When it comes to Italian Food, I Love Being Schooled
“The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice” – Brian Herbert I was recently given the gift of learning by the ICCO, Alma La Scuola Internazionale di Cucina and True Italian Taste. In a series of Masterclasses conducted by Chef Carlo-Maria Ricci, […]
Certified True Italian Taste
It is often said that imitation is the highest form of flattery. When it comes to the authenticity and quality of Italian products however, it is anything but flattering. Each year, trade in fake Italian goods costs the economy billions of euros. The number of “fake” products in the food market is staggering with imitations […]
Taste of Calabria
If you’re Calabrese, you likely know, or have heard the word angulèja which is dialect for “craving”. This is a word I often use in reference to the craving I have for Calabrian cuisine every year that I don’t get to travel to the toe of the peninsula. Thanks to the Italian Chamber of Commerce […]
CENTITALIA: A Taste of Piemonte with Chef Ugo Mura
Chef Ugo Mura was one of four chefs who came over from Italy to be a part of the CENTITALIA Gusto Cultura Program (a collaboration between the Italian Chamber of Commerce of Ontario (ICCO) and Centennial College).Hailing from Piemonte, he has had a lucrative career, having worked in many prestigious hotels across the region and […]
CENTITALIA! Extraordinary Italian Taste
Luciano Pavarotti once said, “one of the nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever we are doing and devout our attention to eating.” Well over the course of a week dedicated to Extraordinary Italian Taste I was able to devout plenty of attention to not only eating authentic Italian food […]