Foodie tips Archives - A Small Kitchen in Genoa

Ligurian basil pesto, how old is this traditional recipe?

A brief history of the most eaten green sauce in the world. Often, during cooking classes, my guests ask how old the pesto recipe is. In...

A little-known corner of Liguria, inextricably linked to an essential product of Ligurian cuisine: extra-virgin olive oil. Plus what to...

How to experience a magical place out of the mass tourism "black hole" , my favorite places plus a local recipe. My approach to the Cinque...

What would life be without a cookie to start the morning well, to pamper yourself at the end of the day or celebrate a special occasion?...

For the French author Michel Tournier, cheese is, together with bread and wine, the trinity of the European table. They are made of milk,...

Every Italian region has its own cold cuts. Every peasant family, every village, had its recipes handed down from generation to generation...

Do you know the Beigua Park? It is one of the great protected natural parks of Liguria that stretches behind Arenzano and Varazze, west of...

Val D'Aveto, you know, fascinates me deeply. I’ve been visiting it for three summers. Short daily trips, nothing more, hanging around...

Have you ever had to wake up late and not have more time to organize something with friends? Or to have friends over but an almost empty...

Do you know Val d'Aveto? In 1945, during World War II, Ernest Hemingway, then a war journalist annexed to the American army, crossed it...