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Untold Italy travel podcast227. Pesto Perfection: A Local's Guide to Italy's Favorite Green SaucePesto is a zingy basil based sauce that is served throughout the region of Liguria. It's one of our favorite sauces of all time and our guest Enrica Monzani is here to share what makes it so delicious. The local variety of basil is a key ingredient out of just a handful of critical recipe elements. Listen to hear how you can adapt the pesto recipe for your local conditions.Read the full episode show notes here > untolditaly.com/227Support the showJoin our mailing list and get our FREE...2024-06-0735 min
A Writer In Italy - travel, books, art and lifeThe Flavours of Liguria with Food Writer Enrica Monzani"Ligurian cuisine is often defined as a "poor" cuisine, of humble, rough origins because it was born in the homes of fisherman and farmers who had only simple, seasonal and low-value ingredients available. Yet, it is also sophisticated due to the expert use and skilful transformation of those few ingredients"..... Enrica MonzaniJoin me for a conversation about the beauty of Ligurian cuisine and the unique terrain that is Liguria, Italy. Enrica Monzani specialises in the rich and diverse cuisine of Liguria, leading food tours, market and cooking classes in the city of Genova. Enrica is a Foo...2024-04-1041 minA Writer In Italy - travel, books, art and lifeIn Good Company"One will never forget the sudden transcendent quality of ordinary things, the glow of the fruit in its own leaves, the purple and green of artichokes with bushy tales, the delicacy of the sea creatures, silver, lilac - pale and coral red" - Winter in Venice, Pleasure and Landscapes by Sybille BedfordHere is some light musing over books I have loved this year and my favourite Audible listens too....Family Lexicon by Natalia GinzburgA Place in the World: Finding the Meaning of Home by Frances MayesSerendipity: From Truffles and Champagne...2023-12-3124 min
Sharing the FlavorLiguria in Cucina with Enrica MonzaniThis episode features a discussion with author and cook, Enrica Monzani. Enrica is the author of the blog, A Small Kitchen in Genoa. Enrica has a new book out called Liguria in Cucina. In the book she explores the culinary regions and foods of Genoa, the Italian Riviera and the vast Forest areas of Liguria. We go beyond Pesto and Focaccia to explore the diverse culinary regions and flavors of Liguria.Topics discussed:· The Regions within Liguria and the influence on cooking (The Sea, The Forest, the Mountains)· The pantry of Liguria · Oliv...2023-11-301h 11
The Italian Radio HourA Small Kitchen in Genoa with Enrica MonzaniReady to travel to LIGURIA? Join me in conversation with Enrica Monzani, Founder of A small kitchen in Genoa, and now author of a new cookbook in Italian AND ENGLISH (Yeah): LIGURIA IN CUCINA - The Flavors of Liguria.
2023-04-1349 min
The Italian Escape: A bilingual English-Italian language podcast31 - Una chiacchierata con Enrica Monzani | Did you know that Ligurian cuisine is more than just pesto and focaccia?Did you know that Ligurian cuisine is more than just pesto and focaccia?
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Ciao! Siamo Gabriele e Angelique. Benvenuti nel nostro podcast!
We are passionate language learners, and we record for you the language learning podcast we’d like to play when we learn new languages.
Our podcast, produced in mixed English and simple Italian, helps beginners and intermediate Italian language learners enjoy engaging content about Italy, its language, and its culture from day 0 of their language learning journey.
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It all started 6 years ago.
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Cooking with an Italian accent2x02 - Liguria e Cinque Terre: in conversation with Enrica Monzani of A small kitchen in GenoaSubscribe to our newsletter, Letters from Tuscany: https://julskitchen.substack.com/Use this link to get 10% off for 1 year: https://julskitchen.substack.com/podcast10In 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 filled your imagination with postcard-like maritime views, bowls of trofie al pesto and Vespa rides thanks to the latest Disney Pixar movie, Luca. Today we’ll go to Liguria.Today’s guest is Enrica Monzani, known online as A small kitchen in Geno...2021-08-0341 min
Cooking with an Italian accent2x02 - Liguria e Cinque Terre: in conversation with Enrica Monzani of A small kitchen in GenoaIn 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 filled your imagination with postcard-like maritime views, bowls of trofie al pesto and Vespa rides thanks to the latest Disney Pixar movie, Luca. Today we’ll go to Liguria.Today’s guest is Enrica Monzani, known online as A small kitchen in Genoa, food writer, soon cookbook author, and cooking class instructor in her beautiful hometown, Genoa.We talk about Liguria, Cinque Terre, and other Ligurian hidden gems...2021-08-0341 min
Cooking with an Italian accent2x02 - Liguria e Cinque Terre: in conversation with Enrica Monzani of A small kitchen in GenoaIn 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 filled your imagination with postcard-like maritime views, bowls of trofie al pesto and Vespa rides thanks to the latest Disney Pixar movie, Luca. Today we’ll go to Liguria.Today’s guest is Enrica Monzani, known online as A small kitchen in Genoa, food writer, soon cookbook author, and cooking class instructor in her beautiful hometown, Genoa.We talk about Liguria, Cinque Terre, and other Ligurian hidden gems...2021-08-0341 min
Cooking with an Italian accentEP36 - How do you learn to cook?Subscribe to our newsletter, Letters from Tuscany: https://julskitchen.substack.com/Use this link to get 10% off for 1 year: https://julskitchen.substack.com/podcast10One of the few positive aspects of this eternal lockdown is that I had the chance to learn new recipes and techniques. Usually, I am too busy trying to respect deadlines, juggling cooking classes and assignments, so I just play it safe.Week after week, I cook those old reliable recipes that are part of my cooking repertoire. Comfort comes from repeating a ritual, a set of flavours.But where is...2020-04-2430 min
Cooking with an Italian accentEP36 - How do you learn to cook?One of the few positive aspects of this eternal lockdown is that I had the chance to learn new recipes and techniques. Usually, I am too busy trying to respect deadlines, juggling cooking classes and assignments, so I just play it safe.Week after week, I cook those old reliable recipes that are part of my cooking repertoire. Comfort comes from repeating a ritual, a set of flavours.But where is the excitement of learning a new dish? Of discovering a new technique?This feeling of excitement and adventure probably is not shared by everyone who is...2020-04-2430 min
Cooking with an Italian accentEP36 - How do you learn to cook?One of the few positive aspects of this eternal lockdown is that I had the chance to learn new recipes and techniques. Usually, I am too busy trying to respect deadlines, juggling cooking classes and assignments, so I just play it safe.Week after week, I cook those old reliable recipes that are part of my cooking repertoire. Comfort comes from repeating a ritual, a set of flavours.But where is the excitement of learning a new dish? Of discovering a new technique?This feeling of excitement and adventure probably is not shared by everyone who is...2020-04-2430 min
Cooking with an Italian accentEP36 - How do you learn to cook?One of the few positive aspects of this eternal lockdown is that I had the chance to learn new recipes and techniques. Usually, I am too busy trying to respect deadlines, juggling cooking classes and assignments, so I just play it safe.Week after week, I cook those old reliable recipes that are part of my cooking repertoire. Comfort comes from repeating a ritual, a set of flavours.But where is the excitement of learning a new dish? Of discovering a new technique?This feeling of excitement and adventure probably is not shared by everyone who is...2020-04-2430 min