Thoughts on the Table

Join me as I learn more about Frank and his fascinating journey from his upbringing in an Italian immigrant household, through his 10 years spent in Rome, to his creation of one of the most popular blogs about Italian food on the web!

In this episode, I have the pleasure to interview Andrea Bini, chef and owner of The BiBo Pizzeria con Cucina in Vancouver, Canada. Join me to hear how he manages to remain true to authentic Italian flavors while trying to satisfy a variety of palates.

How important is good food photography in attracting readers? What are Manu's methods to turn visitors into followers? Manuela answers these and many more blogging questions in this new episode.

Manu is back for another episode! This time she talks about popular Australian food, from her Italian perspective.

In this episode, I have the pleasure to introduce a new guest: my friend and renowned foodblogger Manuela Zangara from manusmenu.com. Manuela talks about herself as a foodblogger and presents her latest creation: Manu's Christmas Menus, an eBook containing 4 Italian-inspired menus especially designed for the holidays.

This week, Jessica takes us through a number of known and less known Italian dishes - starting from Naples and Sicily, through Rome and Tuscany, to northern Italy. Find out what is authentic and what isn't, and maybe even discover some dishes you still don't know.

In this episode, Jessica Burgio talks about the difficulty of recreating traditional Italian dishes in North America, and gives her suggestions on how to make use of what's locally available. She also explains how sometimes regional Italian dishes are hard to recreate even within Italy, when taken outside of their native areas.

Welcome to a brand new series with guest blogger Jessica Burgio! In this first episode, Jessica introduces herself and gives an overview of North American foods from an Italian perspective. Particularly, Jessica focuses on the foods of Florida, where she lives, including: Grits, Conch Fritter, Key Lime Pie, and of course Gators!

This episode is dedicated to the Slow Food Movement. Join me and Gino De Blasio as we discuss why the Slow Food Movement is essential to Italy and why fast-food has a place but not a home in Italy.

Gino and I are back with one more episode on Italian misconceptions. Today we are focusing on Pesto, Antipasto and Meatballs.