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By the Flavours Holidays Team

In season: Porcini Mushroom Recipe

October 11, 2014

A culinary highlight on your cooking holiday! We think that Boletus edulis (commonly known as Porcini) is the most delicious of all the mushrooms! While they are not easy to find fresh, in dried form they can transform your Italian cooking holidays’ efforts into culinary highlights! Curious to see how? Porcini mushrooms are a famous…

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Cooking Holiday in Tuscany – Behind the Scenes

October 9, 2014

Are you curious to see what a true travel expert has to say about our Italian cooking holidays? Then read our interview with travel writer Kat and find out about her short-break cooking holiday in Tuscany with Flavours! When and for how long did you go on our cooking holiday in Tuscany? I was there in April…

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10 clever uses for Olive Oil

October 7, 2014

With our new Italian hamper selection launched, we decided to look into what makes olive oil so great – so read on to find out our top ten facts about olive oil! 1. Olive oil’s history The history of olive oil goes back thousands of years and in its time it has been used in…

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Go Solo in Italy this New Year!

September 27, 2014

  Got any exciting plans for New Year? No? Well we have the perfect solution – with New Year trips to Sicily, Venice and Tuscany you can bring in 2015 in real Italian style! Singles can often feel at somewhat of a loose end at New Year and it can often feel isolating if you…

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10 Things to Do During a Visit to Puglia

September 23, 2014

Puglia is a food lovers’ dream and the perfect location for a relaxing Pilates retreat or Italian cooking holiday. But what exactly makes the “heel” of Italy so popular? And where should you go if you want to experience great food and cultural highlights? We’ll tell you in our top ten Puglia list!   1. Castel…

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In Season: Flavours Guide to Truffles

September 20, 2014

Truffles are a culinary highlight and one of the most expensive produce items in the world. But do you know any more about the famous delicacies? For example, where is the best place to find them? When is the best time to enjoy them? And, how can I use truffles in my cooking? Find it…

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Your Favourite Italian Artist – Part 2

After Canaletto, we dedicate another blog post to one of your favourite Italian artist; the great Titian. Titian (also known as Tiziano Vecellio) was the greatest artist of 16th century Venice. At the time, Venice was a republic and one of the most powerful and cosmopolitan centres in the world. The city was admired for its…

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10 things we love about Sicily

September 16, 2014

Writing down ten reasons explaining why we love Sicily was not easy – not because we could not come up with anything loveable about the island. No! It was hard to narrow it down to only 10 things that will make your cooking holiday in Sicily unforgettable. Excited to see what made it on our…

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Ultimate Autumn Escapes

September 2, 2014

Summer is slowly but surely coming to an end and autumn will be upon us quickly. Who wouldn’t want to run from the dreariness that surrounds us and charge their cells with the last rays of sunshine? Escape the rain and travel to Italy this autumn. It is a wonderful place if you enjoy warm…

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Polenta – Dish of Venice

August 30, 2014

What are the cornerstones of a traditional Italian cuisine? Pizza, pasta and POLENTA! Yes, while pizza and pasta would have probably come to everyone’s mind, Polenta does not get the recognition it deserves. Humble, yet satisfying the Venetian dish has probably more ancient history than the latter. Characterized as peasant food, it has been around in the Venetian region for centuries. But, how do you make it? And, what do you have with it? Well, let’s discover the inns and outs of this Venetian dish.

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Pilates and Men? Why not?

August 28, 2014

  David Beckham, Andy Murray, Hugh Grant – The list of men doing Pilates is growing. Of course, Pilates holds plenty of benefits for men. And still – women are the ones dominating the mats. But why? We asked an expert: Jyoti Sigouin, instructor on our Pilates holidays in Italy, explains why Pilates is no…

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5 Myths about Solo Travelling

August 26, 2014

Do you want to travel solo but have not booked yet because your fears have overcome you? While it is perfectly normal to be scared, be assured that a holiday for single people has lots of benefits to it. That’s why we want to clear up with the myths we so often hear and tell…

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