Tag: slow food

• 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

• Judging an Advanced Culinary Art Course: Oh, what fun!

  

  It was a great honour to be invited to judge an advanced culinary art competition at the 4 Star Ostuni Palace Hotel, in Ostuni the other night. And it was a lot of fun to boot! The competition was the penultimate event in an advanced culinary art course, organised by Emilio Geri, of Todo Modo […]

  Valerie Knott

  25/02/2016

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

  acclaimed head chef Alberto Cambiasi, art, Borgo Egnazia, Chef Erica Ciaccia, Creative cooking courses Puglia, creative kitchen, Culture, Emilio Geri, events, Events in Puglia, Fabio Aimar, food, Food art, Francesco Ghionda, Italian blogs, Italian food, Italy, La Sommita Ostuni, Porta Nova Restaurant Ostuni, Puglia, Puglieses cuisine, slow food, Southern Italy, Todo Modo Multisolution Travel, Top chefs, Traditional Food

• Enogastronomic Event: 4th March 2016

  Puglian Pleasures are teaming-up with Corso Vittorio Veneto, in San Michele Salentino, to offer a night of enogastronomic delights. From their creative kitchen, you will sample 3 local Salento courses, paired  with the much talked about white Negroamaro wine and an exceptional Shiraz from Lazio. Bookings are essential as spaces are limited. Don’t delay, book […]

  Valerie Knott

  18/02/2016

  Culture and Traditions, Events, Food and Wine, Puglian Pleasures Events!

  creative kitchen, Enogastronomic, events, Food and wine events, Italian food, Italian Passion, Italy, Lazio wine, Puglia, Salento Food, Salento wine, San Michele Salentino, Shiraz, slow food, white negroamaro, Wine pairing, Wineonmytime

• Ceglie Messapica Global Food Festival: 8-9 August 2015

  From classic Mediterranean to the refinements of the kyotese table and everything in between, this year’s food festival in Ceglie Messapica will take you on a journey around the world! Street food from Korea, passing through Africa, Latin America, Indian Ocean, and of course Puglia! Traditionally this event showcases Puglian cusine but with tourism growing […]

  Valerie Knott

  08/08/2015

  Events, Food and Wine

  ceglie massapica, events, Festivals, food, food festival, Holidays, international cusine, Italy, med cooking school, nights out, Puglia, Salento, slow food, wine