The Eclisse Liquorice Experience

This week’s Food and Wine Friday feature takes a look at an Italian liquorice based liqueur.

Christmas is just around the corner, so if you are stocking that drinks cabinet for the festive season, then this may give you top marks for originality. Read more

Do You Like Thistles?

Thistles! Yep, artichokes are apparently a form of thistle, and they certainly have the spines to prove it!  Do not let your little ones near those recently acquired artichokes!

The thing is, artichokes, despite their being thistles, are simply delicious.  My Italian other half cooks them in a very simple, but very tasty fashion.

If you would like to know how she manages to make artichokes so wonderful, then keep reading to discover a very simple recipe which should qualify as slow fast food! Read more

Cynar by Campari

The range of amari or bitters in Italy is extensive.  Certainly before I came to this country I had not heard of many and I wonder how many outside of Italy are aware of these somewhat different tipples, such as Cynar.

Indeed, how many know of Cynar?  Not that many I imagine, and even fewer may know that it is produced by that most famous of Italian drink producers - Campari.

This after dinner drink or ‘digestivo’, the name to which a number of mildly alcoholic drinks are referred to here in Italy, is made with a vegetable which is often to be found on Italian plates.

Those curious to know about this week’s Friday Food and Wine Feature might like to read on. Read more

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