There’s nothing I love more than coffee, except maybe a biscotti with my coffee. Well … then there is coffee gelato with biscotti. Biscotti is actually short for “biscotti di Prato” meaning a twice-baked cake from the Italian city of Prato. While I’ve never been to Prato, if their claim to fame is biscotti and…
It’s been so hot this summer I found myself searching my own blog for Italian gelato flavors so make this sweet refreshing yummy Nutella flavored goodness … a chocolate hazelnut gelato recipe with step-by-step photo instructions. Walking through the streets of Rome, it’s easy to get lost. The roads twist and turn through moments of…
If there were ever a food tour that sounded like heaven, it would gelato tour through Bologna. The food in Bologna is legendary, and the gelato is the best in the world! We’ve put together a guide and map for you below so you can take a walk under the city’s historic porticoes to three artisanal…
I may have learned how to pick out good gelato from “fake” gelato while on a food tour in Rome, but I learned the art of tasting gelato and discovering new Italian gelato flavors while spending multiple summers exploring food in Bologna. Thankfully, Italian portions are small compared to the melon-sized scoops of ice cream…
This vanilla lavender gelato recipe is inspired by a trip to France. While in Paris, I pretty much walked every single neighborhood from my little B&B off of Boulevard de Grenelle to the Louvre to Latin Quarter. Because I felt there was so much to see in my own self-guided walking tour, most of my…