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 [...]
Feed the art at Orto de’ Pecci
Posted by admin in Archive, Events, Food & Wine on 06. Jun, 2011 | 0 Comments
A green valley in the heart of Siena hosts the Orto de’ Pecci, managed by the social cooperative La Proposta, that cares for the garden and plans events in this wonderful oasis of peace and relax. During the past this was the garden of the mental hospital, today became a place where to walk among [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
