Acquasale: Bread and Tomato Salad

In Cilento, dried biscuits are used to make a bread salad called Aquasale, a name which reveals the clever origins of these biscuits.

Chestnut Chocolate Fig Pie

This rich dessert pie combines the flavors of autumn in the Cilento National Park.

Southern Italian Recipes, CilentoDanielle OteriDecember 22, 2017chestnuts, figs, cilento, pieComment

Escarole and anchovies

200 residents from Malmö, Sweden are temporarily moving to Cilento to uncover the secret to their extraordinarily long, healthy lives. This dish is one of them.

CilentoDanielle OteriOctober 24, 2017escarole, anchovies, mediterranean dietComment

Irpinia, where tradition and innovation meet in Italy

Irpinia is what Tuscany was decades ago – a place you could sit with a medieval fresco in a small church all by yourself, or wander around an ancient hilltown and find yourself invited to dinner.

Sfogliatelle for breakfast

Originally published in Roads & Kingdoms: Almost 200 years later, Pintauro’s pastry shop on the Via Toledo is still in place. Locals gather there for sfogliatelle on Sunday afternoons though legions loyal to “La Sfogliatella Mary” crowd around it in the Galleria Umberto.

NaplesDanielle OteriOctober 8, 2017sfogliatelle, naples, pintauroComment

Scarpariello, The Shoemaker's Sauce

This easy, delicious sauce from Campania requires only a can of tomatoes, a few drops of olive oil and some grated cheese.

Small groups tours in Abruzzo, Calabria and Sicily

Meet our trusted friends and colleagues offering small group tours in the Southern Italian regions of Abruzzo, Calabria and Sicily.

The secret to the best ragú in Naples

These restaurants serve the best ragú sauce In Naples and we discovered the secret ingredient that makes it so good.

Naples, Southern Italian FoodDanielle OteriFebruary 27, 2017ragu, naples, Neapolitan food, sunday gravy, recipeComment

Zaha Hadid's ferry terminal for Salerno

Critics say the oyster shaped ferry terminal at Salerno designed by late architect Zaha Hadid is as important to Campania as the Paestum temples in nearby Cilento.

Campania destinationsDanielle OteriFebruary 23, 2017salerno, cilento coast, amalfi coast, zaha hadid, ferry terminal, campaniaComment

Summer 2017 Irpinia Food & Wine Tour

Christian Galliani's signature wine tour of Southern Italy's Irpinia region which, unlike the rest of Italy, is cool and dry in July. Sit down and taste wine with the winemakers themselves, eat at Slow Food restaurants, Michelin starred Marenná and spend 2 days in Naples.

Wine Tour, Irpinia, Food TourDanielle OteriFebruary 2, 2017irpinia, wine tour, southern italy, campania, food tour, feudi di San GregorioComment

Live in Italy For One Week

Instead of taking a tour of Italy, this is your chance to live in Italy. For one week, you'll see how the past meets the present, eat the true Mediterranean diet and be safely in the care of an Italian family.

Art and Archaeology, Campania destinationsDanielle OteriJanuary 23, 2017cilento, capaccio, paestumComment

Insalata di Rinforzo: A Winter Salad from Naples

This winter salad with roasted cauliflower, peppers and black olives is a twist on the traditional insalata di rinforzo from Naples.

Castellabate: Italy's Most Beautiful Village

Swim at the beach of Santa Maria Castellabate on the Cilento coast, then explore the medieval streets of Borgo Castellabate, a UNESCO World Heritage site also named one of Italy's Most Beautiful Villages where tour guests discovered an abandoned chapel.

Art and Archaeology, Food Tour, CilentoDanielle OteriDecember 29, 2016castellabate, cilento coast, campania, food tour, wine tour, southern italyComment

Cannoli class at Egidio's Pastry Shop

Egidio's Pastry shop has been in business since 1912. Join Feast On History for a cannoli class with baker Carmela Lucciola in this historic Southern Italian style bakery in the Bronx's Little Italy neighborhood.

Feast of the Seven Fishes in Italy: Myth or Tradition?

Get new inspiration for Feast of the Seven Fishes including baccalá from Naples, pasta con ceci with bottarga from the Cilento coast and black squid ink pasta with sea urchin from Arthur Avenue.

Discovering Irpinia for Dream of Italy newsletter

My feature for Kathy McCabe's November Dream of Italy newsletter is all about Irpinia, the cool, lush region east of Naples. Food and wine lovers will find paradise in this sub-region of Campania that offers the best of ancient and contemporary Italy.

Italy's Largest Art Museum

The Museo di Capodimonte in Naples is the largest art museum in Italy. Housed inside a former Bourbon Palace in the center of a public park, the museum is full of treasures, but not crowds of tourists.