Tag: Local food

• Ostuni

  

  Ostuni, la Città Bianca (The White City) is an absolute, must go to place if visiting Puglia. Its whitewashed windy streets are reminiscent of many Greek towns because it was once occupied by Greeks, along with many other countries which invaded this beautiful city due to its prominent position. Each country left their architecture mark […]

  Valerie Knott

  14/12/2018

  Cities

  Beautiful city, Fortified walled city, Gino D’Acampo, heel of Italy, Italian Escape, la citta biacna, Local crafts, Local food, local produce, Ostuni, Piazza, Puglia, puglia holidays, Saint Oronzo, Salento, Southern Italy, The white city, Things to do in Italy, things to do in Puglia, Where to go in Puglia, YouTube

• Real Puglian hospitality

  Not one to turn down a dinner invitation, I headed to the relatively unknown town of Villa Castelli, in the province of Brindisi, and went to a traditional trattoria, ‘Antichi Sapori’. My good friend and wine producer, Giuseppe Schiena had recommended the place, and told me that the owner, Cirone, is extremely passionate about locally […]

  Valerie Knott

  11/07/2015

  Food and Wine

  antipasti, Brindisi, Giuseppe Schiena, hospitality, Italy, local dishes, Local food, music, piazza municipo, Pizzica, Puglia, puglian food, puglian life, Rezze, Schiena vini, traditional trattoria, Villa Castelli, wine

• Divingusto: Wine, Food and Wellness Festival

  June 26th – 28th 2015, Masseria Mangiato – Martina Franca (Taranto – Italy) There’s a region in Italy where local wine and food has stood the test of time, and tradition and culture thrive. Set in the South, Puglia is a region whereby people feel passionate about their land, food and of course wine! Divingusto […]

  Valerie Knott

  23/06/2015

  Events, Food and Wine

  art, Blog, Culture traditions, Divingusto, Expats in Italy, Festivals, food, Italian blogs, Italian Passion, Italy, Local food, Martina Franca, Masseria Mangiato, Puglia, Puglian food and wine, wine, Yoga

• Cooking like a local: Pugliese Style! – All things Cardoncelli

  

  This week’s seasonal dishes are based on cardoncelli mushrooms, which are a flat based mushrooms from the Puglia region. Last time I cooked with cardoncelli mushrooms, there wasn’t much left of them after I’d scrubbed all the dirt out from the tiny grooves underneath the cap of the mushroom! So this time I was a […]

  Valerie Knott

  25/04/2015

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

  Cardoncelli, Cooking like a local, Expat cooking like a local, Italian Culture, Italian food, Italian Passion, Italian Traditions, Local food, Mushrooms, Orecchiette, Pasta, Salento, Traditional Pugliese Food, wereareinpuglia

• Festive fun at the Brindisi Christmas Market

  It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Brindisi, the lights are up and the Christmas Market is well underway.  And this year it looks like they have got it right!  There is live music, street food and plenty of traditional wooden huts selling beautifully hand crafted gifts.The huge white glistening bauble tree […]

  Valerie Knott

  13/12/2014

  Events

  Brindisi, Chocolate, Christmas, Christmas market, Festive, food, Local food, Mulled Wine, music, Natale, Traditional crafts, wine