Tag: puglian food

• Beautiful Boutique Vineyard

  

  Discovering more Puglian vineyards. It was with much anticipation and elation after such a long time in lockdown, and living under strict government enforcement rules that limited our freedom, that we’re now finally able to breathe again, to live again and to experience new things again. So, one of the first things I wanted to […]

  Valerie Knott

  01/06/2022

  Food and Wine, Tours

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• Cooking with Mamma

  

  Want to learn how to cook real authentic Puglian food? Who best to teach you than an Italian Mamma who has learnt the family secret recipes which have been handed down from Mamma to daughter for generations. Check out our YouTube video of Cooking with Mamma Puglian food is considered ‘cucina povera‘, which literally translates […]

  Valerie Knott

  23/05/2019

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

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• Step back in time to relax and unwind: Masseria Cappella

  

  Driving through the Valle D’Itria in Puglia, is always a pleasurable experience but this day was particularly beautiful. The bright blue sky was interspersed with fluffy white clouds, the rolling hills were scattered with old and new Trulli dwellings, and the  curvy, undulating road made the journey even more enjoyable. I was en-route to an […]

  Valerie Knott

  20/05/2016

  Cities, Culture and Traditions, Recommendations

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• 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

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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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• Cooking Like a Local: Pugliese Style! – All Things Squash

  

  Keeping with tradition and using only fresh local ingredients, this week’s ‘cooking like a local’ makes some great tasty dishes using the humble squash, which in my opinion is under used and under rated.There’s a huge variety to choose from, so feel free to experiment! Here are some of the many health benefits of eating […]

  Valerie Knott

  28/11/2015

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

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• Relex and Unwind: Wine and Food Pairing

  

  Puglian Pleasures are pleased to announce their latest wine tasting event at Spirito di Vino in San Vito Dei Normanni, featuring award winning wines from Schiena Vini, paired with local cuisine. Presented by Sommelier Giuseppe Lo Vecchio. Hope you can join us this Saturday!

  Valerie Knott

  21/10/2015

  Events, Food and Wine

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• Let’s go to Nonna’s! La Locanda di Nonna Mena

  

  A favourite amongst the locals, La Locanda di Nonna Mena, really is like going to ‘Nonna’s’ (Grandma’s) house for lunch or dinner. Located in a quaint little street, Via Edison, just a few steps away from the main Piazza in San Vito Dei Normanni, this tiny trattoria serves only locally sourced, fresh, seasonal, cuisine. There’s […]

  Valerie Knott

  12/08/2015

  Food and Wine

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• 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

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• Double Bill in Brindisi: A Taste of the Mediterranean and World Championship Powerboat Racing.

  Brindisi hosts its third gastronomic food and wine festival ‘Sapori del Mediterraneo’, A taste of the Mediterranean 2nd – 5th July 2015, Viale Regina Margherita (Lungomare) Back by popular demand, this four day event is devoted to great Puglian food and wine. During the festival, you can enjoy a large selection of local delicacies that […]

  Valerie Knott

  01/07/2015

  Events, Food and Wine

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