Dining - Oct. 7, 2008
Daily dish: Farinata
When I arrived in Asti late one night a week before Christmas 2005, the first thing I did after dropping my bag at the hotel was search for some farinata. This baked pancake-like dish is made with chick pea flour, olive oil, salt and water and when baked in a wood fired oven, it's magic.
Tags: farinata, liguria, chiavari, asti

Bars & Clubs - July 13, 2008
Champagne makes a splash in summer cocktails
For those who like to put a little pop in their cocktail, we've got an announcement: Champagne -- or any fizzy white, like Asti Spumante or Moscato d'Asti -- is the new mixer.
Tags: champagne, cocktails, mojitos, mimosas, flirtini, asti, spumante, moscato

Arts & Entertainment - April 17, 2008
A poem for your pocket
Today is -- at least according to NPR's "Morning Edition," National Poem in Your Pocket Day. That led me to share one of my favorites with you, but maybe you should only read this if you have a Blackberry or something. Otherwise, the poem isn't really in your pocket, even if it's in "the pocket," as musicians are fond of saying.
Tags: Luciano ravizza, poetry, poem in your pocket, luca, piemonteis, piemontese, asti

Travel & Visitors Guide - Nov. 19, 2007
Conference unites like-minded people
For two short days we were all home together, in the land of our ancestors and our contemporary cousins, and we showed the Piemontesi in Piemonte that although we've moved away, we haven't forgotten our history.
Tags: piemonte, piedmont, alessandria, turin, asti, torino, vercelli, alba, cuneo, biella, verbania, novara, terza conferenza internazionale dei piemontesi nel mondo, reis monfrin-e, monferrini, monferrato

Dining - March 7, 2007
Why you should sparkle the next time you go out
I truly believe one of the most neglected cocktails out there is a crisp, chilled glass of the bubbly.
Tags: asti, brachetto, prosecco, champagne, bellini, festa