Cooking with an Italian accent

The things a recipe can’t tell you

In this episode, I'm taking you into our kitchen in Tuscany to share what sixteen years of cooking classes have taught me about confidence, instinct, and the things that

Learning a language through food

Can food help you learn a language? In this episode, I sit down with Italian teacher Margherita Berti to talk about learning Italian through food, curiosity, and everyda

Inside other people’s pantries

In this episode of Cooking with an Italian Accent, I talk with Melina Hammer, a longtime friend of Letters from Tuscany—food stylist, photographer, recipe developer, awar

Vegetables the Italian Way is out. Let's celebrate!

Today we’re celebrating the release of Vegetables the Italian Way: Turning Simple and Fresh into Extraordinary. In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of the book

The tradition I stand for

After being asked to define my cooking style, I realised that none of the usual labels — creative, healthy-conscious, rule-breaking — truly fit. The word I was looking f

Goodbye, nonna Marcella

After a long break, Cooking with an Italian Accent is back. In this episode, I share a personal letter and a goodbye to my nonna Marcella, who passed away last year at a

Italy in the low season

Italy is often imagined in the golden glow of summer. But what about winter? In this episode, we explore ten vignettes of Italy in the low season—from misty medieval tow

Why I’m asking you to skip Florence on your next trip to Tuscany

In this episode of Cooking with an Italian Accent, I’m asking you to skip Florence on your next trip to Tuscany. I’m sharing my two cents on tourism and overcrowded dest

Last but not least [Special]

In this episode of Cooking with an Italian Accent, after a year of absence, I tell you a little bit more about the things that have happened: - This podcast is not dead,

2x05 - All about the traditional Tuscan sweet treats [Christmas Special]

The best way to understand the Tuscan pastry art is to have a walk in Siena with an open mind, following the trail of spices, paying attention to the colours and to the i

2x04 - Life in Salento: in conversation with Nina Gigante

In today’s episode we’re travelling southward, towards the heel of the boot of the Italian peninsula, Salento. Today’s guest is Nina Gigante, a wellness, food, and travel

2x03 - Trentino and mountain life: in conversation with Vea Carpi of Mas del Saro

In this episode of Cooking with an Italian Accent, we travel to the mountains to visit my friend Vea Carpi. She is a cook, a farmer, a sourdough baker, and passionate abo

2x02 - Liguria e Cinque Terre: in conversation with Enrica Monzani of A small kitchen in Genoa

In this episode of Cooking with an Italian Accent, as promised, we have a guest that will guide us through one of the most beautiful Italian regions. This region recently

2x01 - Let's celebrate: Happy (40th) Birthday Giulia!

This is the first episode of our second season, a special summer edition, a short collection of 4 episodes. In this episode of Cooking with an Italian Accent I switched r

EP46 - A celebration of Spring in a Tuscan kitchen

In this episode of Cooking with an Italian Accent we celebrate the spring season, its produce, with asparagus, fresh peas, fava beans and monk’s bears. We celebrate fresh

EP45 - How to maintain a long-term relationship with your blog

In this episode of Cooking with an Italian Accent I’m going back over our past 12 years of blogging, and I’ll share with you the reasons why we still believe in blogs, an

EP44 - On risotto

In this episode of Cooking with an Italian Accent I’m sharing why I love risotto, and why I find it is a therapeutic recipe. When making risotto, let your senses guide yo

EP43 - Food and motherhood

From the last episode of this podcast, a few things have changed. Summer has gone, leaving space to a bright, mild Tuscan autumn, and now it is winter, well, it’s Christm

EP42 - In conversation with: Irina Georgescu, author of Carpathia

Before a well-deserved pause to welcome our baby girl into the world, and to get used to a completely new life, I’m so happy to share the latest episode of Cooking with a

EP41 – Everything you want to know about pound cake

In today’s episode we’ll be talking in details about the pound cake, known as quattro quarti in Italian. This is probably the cake I make more often, especially in its ve