stephendhughes
Apr 24, 2018
Shepherd’s Delight
I was standing in a group of men, a dozen or so, watching, in an off-hand way, a pot of mutton stew cooking. It was a massive pot, 11...
stephendhughes
Jan 1, 2018
Finding white truffles...
I was enjoying a coffee in a local bar when Nino (not his real name) approached me; in a hushed tone, careful that we would not be...
stephendhughes
Nov 18, 2017
Olio di Penne harvest 2017
The olive harvest has just finished. Not a good harvest, as the yield was too low, but the quality is excellent and prices have risen to...
stephendhughes
Oct 15, 2017
Gnarled Tomatoes
In Italy it is time to celebrate the tomato harvest, and what tomatoes they are: gnarled and misshapen they may be, but a joy to eat! Why...
stephendhughes
Aug 15, 2017
Italy's Best Beers
Chianti, Prosecco, Brunello – Italy has always been synonymous with world-famous wine, but craft beer? Sure…a Moretti is acceptable on a...
stephendhughes
Jul 2, 2017
Vineyard Tours & Tastings
Excellent vineyard tours and tastings of some of the Abruzzo's best producers of wine. Read on for details...
stephendhughes
Mar 29, 2017
Abruzzo wine: affordable and exceptional
Marion and I were out for a quiet dinner together last week. We went to one of our favourite places in Bristol to try out a new...
stephendhughes
Feb 20, 2017
Top 5 Restaurants in the Abruzzo, Italy
Eating out in the Abruzzo is a pleasure that I will never tire of enjoying. Simple food that relies, like most Italian cooking, upon the...
stephendhughes
Feb 9, 2017
Learn how to cook like an Italian
"This was an equisite experience & something I will remember for the rest of my life" Phil Haughton, Founder of Better Food Co
stephendhughes
Nov 22, 2016
The olive oil has arrived!
It is that time of year again – the end of the olive harvest, when I write to you all for your orders. There is good news and bad news......
stephendhughes
Oct 15, 2015
Olio Di Penne - Extra Virgin Olive Oil
It is 7.00am and I am standing in our olive grove in Penne, in the Abruzzo region of Italy, a part of the country that has largely defied...