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I would like to share some parts of a very special email which came in from a "paesan" in Australia....

Imagine this....I'm in a store in Soverato & I see this bag of chips pop out at me...I start reading...

I just recently started eating & making Octopus. I've become obsessed with it...therefore I've come up with a few different...

Last week in Soverato I had "insalata di polipo" octopus salad...it was amazing!!! I LOVE being in the kitchen &...

The simplicity of my grilled pesce spada (grilled swordfish) with extra virgin olive oil drizzled on top with a squeeze...

The smell of walking into a pizzeria in Italy awakens every sense in my body. My favourite pizza for sure,...

Love love the "mercato" in Soverato!! The fresh foods from all the local vendors is so tempting to not sit...

Today is departure day via France...there are no direct flights from Toronto to Rome or Lamezia this month! Figures...so exhausted....Tra...

Andiamo per un aperitivo!! "translation: Lets me go for a Cocktail" A cocktail, in Italy is called an "apertivo"...one afternoon...

I am very passionate about my heritage, and like many Italians born and raised in Canada, I view myself as...

   

View this video of the shore in Soverato

If you've been to Italy, you've no doubt seen folks sitting on the piazza having a cocktail before dinner. I...

Bagnara: Swordfish Festival (July). Caccuri: Easter Procession (Good Friday). Calanna: Festival of Madonna del Rosario (first Sunday in October). Camigliatello Silano: Wild Mushroom Festival...

Taken from The Wine Searcher  http://www.wine-searcher.com/regions-calabria   Calabria is a wine region of southern Italy, effectively a large peninsula jutting...

Ingredients: 2 pounds of de veined shell on Shrimp 5 sprigs of fresh rosemary and thyme (do cut not the...

Ingredients 1 pound dry spaghetti 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 4 ounces pancetta or slab bacon, cubed or sliced into...