I spent the last 2 months at school, a very special school.Some people call it the University of Balsamic. It's a course held by the masters of Consorteria dell'Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena, the only association that promotes the culture of Balsamic according to the tradition.I studied agriculture, chemistry and tasting. I visited a barrel producer and a proper acetaia at work. I now

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Opened last Saturday in Piazza Malpighi O Fiore Mio - Pizze di Strada, a new pizza restaurant that will be a great Christmas gift for all the foodies in town.​After Faenza and Milano Marittima, this is the third place to discover O Fiore Mio wonderful pizza. The style is quite similar to Berberé (one of the best pizza in Bologna in my opinion), so long fermentation (from 24 to 48 hours), extrao

It's only a few days before Christmas, so what’s better than a list of the most traditional foods of Bolognese cuisine for these holidays? The list of foods on Bologna’s tables may be quite long because every family has its own traditions and recipes.​These are my 5 favorite foods that have represented my Christmas holidays, for almost 28 years. Tortellini in brodo The most traditional pas

Everybody knows it, everybody around the world eats it but here in Bologna a few restaurants offer it and it's better to stay away from them.Spaghetti bolognese (or bolognaise sauce) is probably the most popular not-bolognese pasta.So I put it on trial, to discover the origins of this dish and to determine if it has the right to exist. The charges: it's not from Bologna, Bolognesi don't eat

Life through beers? You start at 15 with a Bud and get drunk at 20 with a Weisse. At 25 you find out that Guinness is not that bitter. Around 30 you go deep inside the beautiful world of microbrewery. Bologna has never been a city for beer lovers, but over the last few years, I've been witness of an explosion of microbreweries working with passion. ​Here are my 5 favourite craft beers produced