Purdys Chocolatier Holiday Edition We’ve been nibbling away on the Purdys Holiday Edition chocolates to make sure they’re worthy of recommending, and the answer is….be careful with these if they’re around because they’re extermely addictive. Very grateful for my gym membership! More on Gourmet Groceries Purdys White Chocolate Himalayan Pink Salt Caramels ($28.50) The caramels…
Category: Viva Italia
Lidia’s From Our Family Table to Yours
Lidia’s From Our Family Table to Yours – More Than 100 Recipes Made with Love for All Occasions Lidia Bastianich’s newest cookbook is co-authored by her daughter, Tanya Bastianich Manuali, and is full of family stories and passed-down recipes. Lidia shares the dishes she cooks for the ones she loves the most. I’ve had the…
2024 BC Food & Beverage Rise Award Winners
2024 Rise Awards Winners Celebrated at 17th Annual Rise Awards Night by BC Food & Beverage The 2024 winners were honoured at the Rise Awards Night, hosted by BC Food & Beverage on November 28, 2024, in front of a packed crowd of over 400 attendees. This year’s event, which took place at a new…
Crust: Essential Sweets and Savories
Cookbook Corner – Crust Bakery Fans of Victoria, B.C’s Crust Bakery can now satisfy their sweet and savoury cravings at home when they cook from Crust: Essential Sweets and Savories from Victoria’s Beloved Bakery. With over 85 recipes, home bakers will learn the secrets behind those delicious bakery items. More on Cookbooks Within the…
Gorgonzola Cheese and Recipes
Written By Vincenzo D’Antonio Gorgonzola is one of the most renowned Italian cheeses in the world. It is a blue veined DOP cheese produced exclusively in Italy from whole cow milk. As it often happens for many specialties of the traditional Italian cuisine, its origins are halfway between legend and reality. According to the historians, the first Gorgonzola…
Introducing Vincenzo D’Antonio
We welcome Vincenzo D’Antonio to The Good Life as a contributing author. D’Antonio will be contributing articles on his home country and educate you on Italian culinary traditions. We met in Las Vegas at Caesar’s Palace where he accompanied the great Naples Pizza Master Enzo Coccia in a pizza demonstration and wine pairing. He is pictured here in mid-thought…
