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...