Diane shares recipes for her favorite Italian cakes.
Diane De Filipi shares culinary traditions and recipes from Renaissance Italy.
Dill pickles and peanut butter? Diane De Filipi has idea for fun with pickles.
Anthony Bourdain said, “An ounce of sauce covers a multitude of sins." Diane De Filipi provides recipes for her own favorites.
Fresh fruit in winter? Absolutely! Actually, one of my favorite fruits is only available when it’s cold outside. Winter pears.
When locals tell me that I have to check out something food-related, I listen.
I love carbs, but they don’t like me very much. For anyone watching their carbs, here is something to remember: Italian food is more than just…
“Farm to table.” Once upon a time, this was not a familiar phrase. What comes next?
‘The Princess and the Pea,” written Hans Christian Andersen, is one of most famous references to peas. Maybe you remember Carol Burnett starri…
Dried cranberries, dried apricots, dried mango, dried plums. One of these things is an impostor.
Here we are in the depths of winter. Sometimes it feels like 10 p.m. but we look at the clock and it only 5:30 p.m. Let’s bring some zest and …
So, I’m watching one of my favorite TV shows and the main character opts to pass on the donuts in the meeting room and instead shares that she…
Soon crisp leaves will lay beneath our feet, leaving the trees to expose their spindly twigs. Days will get shorter and the colorfully tinged …
I have to admit that even though I am a foodie and write about foodie things regularly, it’s often long stretches of time between my visits to…
I learned a long time ago that, for me, red wine loves chocolate. It’s not only just a piece of chocolate or a chocolate truffle, however.
The composition of a classic Italian meal, especially for celebrations, has many moving parts.
“Eating My Way Through Italy.” Yes, this could be me talking about my “Let’s Go Cook Italian” adventures. In this case, it’s about “Heading Of…
Living in the Napa Valley, we often hear the word “veraison” (ver-ay-zuhn), especially in July when there are breathtaking changes in the vine…
When I hit the road to Italy with my “Let’s Go Cook Italian” groups, I know the joyful moments that will greet me on the other end. The specia…
Make way for the winemakers of the future — young and natural winemakers who will be the next generation to build on the foundation of wine wo…
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I’m constantly on the lookout for something truly new, interesting, innovative and just plain fun, but for mostly products that the average fa…
You’d think that with the plethora of restaurants in our valley that I’d be wanting for nothing as a foodie. Not so. My restaurant wish list i…
Italy is a country rich with rituals. Customs and beliefs have been handed down generation to generation for centuries.
One of the things on my “makes me crazy” list is when labeling is misleading or incorrect.
Word of the day: “unctuous.” From the Latin word “unctus,” which means “anointed with oil.”
During the last two months, have you found yourself drawn to nibbling cookie dough, craving Cheetos or sitting with a spoon and a jar of Skipp…
The ties between food and film run deep, whether it’s Lady and the Tramp sharing spaghetti and meatballs, a food fight in “Animal House” or di…
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