by Russell Brown | Aug 1, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Soft fruit has certainly been playing a big part in my life recently! I have friends with allotments who have been getting a bumper harvest of all the berries, and I have been working with soft fruit for recipe development and some demos at the food festivals too. It...
by Russell Brown | Jul 30, 2015 | Uncategorized |
We are in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, in the north of Italy. Famous for its balsamic vinegar, Ferrari and, of course, Massimo Bottura and his three star restaurant, Osteria Francescana. This was to be a pivotal part of our trip to Italy; not quite the reason for going,...
by Russell Brown | Jul 1, 2015 | Uncategorized |
This is a choice that is partially influenced by a recent trip to Italy, as cherries were more than abundant in the Emilia-Romagna region. I was amazed at the choice of varieties in the markets and on roadside stalls. We also saw them growing in many places, both in...
by Russell Brown | Jun 30, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Alessandro Bartolini, brickmaker and builder turned wine maker, walks along his rows of vines energetically twisting and pushing tendrils into their correct place on the trellises. The Chardonnay is coming on nicely but the other varieties are later and have only just...
by Russell Brown | Jun 15, 2015 | Uncategorized |
I am not a born traveller. I suffer from that very English fear of doing the wrong thing, not being understood and have never had any real aptitude for language, so a long trip to Italy was a little daunting! We are however here and have had an exhilarating trip so...
