Posts by Carolina Stupino
Foraging day in the beautiful Langhe
Hunting for wild herbs in a garden and vineyard, then cooking our finds for a 5-course meal: this was the programme of an amazing foraging and cooking workshop in the beautiful Langhe area of Piedmont that I attended last Saturday. Leading the 8-strong group was French botanist Francois Couplan, an authority on wild herbs, author…
Read MoreFat tales from the top…The Kitchen Table at Bubbledogs
The other night I had a culinary experience to remember. It was one of the richest meals I had in ages, a truly epicurean feast which has been followed by many a green juice and a strict general detox. But when I fall, I fall graciously. This was a 12 course tasting meal in a…
Read MoreBerlin, city of surprises and fabulous brunches
I just got back from three extraordinary days in Berlin. I explored the city on a bicycle, went to a famous tourism fair, saw some long time friends and made many new ones. I also had some of the best brunches in my life, a rather tasty Korean dinner and found a fabulous food market.…
Read MorePan fried smoked bass marinated in blood orange juice with hazelnut rich salad
I made this dinner after reading up a recipe for a yummy salad on the Saveur newsletter, attracted by the fact it used lots of hazelnuts. My father grows them everywhere he cannot grow grapes: in Piedmont we have a particular type of hazelnut, the round shaped Tonda Gentile, which is highly prized…
Read MoreReflections in water. On nature and the food chain
During my days in Koh Tao it was the time I spent snorkeling that made me marvel the most. Schools of several fish of different species, size and colours, moved together in a feeding frenzy, like a swarm of locusts, from one corner of coral to another. It’s fascinating to observe their behaviours and evolutionary…
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