Trieste: Presnitz
My friends at Pasticceria Penso had invited me to watch them bake presnitz the next morning, so I headed over there around 8:30am. This was one of the days I…
Budapest, Hungary: Day One
Arriving in Budapest the previous afternoon turned out to be somewhat more of a culture shock than Vienna had been. After many years of traveling throughout Italy, I had begun…
Forni Avoltri: Festa dei Frutti di Bosco
It was the day of the Festa dei Frutti di Bosco in Forni Avoltri, and gauging by the number of tables set up, it looked to be the largest of…
Thanksgiving Pumpkin Loaf
My recipe for Thanksgiving Pumpkin Loaf has been featured at dorisferres.com. The original version, Pane di Zucca, was published in my cookbook Flavors of Friuli: A Culinary Journey through Northeastern…