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THE QUEENS OF GIGLIO ISLAND

Barbara and Alessio found their modus vivendi on Giglio Island. In spite of those who say that there is nothing to do on the island, here is a great example
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School & Cooking Friends

WHAT (AND WHO) GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND

This time Richard came with his son David. They chose a particular menu: Ravioli with scampi and zucchini, Sepia (cuttlefish) with artichokes ( i told them when they arrived: neither
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Second Courses Recipes and Stories

EMPTY AND LONELY – NINTH NEWSLETTER

No one crossing the Ponte Vecchio, no one looking out at the balustrade of Piazzale Michelangelo. The sensation of solitude was pervading my inner being as my eyes were sliding
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School & Cooking Friends

BIRDS DAY

Lesson 19th of the monthly course. Susan is ready for more advanced recipes. Today we will cook phaesant, duck and pigeon. All these dishes have some hard details to accomplish:
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Events & Special Programs

GOURMET SURPRISE IN BRISIGHELLA

Brisighella is a little town in the region Emila Romagna. Driving has been a little adventure. We decided to not take the highway: my car climbed the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano- that
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Second Courses Recipes and Stories

HARE WITH SARACIOLO

Hare is good for this recipe, but also wild rabbit. I would go further to say that roe deer would be fine too. But we are on the Isola del
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School & Cooking Friends

A MESSAGE FROM HEIKO

I have just received a message from Heiko. He was here in april. This is the post of the last day of his class: This is the message: Ciao Marcella!I
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Events & Special Programs

A SUNDAY IN ROSANO

Rosano is located along the Arno, just south of Florence. It is the village that delimits the boundary between the municipality of Bagno a Ripoli and the municipality of Rignano
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First Courses Recipes and Stories

EIGHTH NEWSLETTER – FOOD IS EVOCATIVE

A scent, a flavor has the sudden capability to bring us somewhere or some-when and even to make us to dive for an instant  into a specific  mood.My great grandmother,
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Marcella Ansaldo

Native of Giglio Island, Marcella has founded and directs the school GiglioCooking in Florence, with simpathy, passion and energy.