Monthly Archives: February 2007

One of this week’s visiting lecturers was Alberto Cocchi, a Parma photographer who works out of his studio in Bologna. His American accent threw us at first – he spent some years in the US studying and working – but … Continue reading →

It seems right that on Valentine’s Day I should come upon this article about the reasons to seek out free trade chocolate.

… or do I mean Revenge of the Nutria? Visitors to Florence, I’m told, often remark on the web-footed, beaver-like creatures you can see frolicking in the Arno. Here too in Parma we’d noticed mammals in the river and wondered … Continue reading →

How do you make 24 foodie students happy? So easy. Make their last class on Friday afternoon a chocolate tasting session. We were reunited with our affable guide through cured meats, Mirco Marconi, who confessed his passion for artisanal chocolate, … Continue reading →

We said a fond farewell to Peter Schollier on Wednesday, after an entertaining journey through Belgian cuisine and the poles of food neophilia and neophobia. Belgian cuisine, which for most of us (who might think of it) means moules et … Continue reading →