This new section is dedicated to the 'streets of taste' in Bologna, a journey through the gastronomic roads of Bologna. We’ll talk not only about restaurants and taverns but also ice cream, bakeries and everything that makes a street 'tasty'. This journey begins from a street to which I am closely bounded: Via Saragozza. During five years of university, I've been able to know it, hate it, an

It's the longest portico of Bologna. Probably the most beautiful. Surely the most famous and loved by Bolognesi. Take a photo walk under San Luca's portico.

If you search on Google you'll find plenty of blogs talking about the great dinner you can have at Osteria Francescana, the 3 stars Michelin awarded restaurant owned by Massimo Bottura, and if you read on Tripadvisor you'll find almost 500 reviews of Diana, probably the most famous restaurant in Bologna. ​You won't read much of them on Taste Bologna, even if they're very popular symbols of Bolo

I’m not a hamburger fan, I have to admit it. I like it but I don’t look for it. But in recent years hamburger in Italy, it’s not only synonymous of Mac Donald’s or Burger King. If you go to Turin or Milan you will find a lot of new places to eat the so-called hamburger gourmet. What does that mean? Well, it’s basically a burger made with good and (often) Slow Food certified meat, organic vegetab

If you usually read this blog you already know that I love markets. We spent a day at Bologna's Mercato della Terra and today we went to a real traditional celebration that takes place in Casola Valsenio (RA), about 70km from Bologna, since 1990. Casola Valsenio is a small town on the street to Florence, between the beautiful hills of Appenino Emiliano Romagnolo, and is always a great experi