This is not necessarily about the best restaurants but about a collection of eclectic restaurants, each chosen for something a bit more unique, a bit special in their own way, not always for the excellence of the cooking, although all are good and each in their own way demonstrate what Abruzzo has to offer and are worth the journey.

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...

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...

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...

Crespelle in brodo and pecora alla callara. Perfect little pancakes served in an unusual way... I am out in Italy, mainly to put down...

Polenta was once a staple throughout Italy until it was replaced by pasta in the early 20th century. This hearty-carb was the mainstay of...

"This was an equisite experience & something I will remember for the rest of my life" Phil Haughton, Founder of Better Food Co