July 24, 2019
We are so excited to see the wonderful chef, Mario, featured on Rick Stein’s Long Weekends in a recent episode set in beautiful Bologna. Before opening his own restaurant, Scacco Matto, Mario used to teach on our cooking holidays in Bologna and is a long time friend of Flavours Holidays. In his BBC programme, Rick…
February 15, 2019
According to Lonely Planet, this year Piedmont (Piemonte in Italian) is the top region to visit in the world. Amongst the beautiful rolling hills and grape vines of the Langhe region, Piedmont has three products from the region that we think you should know about. The Flavours team decided to make our own list of…
February 8, 2019
Once you have your pasta, either freshly-made or bought-dry, there are some tips that we need to discuss about cooking your pasta. There are some myths out there that won’t help your pasta at all to develop that beautiful and glossy shine when mixed with pasta sauces. But don’t worry! Flavours Holidays are here to…
May 3, 2018
Flavours guest Gabrielle enjoyed cooking from ‘Veneto’ by Valeria Necchio. The recipes reminded her of time spent in Tuscany on one of our Cooking Holidays! Recipes from an Italian Country Kitchen I have really enjoyed reviewing this lovely cook book! With its chapters divided into sections of ‘Then’, ‘Now’ and ‘Pantry’. I can see myself…
April 23, 2018
Flavours guest Linda joined us in Sicily last year, and is about to learn the ins and outs of Puglian cooking later this year – what better time to review Luca Lorusso’s ‘Sharing Puglia’! In the last decade or so, Puglia, that lies in the heel of Italy and which has long provided cheap holidays…
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April 6, 2018
After joining us in Tuscany, Flavours guest Trish tested out some of Antonio Carluccio’s recipes from his classic book ‘Simple Cooking’: I was really looking forward to this book, as I love Antonio’s cookery programmes and am a fan of Italian cooking. It is beautifully presented and has plenty of illustrations. Just the sort of…
March 30, 2018
After joining us in Tuscany and Amalfi, Flavours guest Eirlys has reviewed Emiko Davies’ book ‘Aquacotta’, testing out some recipes from Tuscany’s secret Silver Coast: My interest in the book was peeked as it covers an area of Italy I don’t know but its terrain of sea and forest is very similar to where I…
March 27, 2018
With five Flavours cooking holidays under her apron, Heather tells us what she loves about Italy – and why she diets before each trip! You’ve done five cooking holidays with Flavours now, mostly with your husband – what keeps bringing you back? Well, part of the appeal is Italy itself: the sheer beauty of the…
March 15, 2018
The days are getting longer and, although it is still very early in the year, we are anticipating the coming months of spring. However, it’s still cold for the team up here in chilly Edinburgh, and we thought we would share with you the delicious comfort foods that keep us going through the cold, dark…
March 9, 2018
Flavours guest Lynda perfected her Puglian cooking skills on a Flavours holiday. Since then she’s been testing out some of Sicily’s finest recipes from Giorgio Locatelli’s popular book. If, like me, you already have something in the order of 150 cookbooks, then you may wonder whether you need yet another ‘Italian’ cookbook. But if you’ve…
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February 16, 2018
Flavours guest Gillian mastered the dishes of Amalfi on her cooking holiday last year, and has been testing out some of Amalfi-born Gennaro Contaldo’s best baking recipes from ‘Gennaro’s Italian Bakery’ this week. If Gennaro had not become a well-known chef, he would probably have been a baker. He still has a passion for, and…
February 2, 2018
Flavours guest Marilyn is heading out on a Cooking short break in Tuscany this Spring, and has reviewed Jamie Oliver’s ‘Everyday Superfoods’ for us this week. Firstly, I have to say that I am a huge Jamie Oliver fan but on first thumbing through Everyday Superfoods I was very sceptical and tempted to put it…
January 19, 2018
A seasoned Flavours guest, Jan has enjoyed cooking weeks in Tuscany and Sicily, and is heading out to Bologna later this year! She’s put her expert knowledge to use by reviewing ‘Florentine’ by Emiko Davies for us. Read on to see what she made of it: This book is a really stunning text book. The…
January 9, 2018
Penny joined Flavours on a cooking short break in Tuscany. She’s tested out a few recipes from ‘Gino’s Healthy Italian for Less’ for us – a great book for a January health kick! Linguine with anchovies chilli and garlic The recipe was really easy to follow and the ingredients, although very few, created a fantastic…
December 21, 2017
Flavours guest Ann has experienced our Cooking holidays in Tuscany first-hand. She’s very kindly reviewed The Great British Bake Off’s Christmas Cookbook for us below! I love both Christmas cooking and GBBO so was particularly looking forward to receiving this book. First impressions were that It was well laid out with lovely photos of comforting…
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