HeyJaredLetters from Tuscany
Stories and recipes from my Tuscan kitchen | Seasonal, nourishing, vegetable-forward food by Tuscan food writer and cookbook author Giulia Scarpaleggia.
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Our first dinners back indoors and the next cook along (opens the original)
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Hello! Here we are with the news you all had been waiting for: the cook alongs are back! Our cook-along is a live, hands-on cooking class where we gather from different parts of the world and cook the same seasonal recipes together, in real time. It’s not a demonstration, as you’ll have your ingredients ready, your apron on, and I’ll guide you step by step, just as I do during our cooking classes here in Tuscany.Each session is built around a seasonal theme or a traditional dish, chosen to help
The things a recipe can’t tell you (opens the original)
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In this episode, I'm taking you into our kitchen in Tuscany to share what sixteen years of cooking classes have taught me about confidence, instinct, and the things that are difficult to capture in a written recipe. We'll meet eight strangers at a café, visit the market without a fixed menu, make fresh pasta, rescue a few kitchen disasters, and eventually sit down to lunch together. I'm also introducing our 2027 cooking class season , including our Market to Table and Vegetable-Forward classes,
September, slowly (opens the original)
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August was a month of hard work for us, excessive heat, plaster dust and that sticky kind of grime that seems to cling to everything, punctuated by a few glorious day trips to the sea whenever we needed to catch our breath.Once I was in the water, I would slowly let myself fall backwards, sinking in until the sea wrapped around my head and there was nothing above me but the sky. I would listen to my breathing, and calm down. Or I would walk slowly away from the shore, the water up to my waist, l
Meet Casa Marcella (opens the original)
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I told you we would be back in September after a two-week break, and here we are. On Friday, we will officially return with two recipes I have been working on over the past few weeks, a distillation of summer and of the scents from my early morning walks.But before we settle back into our usual rhythm, I wanted to tell you a little about what we have been working on behind the scenes over the past month, and how we actually spent this break. So, it is finally time to tell you about Casa Marcella
Learning a language through food (opens the original)
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Can food help you learn a language? In this episode, I sit down with Italian teacher Margherita Berti to talk about learning Italian through food, curiosity, and everyday life. We discuss why passion is often a better teacher than grammar, how to build confidence when speaking, and the small habits that can help you make Italian part of your daily routine—whether you're planning a trip to Italy or simply dreaming of bringing a little more Italy into your life. Where to find Margherita: Italian M
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