White Wines Perfect for Spring Meals
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati A special thank you to everyone that braved the rain on Sunday and came to my appearance at the Great Grapes Event in Annapolis Maryland on…
Those Wild Etruscans!
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Editor: Christa Gutzler The Etruscans were wild. Wildly mysterious, wildly artistic, and wildly efficient in their influence over Italian culture, the Etruscan civilization infiltrated the…
Making Pesto
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Plant and herb lovers will tell you that now is the perfect time to pick basil leaves. And chefs will tell you that they’re the…
Rossini, Cocktails and Spring Holidays
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Editor: Erin Kuhns Easter Sunday is usually a never ending meal, like all holiday meals in Italy. This year in Abruzzo, still stunned by the earthquake…
How To Make Bouquet Garni…
copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati Editor: Erin Kuhns Do you ever contemplate the perfect combination for a bouquet of flowers? Simple sunflowers with a few sprigs of baby’s breath…
Michelangelo, DaVinci: Food & Art & Life
copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati Editor: Patrick Coyne The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Food, Art, Life.... all related topics..cooking is an art...the way we eat is an art , the…
Lucky in Food & Style…..
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati My latest bestselling book gives a special thanks to my stylist for helping me develop and create my style throughout the years..however a review critic found…
When Life Hands You Lemons-Make Limoncello!
Limoncello Editor: Kate Hollinger copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati If you’ve never had the pleasure of trying the Italian classic limoncello, you are missing out! Limoncello, a “digestivo” or…
Cappuccino, Macchiato, Latte, Americano…
copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati Editor: Patrick Coyne Here's a familiar scenario: It's 7 AM on a Tuesday and you're making that daily commute when you decide to stop off…
Sigaromanzia
Last weekend I did an onstage appearance at a large consumer trade show for cooking and foods. It was difficult to concentrate on what I was cooking....in the front row…