Notes on food and wine

Produce, technique, wine — what the people in the kitchen notice.

What to Bring Back From Italy

July 15, 2026

Italy belongs to that small set of countries where an ordinary grocery store can swallow an entire afternoon. Behind every region sits a handful of products tied tightly to a specific terroir, climate, and craft handed down, sometimes over generations.

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Nine Ingredients Worth Bringing Home From Spain

July 6, 2026

Almost everyone comes home from Spain with a bottle of wine and a fridge magnet. Half the time there's a jar of saffron too, grabbed in a hurry before the flight, that sits forgotten in a cupboard for the next year.

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