The New Gastronomes

It is not every day that one has the opportunity to try ass milk. In fact, one might even attempt to avoid such occasions. On a recent visit to Sicily however, we UNISG students had the pleasure of just this sort of gastronomic adventure. Not only did we try the milk, we tasted ass cookies [...]

Have you ever wondered whether it is possible to be an animal lover and a carnivore while remaining connected to the source of your food? This is a question I have been asking myself for a long time and a predicament I thought I might figure out as a student here. It grieves me to [...]

During our visit to Sicily we stopped to try a presidia bread in Lentini.
Soon I felt like I was in an Italian movie.

Last friday, we had a class on fish. Valentina Tepedino, a veterinarian specializing in marine life and co-author of the Grande Encyclopedia Illustrata dei Pesci, guided us through different species and how to identify their freshness. Meanwhile, her husband Marcello Leoni, chef at Il Sole in Trebbo di Reno near Bologna, cooked a flavourful basil, [...]

The early harvests of my own garden on the balcony gave me more satisfaction than a nice movie and definitely more pleasure than a day spent shopping.
The view of my plants growing and starting to blossom and to produce fruits is priceless!
Below you can check out my jungle, a tiny hot chili pepper, a courgette [...]