#ItalianFlavors :: A weekend in Trento traveling + cooking

The spirited venison fillet by Chef Orsola Ciriello Kogan. In the kitchen of Palazzo Roccabruna, Trento | Photo: ©ValentinaAffusto
The spirited venison fillet by Chef Orsola Ciriello Kogan, Trento | Photo: ©ValentinaAffusto

Thanks to the Istituto di Tutela Grappa del Trentino (Institute for the protection of Grappa of Trentino), and AIFB (Italian Association of Food Bloggers, of which I am a member), I’m back from a wonderful trip to Trento where the Institute organized a Food Contest dedicated to cooking with local grappas: La Grappa del Trentino nel piatto. Continue reading #ItalianFlavors :: A weekend in Trento traveling + cooking

Food Styling :: Twirling Spaghetti @ Attico7

“There is absolutely no substitute for the best. Good food cannot be made of inferior ingredients masked with high flavor. It is true thrift to use the best ingredients available and to waste nothing.” ~James Beard Continue reading Food Styling :: Twirling Spaghetti @ Attico7

#StreetPhotography :: Panoramic Moscow in Black and White

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Back of Saint Basil Cathedral on the Red Square :: Panoramic Moscow in Black & White | Photo ©OCKstyle

“Unexpected intrusions of beauty. This is what life is.”
― Saul Bellow

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Springtime :: Pasta, Fava Beans and Pecorino Romano

“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

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Springtime is served :: Pasta, Fava Beans and Pecorino Romano ::
Recipe and Food Styling: Orsola Ciriello Kogan
Styiling: Cristina Gigli | Photo: ©SerenaEller

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35mm :: Moscow Train Stations

“My heart is warm with the friends I make,/ And better friends I’ll not be knowing,/ Yet there isn’t a train I wouldn’t take,/ No matter where it’s going.” ~ Edna St. Vincent Millay

35mm :: Moscow Train Stations | photo: ©ockstyle
35mm :: Moscow Train Stations | photo: ©ockstyle

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