Cibo e vino in Italia (e in Liguria!) - Italian (and Ligurian!) food and wine

THE WEB

"Italian Made" is a website developed by the Italian Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico.
It provides useful introductory information about Italian food (history...) and wines in English.

http://italianmade.com/education/aboutitaly-italianmade.html

http://italianmade.com/wine-primer.html


"La Cucina Italiana" is the evergreen of gourmet magazines (a must since 1929). It also comes in an international edition, whose website http://www.lacucinaitaliana.it/default.aspx?idPage=1046 provides useful resources and a glossary (in English) on the subject. The website of the Italian edition is a treasure chest of recipes http://www.lacucinaitaliana.it/ (in Italian).

The most exhaustive on line platform on the history of Ligurian cuisine is Ligucibario, whose Alfabeto del Gusto http://www.ligucibario.com/alfabeto_del_gusto/ comes complete with more than 1,000 entries. The Liguricettario blog http://liguricettario.blogspot.it/ is a collection of the most important Ligurian recipes. Ligucibario also presents posts dedicated to the best indirizzi golosi (gourmet addresses) throughout the region - gelaterie, pasticcerie, panifici...

THE BOOKS

American Food guru Fred Plotkin's love affair with Liguria is a long standing relationship... In the's the author of "Italy for the Gourmet Traveler" dedicated his "Recipes from Paradise" to the gastronomy of the Italian Riviera - the cookbook is complete and orthodox, parola di genovese!

For a general overview about Liguria (nature, art, culture and food), "Enchanted Liguria" by David Downie and Alison Harris is a must read.