Jerusalem delight, no pain guaranteed!

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My first memory of Jerusalem artichokes is yummy and painful all the same. Although quite obscure to the rest of Italians, in Piedmont this kind of tuberous root is quite popular. People eat them raw in bagna caôda, a warm garlic and anchovy sauce. That was how I first tasted them and their crunchy texture…

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The 7 Salad

7salad

I made this salad with the vegetables I found in my fridge on my return from Argentina and it turned out to be a success. It was so good to finally tuck into a vegetable dish prepared with love, not just any side salad I was having in desperation for the lack of vegetables there!…

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Lamb at the Masters’

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I had this amazing lamb in the most impervious place you could imagine. Hardly where you would expect to eat great tasting food. We arrived at Estancia Cristina by boat navigating through icebergs. The melting glaciers bring with them so many mineral particles that the water looks almost milky, reflecting the light in a unique…

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A fine restaurant at the end of the world

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One late morning of a windy day in mid November, I landed at the End of the World. Ushuaia, officially the southernmost town on the globe, is the capital of the Tierra del Fuego province. The name, literally “Land of Fire” came from Magellanes, the first European who in 1520 circumnavigated Cape Horn and saw…

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When in Rome…

Before leaving for Buenos Aires, I stopped for a few days in Rome, staying at a friend’s house in Testaccio, a now trendy neighbourhood that traditionally housed the city’s abattoir and meat market. Many of the most famous restaurants of traditional roman cuisine have been operating for decades in this area, and since the abattoir’s…

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