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CACCIUCCO IN THE CATAPLANA

Today Cacciucco Livornese in the Portuguese Cataplana. More fusion than that.. The cataplana is a Portuguese pot, made of tinned copper. It is about two matching hemispheres. In Portugal it
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Cuisine & Philosophy

THE PROFESSIONAL COOK

Or rather: how a chef should be According to Bartolomeo Scappi, secret cook of the pope, who lived between 1500 and 1577, the professional cook must have many personal skills.
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About Marcella

A NEW REPRINT OF MARCELLA’S COOKBOOK

We are happy to announce that the cookbook “Italian Cuisine through time and space” has been reprinted with a new edition 2023. 400 color pages, including: 20 chapters, named ”stages”, distinguished
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Cuisine & Philosophy

THE UNEXPECTED OIL

Everything was unexpected: starting with what I found on this visit to the olive grove. We are in Florence, just outside, a little to the north, right on the edge
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Love for Food

THE BEHAVIOR OF THE FOOD

The behavior of the food can teach us something about our behavior. At the same time, we can treat food in the same way we treat people. A big example?
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Cuisine & Philosophy

THE QUANTUM CUISINE

Dr. Emy Narbone, mathematician and naturopath, will be, together with me, the speaker in this course. http://www.emynarbone.it/index.php But what is the “quantum cuisine”? To use Einstein’s words, it’s the different
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Cuisine & Philosophy

COOKING IS CONFIDENTIAL

It happens before sharing. It happens when you don’t know each other. It happens when suddently you find that your words are flowing out from your mouth without you planned
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Cuisine & Philosophy

INFORMED PALATE

http://gigliocooking.blogspot.com/2018/02/if-you-really-want-to-learn-how-to-cook.html in date  February 27, 2018 In the post of the link above is the experience of a “seafood” evening: an endless array of seafood. This is how you learn
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School & Cooking Friends

THE COURSE HAS STARTED AGAIN

The “Italian Cuisine Today: Tradition and Technological Innovation” course has started again, in collaboration with the Linguaviva Group https://www.linguavivagroup.com/it/ The first lesson is on the three ingredients at the base
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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.