Magical Morla Cheese

La Via Lattea

My favourite Italian cheese maker, Lavialattea, has done it again. Although this time it's not glorious Gorgonzola, but a super succulent goats milk based formaggio.Lavialattea produces the world's most wonderful Gorgonzola, which I have already raved about, and it also produces some … [Read more...]

No Ordinary Chocolates

Gorgonzola Cheese Chocs

After my little trip round the Paolo Sarpi food fair in Milan last weekend, I came back home with a couple of bags of goodies, including the chocolates you can see in the picture to the left of this sentence.Looks though can be, and often are, deceptive, for the chocolates you see in the photo … [Read more...]

Making Me Pay

In response to my scurrilous insinuation that slow food is for old people with time on their hands, and  therefore just not fast enough for us fast moving modern types, Judith Greenwood sent me one of her very quick to rustle up recipes to try.Alas, this week has been a wee bit chaotic what with … [Read more...]

Interesting Gorgonzola

UPDATE 2I have spoken to Lorenzo of La Via lattea, the award winning slow food company behind this this delightful cheese, and a whole host of other interesting cheese products as well, as I have discovered. Full contact details have now been added to my original The Gorgonzola of the Gods post, … [Read more...]

The Gorgonzola of the Gods

Gorgeous Goat's Cheese Gorgonzola

Sometimes in your life you make a discovery. For me, this discovery was made yesterday at the Via Paolo Sarpi street fair here in Milan.I espied this interesting looking cheese from afar, and its odd red coloured granular coating caught my eye. Upon closer inspection I realised that the … [Read more...]