reminded me of the time when baby Jesus was conceived by the young virgin Mary. Traditionally, it is […]

  Valerie Knott

  24/03/2016

  Cooking like a local, Culture and Traditions, Food and Wine

  Buona Pasqua, Cooking like a local, Easter, Easter cakes, Easter eggs, Happy Easter, Italy, Pasqua, Puglian Pleasures, puglian traditions, Pugliese Cuisine, Recipes for Easter cakes, Scarcella, Traditional easter cake, Traditions, traditions of Puglia

• Antichi Sapori: An antiquity of Salento delights

  

  Even on a cold, wintery day in Puglia, with a sprinkling of snow on the ground, there was still a very warm welcome from Antichi Sapori. Where Giusy was keen to welcome us into her store in Alberobello. This quintessential, coned shaped, 17th century trullo, was filled with an array of candy coloured pasta in […]

  Valerie Knott

  05/03/2016

  Cities, Culture and Traditions, Food and Wine

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• Cooking Like a Local: Pugliese Style! – ‘A La Brace’

  

  Written by guest blogger Maria Demkowicz Having cooked a traditional roast chicken, Yorkshires and trifle Sunday lunch for Italian friends I was invited for a return match the following week. With some trepidation (my Italian isn’t great and my Italian speaking partner was away) I made a lemon meringue pie and turned up at their […]

  Valerie Knott

  29/02/2016

  Cooking like a local, Culture and Traditions, Food and Wine

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