Culinary Tours for our Active Travelers
Filed Under Destination Features, Travel Tips, What's Up at TIK Croatia, Italy, Peru, Portugal
All of the travelers on culinary tours with The International Kitchen like to eat - these are foodie trips, after all! But a lot of our travelers like to balance the eating on our cooking vacations with physical activity such as biking, hiking, and even yoga and other specialty sports. It can make the perfect pairing to help you earn the extra food you'll inevitably eat on a cooking vacation,… Read
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Foods of Lombardy on a Culinary Tour of Italy
Filed Under Food History, Travel Tips Italy
Visit Lombardy on a culinary tour of Italy with The International Kitchen and learn about local specialties and gastronomic delights. Lombardy is one of our favorite destinations for a culinary tour, not only because of its amazing food and culture, but also because it is a bit less known to US travelers, and therefore provides a really authentic and intimate experience. You can experience all of these our culinary tour… Read
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Italian Culinary Trips: Recipe for Frappe for Carnevale
Filed Under Recipes, Special Occasions, What's Up at TIK Italy
At The International Kitchen we love the Carnevale (Carnival) season, and one of our favorite parts of Carnevale in Italy are the special pastries that appear this time of year in every pasticceria. Stroll through the streets of any city or town and you'll find the pastry shop windows full of wonderful confections for Mardi Gras season. Learn more about Mardi Grad treats. One of the traditions in my family… Read
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Carnaroli Risotto with Shrimp Bisque and Tartare
Filed Under Destination Features, Recipes Italy
We headed to Umbria for Valentine's Day... Well, in our dreams we headed to Umbria for Valentine's Day, as San Valentino was a native of Terni, Umbria. In honor of all things Umbrian, we bring this amazing recipe from Chef Eros of the Tempio del Gusto of our culinary vacation in Spoleto. Read what native son Richard di San Marzano has to say about Spoleto, Umbria. Carnaroli Risotto, with Shellfish… Read
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Sicilian Recipe for Couscous alla Trapanese
Filed Under Destination Features, Recipes Italy
If you head to Sicily on our Best of the West culinary tour, you are sure to run into couscous. Yes, couscous! Many people don't realize that there are North African influences in Sicilian cuisine, particularly on the western coast near Trapani. You don't have to wait for a cooking vacation in Sicily, though. You can try an authentic Italian recipe for Couscous alla trapanese easily enough at home! Check… Read
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Recipe for Santa Lucia Buns
Filed Under Food History, Recipes, Special Occasions Italy
Santa Lucia Day is celebrated December 13. Her legend says that she carried food to persecuted Christians hiding in the catacombs, and that she was guided by a candle-lit-wreath she wore on her head. For this reason Saint Lucy Day celebrations frequently feature a child sporting such a wreath and walking through the dark winter - a wonderful sign of December in many parts of the world, but particularly in… Read
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