A few weeks ago Jay commented on our first Gelato post telling us that Panna e Cioccolato in Mennagio had been closed and is now operated by someone else under the name Frio. Jay thought they had good gelato. We had to check for ourselves. We just got back from our visit to Porlezza and…
[Image credit: Pizzoccheri Valtellinesi. by Emiko Davis] Pizzoccheri is one of Lombardy’s typical winter pasta dishes. It usually consists of flat short tagliatelle noodles, made from buckwheat flour and common to the area of Valtellina in Northern Italy (the east shore of Lake Como). The buckwheat flour gives them a greyish color and they are easily…
The first day of your holiday will most likely be dedicated to getting settled in the apartment. In all of our holiday apartments you will find water in the fridge, coffee and tea in the kitchen as well as basic condiments (salt, sugar, olive oil and balsamic vinegar and some extras). We’ll also leave a…