Typical Senese dishes: Reboiled soup
Posted by admin in Archive, Food & Wine on 25. Nov, 2011 | 0 Comments
We have said many times, gastronomy holds history, culture, the lifestyle of people, so is important to know different traditions and discover how were born the delicious dishes that now is difficult to find, except if you go to a typical restaurant, prepared by expert chefs or meet someone that knows how to cook these [...]
Music at Horti in Val d’Orcia
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events, Food & Wine on 26. Aug, 2011 | 0 Comments
The province of Siena continues to offer relevant events for Italian and foreigner tourists, and Senese people that want do discover the surrounding territory. The next meeting will be from 27th August to 3rd September in the wonderful set of San Quirico d’Orcia with the International Festival of Music, Food and Wine Musica negli Horti. [...]
The words that made Italians, in Poggibonsi
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 07. Apr, 2011 | 0 Comments
This weekend in Poggibonsi, in province of Siena, there will be the fourth edition of a festival dedicated to Italian language: Le Parole, I Giorni is an enjoyable initiative that through workshops, games, shows and lectures remind us to the importance of language and how is it changed during the centuries. The events will take [...]
The Senese excellences: the Nannini Group
Posted by admin in Archive, Food & Wine on 28. Feb, 2011 | 0 Comments
Siena has many stories to tell, this time we have a look at one of the most famous excellences in the world, within gastronomy, the Nannini family, that since one hundred years is involved in coffee roasting and pastry making. To celebrate the centennial we prepared an exclusive interview to know better the work of [...]
Wandering around Siena with first-rate chefs
Posted by admin in Archive, Food & Wine, Itineraries on 19. Jan, 2011 | 0 Comments
Gastronomy is an art, as the wonderful monuments and the romantic locations of Tuscany. In Siena, among the itineraries that we suggest you, there is the tenth edition of Girogustando festival, dedicated to the Italian flavors. Confesercenti Siena is the promoter of the event, that consists of special menus, every time in a different Senese [...]
Cooking lessons in Siena, a meeting with the chef
Posted by admin in Archive, Food & Wine on 07. Dec, 2010 | 2 Comments
If you want to really know Siena you have to taste the local specialties, but how to find the right suggests and even learn to cook some local dishes? We asked to a very expert chef, Stefano Azzi, who is subscribed to FNPC (Federazione Nazionale Personal Chef), received a lot of awards and he went [...]
Enogastronomic weekend in Siena and province: San Martino Events
Posted by admin in Archive, Events, Food & Wine on 09. Nov, 2010 | 0 Comments
If you are looking for something special to do in the next weekend, we suggest some appetizing events that mix culture and traditional flavors, a formula that in Siena is very effective. On 11th of November is S.Martino and there will be various events in different towns in the province of Siena: the first is [...]
Gastronomic itineraries of Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Food & Wine, Itineraries on 25. Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments
The Sienese cuisine is based on the typical ingredients “par excellence” of Mediterranean region: extra-virgin olive oil, wheat, fine meats, sheep cheeses, truffles, cured meats and vegetables. The simplicity and quality of these ingredients render the local dishes popular throughout the world.Many dishes are traditional to the homely-style cooking of the countryside; simple but tasty [...]
