This past week the second annual Italian Wine Week, Vino 2010, took place in New York City. It’s the largest Italian wine event held outside of Italy, and I was lucky enough to attend last year. This year, because of travel for my birthday, I was not able to attend many of the events, which [...]
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Chef Mark speaks with Chef Lidia Bastianich and Lou Di Palo about the foods of Basilicata
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Chef Mark meets several people involved in Slow Food, which got it’s start in Piemonte
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A few quick videoblogs from Chef Mark’s trip to Piemonte
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Judy Witts Francini, of Divina Cucina in Tuscany, shares the holiday foods of Siena and Firenze.
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Jennifer and Chef Mark explore the stalls of Capo Street Market in Palermo, Sicily
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CMN Video: Fork in The Road – Sicily
Jennifer and Chef Mark speak with Tony May and Gianfranco Sorrentino from GRI, or Gruppo Ristoratori Italiani, about GRI’s mission to promote the image of Italian Cuisine in the United States. Each year, they visit a region of Italy to learn about fresh artisanal [...]
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CMN Video: SpeckFest
We visit SpeckFest, the Annual festival celebrating Speck, a cured ham product of the SudTirol-Alto Adige region of Northern Italy that is both smoked and air cured. We then head to a factory, where we see the modern way that Speck is produced.
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CMN Video: Tasting Speck Alto Adige
Jennifer visits the Johannser Hof in Chiusa, Sudtirol to learn the traditional way that Speck is made. She speaks with Franz Mitterutzner, Director of the Speck Alto Adige Consoritum, about the methods and careful regulations that govern this traditional cured meat of Northern Italy. She then [...]
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Read the rest of RP149: Italian Food Expert Julia Della Croce
Mark C. Tafoya is a personal chef in New York City. He is also a world traveler and self-taught gourmand. He is a graduate of Yale University, worked as an actor for 10 years, both On and Off Broadway, and in independent films. His love of travel and food has taken him around the world. He hopes to share his love of world cuisine with you!
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