Here’s my pick of the weird and wonderful and slightly mad Italian phrases…
1. Una cenetta con I fiocchi – (lit. a meal with bows on) a meal with all the trimmings
2. Mi fa venire il latte alle ginocchia- (lit. makes milk go to my knees) watching paint dry
3. Una buona forchetta – (lit. shes a good fork) someone [...]
From Spring to Autumn Tuscany is full to the brim with villages which hold special events to celebrate typical foods and unusual dishes with frogs, ostriches and steaks all being showcased! Invariably the villagers come out in force and dinners are followed by dancing and evening markets.
Essential Italy’s favourites include;
28th, 29th, 30th May, 2010: Bettolle, [...]
Heres my pick of the weird and wonderful and slightly mad French phrases…
- Entre chien et loup : (Lit. between the dog and the wolf) the time between day and night where – youre not sure which is which (it is hard to tell whether a dog is a wolf, or a wolf is a [...]
GoLearnTo.com features in the Daily Mail today with their great value cookery holidays.
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Here’s my top 5 phrases to pull out of the bag when in Italy to sound like a ‘cool’ Italian
1. Andiamo prendere un boccone – lets go get a snack
2. Costa un occhio della testa – It costs an arm and a leg (lit. an eye from your head)
3. Che cavalo!? – What on earth (lit.- what the [...]
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How about making yourself some spicy prawn vermicelli, Venetian-style, or a sweet Spanish Tarta de limón with home grown lemons and locally produced honey?
Jamie Oliver tells you how to do just that in Jamie Does Europe, a new series that starts at 9pm on Wednesday April 14 on Channel [...]
Dhruv Baker, the former London sales director of Hi-Tech Media, last night emerged victorious in the final of BBC One’s MasterChef 2010. Congratulations to one very talented cook. If like me, you caught the end of the programme asking for contestants for the next series and thought… hmmm… I love food and cooking, would I [...]