Just an hour’s drive from beautiful Florence, a day trip to the Chianti region can offer you a truly unforgettable experience!
Tag: cuisine
Red gold from the Douro valley
From our good friend at saltoportugal.com I received some information I want to share with you. “God gave Douro precious wines so that people would come and find all the other treasures, says Abílio Tavares da Silva. He is a successful software engineer who fell under the spell of the Douro valley. After going back…
We will reserve for you a table at one of the 50 best restaurants of the world
The British website theworlds50best.com recently published his list of the 5o Best Restaurants in the World. These restaurants offer the best food and of cause they are the most famous, exclusive, and often the strangest. But they are worth a visit once in a life time! Tourcrafters is glad to offer to our clients the…
Côte d’Azur gastronomic itineraries: addresses, discounts and tastings on the beach.
What better way to experience the French Riviera cuisine than to have a quick bite or romantic dinner overlooking the Mediterranean! The new trend, from Monte Carlo to Antibes? Restaurants have set their tables on the sand and the chefs cook by the sea. On the beaches “more branché” of the French Riviera light and tasty…
What a surprise! The word “PIZZA” was not born in Naples….
The word “pizza” is one of the first Italian words. According to the historian Giuseppe Knuckle the word pizza was used for the first time in Gaeta, a fishing village in southern Lazio in 997 AD. (not in Naples!) According to his study the pizza, at least as etymology, would take its moves from a…
The top 50 wines of Italy
Andrea Grignaffini and Luca Gardini universally recognized as the best sommeliers of the world have prepared a list of the 50 best Italian wines to give visibility to the excellence of these wines in Italy and abroad and to provide suggestions to caterers struggling with their wine lists. The first place go the Veneto region…
My culinary trip to La Rioja, España.
Last year I went to visit a very good friend of mine in La Rioja. His name is Juan and he’s from Logroño. We have lot’s of things in common Juan and I, but none of these compares to our common love for good food and good wine! He and his family showed me a…
Ode to the Artichoke…
I don’t know any other place in the world where the artichoke is as revered as it is in Rome! Here it’s a genuine obsession, and a centenary tradition to cook the perfect artichoke or, as we say, “carciofo”! Until you’ve tried Rome’s two star artichoke dishes, you can’t truly say that you know and…
Order at Italian Restaurants the Right Way with Lariza
My name is Lariza and I am one of the many bright TourCrafters agents helping you with your European experience. Originally from Rome, I love Italian food. It is a central part of the culture. I found a great article that solves common pronunciations mistakes people make on Italian Restaurant Menus. By the end of…
