Savini Tartufo from Tuscany
Many of you who saw my posts this summer from Tuscany regarding the truffle hunt. It definitely was a highlight for me and many of our travelers. For those of you who have asked how to purchase these… Read More
Category: Italy
Culinary Tour Sicily June 2019
BELLA BISTRO SICILY CULINARY TOUR 2019 Enjoy pizza, pasta, cheese & pastries in one of Sicily’s most beautiful and best food regions and enjoy some of the most magical scenery of Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea. This week-long Sicily experience, with… Read More
A Week of Culinary Travel in Puglia
What does a week of Culinary/Wine travel look like with Bella Bistro? Take a look at what Puglia Italy is looking like for 2019 Bella Bistro Culinary Tour Itinerary 2019 Day 1 ~ Welcome to Puglia! Arrival at… Read More
DONNA OLERIA EXTRA VIRGIN
AWARD WINNING EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL I had the great pleasure of meeting Francesco & Grazia Barba two years ago in Lecce, Italy. The introduction came from a lovely lunch that Cynthia Louthan organized in her and her… Read More
Sicilian Couscous
Couscous alla Nina Barbera Menfi Sicily My first visit to Sicily was the spring of 2008. A restaurant owner at the time, I was visiting a small boutique winery located in Menfi, Sicily. Bella Bistro featured Sicilian… Read More
Cheese Making Puglia
Is there anything better then fresh Mozzarella ? Maybe a few things : fresh burrata , fresh breakfast ricotta, eating all three of these on a lazy morning in Fasano Puglia. Masseria Lamapecora was kind enough to create… Read More
Farm to Table in Sicily
Bella Bistro Culinary & Wine Tour 2017 with Pino Lombardo the father of the Lombardo Family. What a fantastic week in Sicily with the most incredible people. Our group from Colorado had the pleasure of spending an… Read More
Southern Italy Culinary and Wine Tour – Summer 2016
This was absolutely one of our best trips yet! If you have not yet traveled to southern Italy – specifically Puglia – you should start planning your trip now. We had some of the best travelers from Colorado,… Read More
Cantine Barbera Menfi Sicily
May I introduce to you by dear friend, Marilena Barbera. If you are a frequent guest of Bella Bistro chance are you have met this charming Italian woman. If you have not had the pleasure of meeting her… Read More