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Artichoke Blog in Olive The Artichoke Blog is featured in the June issue of Olive magazine. For those of you in the UK, you can pick up the June, ‘Special Italian’ issue of the good food magazine OLIVE...
View ArticleArtichoke feast in Torricchio, Tuscany.
Sagra del Carciofo Fritto How many towns in the world can claim to be a one monk town? My guess is, not many, but Torricchio (MAP), just near Uzzano in the provence of Pistoia can, and it seems they...
View ArticleMoretto Artichoke of Brisighella
Carciofo Moretto di Brisighella Looking more like ammunition for a medieval catapult than an edible food, these particular artichokes were pretty much unknown of before about 10 years ago. Around...
View ArticleTrattoria Mario With Artichokes And Lamb
Agnello Con i Carciofi Alice and I sat a table at Trattoria Mario with red wine in our glasses, held high, toasting our last lunch at Mario’s…”for a while”. We went to the cashier to pay our bill and...
View ArticleMontelupone Celebrates Artichokes
How many places can boast a view of a sunrise over the sea, a view of snow-capped mountains and a lazy sunset of rolling green hills that seemingly go on forever? My guess is not many; but come to...
View ArticleWild Sardinian Artichokes
Spikey Stuff Where on the whole planet is it best to have good friends? The correct answer, hands down, is the Mediterranean island of Sardegna (Sardinia). Although it is part of Italy, they have the...
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View ArticleViolet Artichokes of Perinaldo
Carciofo di Pernaldo Gastronomy and astronomy alike thrive in Perinaldo [MAP] it would seem. This is the birth place of the noted astronomer Giovanni Cassini, but I wouldn’t have known that if it...
View ArticleFrittella Siciliana
Frittedda QUICK! If you’re in the southern hemisphere get to the markets quickly before the spring ends and some crucial ingredients disappear. This dish is a classic Sicilian plate originating in the...
View ArticleThe Artichoke Blogger Returns
“Don’t Call It a Comeback” So many of you wanted to know where I’ve been for the past 5 months and I haven’t even had the chance to give you a reply. But finally I have seen the light and there are...
View ArticleL’ Osteria di Zio Aldo
“They’re a lot of work and people won’t drink.” Blog refresher. If you haven’t read this blog before, about a year and half ago I met a guy in Foggia, Puglia who has the craziest, eccentric kitchen and...
View ArticleStuffed Artichokes
Carciofi Ripieni This dish is really what started this artichoke obsession for me. My mother’s stuffed artichokes is a dish I always remember loving. It’s not just the flavour but just how fun they can...
View ArticleSausage Stuffed Artichokes
Ripieni di Salsiccia There are some things that obviously do not translate from Europe to Australia. Winter is one of them. Sydney is in a climatically temperate belt and temperatures never dip as low...
View ArticlePotato Pizza with Artichokes
Pizza di Patate e Carciofi This is not a dish commonly found in restaurants but more often prepared in homes and is as rustic as it gets. Sprucing up a dish like this to look fabulous is a...
View ArticleSo you’re here for artichokes!
THE ARTICHOKE BLOG Welcome to The Artichoke Blog I have been writing about Italian artichoke recipes and artichoke festivals for a few years but lately have been preoccupied with many other things in...
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