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A nice, gentle man, with a lovely smile and an overwhelming talent: this is Silver Succi, the resident chef at QuartoPiano Suite Restaurant. I had the chance to meet him two years ago at Almeni, the food Circus of Chef Massimo Bottura, and I was surprised by his way of working. An excellent technique is hidden behind a…

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Ravenna: a dream town. As a child, I was taken there many times, as many of the children attending the elementary school. At that time I realize that as Italian, I had a unique chance that nobody else has: learn history in the places history was created. But this time I will start my story from another point of view:…

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The best thing you can do to understand a place to visit is to star with eating some local food. And this is mostly the first thing I do when I have guests from abroad: I cook or, better, I take them to one of my favorite special places and let them enjoy Emilia Romagna food. It’s not anymore a surprise: people know…

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This is a story of flour, eggs and heart. This is a story of a humble man, grown up with strong hands and a huge sense of humor. This is the story of Daniele Marziali, the anarchist bread maker. Being a blogger means meet people, man and women who work in this soulful land called Romagna, happy to share their stories…

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After a summer spent in drinking wine and visiting some local vineyards, I was thinking to stop for a while, trying to understand the evolutions that Romagna winemakers are following and also considering to approach a developing trend that goes towards a more natural production of both wine and food, notwithstanding…

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Romagna is a land of wines and mills. You can still find them, especially in the mountains, where passionate millers are working traditional grains but also ancient ones. The rediscovery of traditional breads in recent years lead to a new interest about the ancient grains: gentil rosso, senatore Cappelli and others.…

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Not far from the coast of Rimini, you can find a charming hills line, sweet, green and yellow. A landscape very similar to the one you can see in Tuscany, but still much more true and authentic. The road that goes from the town to the hills passes along some little boroughs: Coriano, Morciano, Gemmano, Monte Colombo.…

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I remember. I remember when I was a child. Pic nic was a magic word. It meant adventure. My mother used to prepare all kinds of food. The car was a mini house: chairs, table, a big umbrella for the sun and everything else we could use to have our best day. Time stopped for one slow day, happily spent playing, eating…