Every year in December, the elegant Piazza Minghetti in Bologna hosts a French food market. Cheese, chocolate, wine and a Christmas atmosphere in the air.Nothing like the best food markets of Bologna like Mercato delle Erbe or Quadrilatero. But still a good place for foodies looking for presents. Brie de Meaux Cheese How is Bologna French Market Bologna's French market is an outdoor seaso

One of the best desserts you can eat in Bologna is the rice cake (torta di riso). Its name and its look don't seem very appealing but, like the best of Bologna, you need to taste it to uncover its goodness.

A unique name for a unique rice cake: the legend of Torta degli Addobbi

A small and cozy small place opened in Bologna, just under the 2 towers, to make boring lunch breaks a dream: it’s called Sfoglia Rina.It was created by Rina in 1963 as a fresh pasta shop, but only 40 years later his grandson Lorenzo decided to rethink the traditional fresh pasta laboratory as a bakery with restaurant. A typical Ciambella cake Take away or eat inside? Are you sleeping in

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 hamburgers in Italy, are not only synonymous with 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 veget

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