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Make borscht not war: from fine dining to feeding the front line

15 March 2022 Jack Coulton

Just a month ago, 100 років тому вперед (100 years ago in the future) was one of the most coveted jewels of Kyiv’s culinary scene, a forward-thinking restaurant with room for just 30 guests.

The Spain you least expect: Vanesa Bustos’ Valencian “threads of God”

18 January 2022

Chef and cooking instructor Vanesa Bustos will bring Spanish flavors to the table in this edition of: In Cucina con Slow Food. A format of Slow Food Italy where Chefs of the Alliance share techniques, experiences, and values in every lesson. By teaching this recipe Vanesa will take the attendees on a culinary trip to …

Confit Bean Stewed with Pagel

14 August 2020

Marrying the creamy Confit Bean and the delicate Mediterranean Pagel fish, chef and cooking educator, Vanesa Bustos, from the Palancia-Mijares convivium in Spain, created a delicious recipe that represents this corner of the world and promotes biodiversity. Vanesa began her career in the kitchen at the age of 25, first studying in the kitchen school …

The Bread of Monte Mutria, a Symbol of Community

19 June 2020 Silvia Ceriani

Cusano Mutri, Civitella Licinio and Pietraroja are three small villages on the border of the Italian regions of Campania and Molise, each with a population of around 4000. Here in the Matese mountains, we find a perfect example of the traditional knowledge of highland ecosystems, cultures that have resisted and thrived despite the significant depopulation …

Rolls of Costardelle: A Slow Food Cook’s Alliance Recipe

6 June 2020 Adriana Sirone and Enzo Saya

Adriana Sirone, owner of the restaurant Casa e Putìa in Messina, Italy, has gathered a group of professionals from outside the kitchen, to provide the hospitality and welcoming spirit of home. “Even though Casa & Putia has only one owner, it is the shared and realized dream of four friends in love with their land, …