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Coffee freshness tips: how to preserve ground coffeeGround coffee is a very delicate product, but if you don't have a grinder (and therefore you are buying 250g bags of ground coffee) there are a few tips that can help you to preserve its freshness.The worst enemies of gr... (read all)18 January 2012 |
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Do you drink latte or cappuccino? It's because of a CossackCoffee is since long drank in several countries, but the modern latte or cappuccino have a precise birthdate, or at least a birthplace: Vienna. All started when Yuriy Kulchytsky , a Cossack from Ukraine, was captured dur... (read all)10 October 2011 |
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Coffee intake linked to less depression in women, study saysThe risk of depression appears to decrease for women with increasing consumption of caffeinated coffee, according to a report in the September 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.... (read all)05 October 2011 |
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What is wrong with bread?In most part of Europe, bread is still the basic element of every meal, that has been made in the same way for hundreds of years using flour, yeast and water. But in many countries, including Australia, bread is nowadays... (read all)12 September 2011 |
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A chocolate bar a day keeps the doctor away?Experts from the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago (USA) think that eating chocolate in moderation can provide certain health benefits for the heart. Cardiologist Stephen Devries says it’s okay to indulge a... (read all)23 June 2011 |
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How to pair your chocolate and winePairing chocolate and wine is a difficult challenge, that requires a deep knowledge and some creativity, too. All the old school sommelier have a rigid rule: never pair wine with chocolate! Cognac, rhum, a good Spanish b... (read all)23 June 2011 |
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Slitti's LatteNero, milk chocolate is not for kids anymoreSerious chocolate eaters don't like milk chocolate. Or at least they didn't until Andrea Slitti started working on one of his more successful chocolate: LatteNero. LatteNero is a fine milk chocolate for connaisseur, who ... (read all)21 June 2011 |
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A free Girotto hot chocolate with every order of $80 or moreThe new Slitti Girotto is really a fantastic hot chocolate: with the same quality and artisan craftmanship of the other Slitti's products, Girotto is a truly unique gift. And of course it follow the "pure chocolate" Slit... (read all)20 June 2011 |
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Giuseppe, Arnaldo & SonsBeing Italian, I usually am quite disappointed by a lot of Italian restaurants around the world, and I prefer to explore different cousine looking for more authentic flavours. But the menu outsite Giuseppe, Arnaldo &... (read all)15 June 2011 |
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The original Almond Biscotti from TuscanyAlmond biscotti are quite popular here in Australia, but for The Gastronaut and his wife are one of the traditional family recipes, passed from generation to generation. The proper name of almond biscotti is "Biscotti di... (read all)09 June 2011 |
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Salon du Chocolat: three Gold Bars for Andrea SlittiAt the Salon du Chocolat 2011 Andrea Slitti has win three more Gold Bars: at the annual event organized by the Company of Chocolate, that this year has attracted more than 10.000 visitors in the Sala Maggiore of the Bolo... (read all)18 May 2011 |
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What is white chocolate?White chocolate is made with cocoa butter, sugar, milk powder, vanilla and soy lecithin. In making white chocolate cocoa solids are not used, thus the white colour of the final product: cocoa solids are that makes chocol... (read all)17 May 2011 |
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The truth about fair-trade coffeeFair-trace coffee producers often end up poorer: this is the shocking (for some...) revelation by Lawrence Solomon following a study out recently from Germany’s University of Hohenheim. The study, which followed hu... (read all)17 May 2011 |
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Pettavel winery and restaurant, GeelongThe Pettavel winery and restaurant has a modern australian menu, and it is obviously an upscale restaurant. It is not necessary to go dressed formal for lunch.The big room has an elegant décor but is probably too ... (read all)17 November 2009 |
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Poggiotondo: live the grape harvest in CasentinoIn October, like every year, Poggiotondo gives hospitality to anyone who likes to see all the phases of the grape harvesting. Special price stayings in the structures of the area are provided for people who whish to stay... (read all)28 September 2009 |
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Melbourne Specialist Cheese Show 2009Last weekend I attended the Melbourne Specialist Cheese Show 2009. A great event in a wonderful location, the Palladium room at the Crown Plaza.This was the chance to taste a good variety of Australian made cheese, with ... (read all)26 August 2009 |
