Aperitivo Time - Vallesaccarda (Av) - Oasis Sapori Antichi

It's early.  Too early for  lunch.  Or maybe too early for dinner.  So why not have an aperitif...or as we say in Italy, an aperitivo. E...

Ristorante Oasis Sapori Antichi - Vallesaccarda (Av)

 We met  in Taurasi (Av) at a dinner his restaurant was catering.  At the end of the  evening  Carmine Fischetti   handed me a simple white...

Ristorante La Pergola - Gesulado (Av)

The Lombards founded Gesualdo …Antonio told me… Antonio De Filippis , owner of La Pergola began to share a little history with me as he p...

Fantastic First: Tortelli Stuffed with Roasted Ham, Cream, and Lemongrass by Chef Mirko Balzano

This dish by Chef Balzano of Villa Assunta looked almost too good to eat... almost . I ngredients for 6 :  300ml   fresh cream , lemongras...

Villa Assunta - Mirabella Eclano (Av)

The perfect way to get to know each other.  That is what I believed as Chef Mirko Balzano, Laura Guarino   and I enjoyed a glass of Aglianic...

La Ripa Ristorante Museo, Rocca San Felice (Av)

Excuse me…which way to La Ripa?   I had just parked my car outside the centro storico of medieval Rocca San Felice in the province of Avelli...

Super Sandwiches- Hamburger ‘’Di Crudo di Vitello Irpino’ by Chef Mirko Balzano

photo: Nico Boccia I had a chance to try this bite-size sandwich prepared by Chef Mirko Balzano of Villa Assunta last week in Avellino.   ...

An Evening with Mesali-an Invitation to Discover Irpinia

M-e-s-á-l-i. ..Jenny said. Jenny Auriemma , sommelier and part owner of La Locanda di Bu …a Michelin star Restaurant located in Nusco (Av)....