Historic 16th Century Villa Giona in the gastronomic heart of northern Italy

From the monthly archives:

October 2009

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Timeless Rice, with a Recipe for Butternut Squash Risotto

October 6, 2009

We have come to see the Gazzani rice mill. It has been in continuous operation since 1648 and still uses the mortar and pestle method that is found in only one other place in Italy.

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Too hot to handle: A review of CATCHING FIRE

October 2, 2009

He takes on the trendy raw food community as well as the fast food chemically processed nation. He argues that eating calories that are too easy to digest is now a bigger problem for many than getting enough food. His is a clarion call to gain understanding of how food is actually processed in our systems.

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