prosciutto di Parma – Ale Gambini

October 24, 2017Holidays & Celebrations

Cooking DOP & IGP Cooking Class

On the occasion of the Second Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, I’m excited to host a very special cooking class at the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, focused on cooking with Italian DOP and IGP products. What’s DOP and IGP DOP and IGP are two designations provided by the European Parliament defining […]

October 10, 2017October 10, 2017Holidays & Celebrations

Taste Of Italy

Taste of Italy is back this Saturday, October 14th, in Downtown Los Angeles. I’m delighted to announce that A Queen In The Kitchen and I Love Italian Food will attend L.A.’s premiere Italian food & wine event that features over 35 fine restaurants, 100 wines, chef demonstrations and live entertainment to benefit the Italian American Museum of […]

April 12, 2017April 13, 2017Holidays & Celebrations

A Queen In the Kitchen At The LA Food Bowl

I’m very excited to announce my participation at the LA Food Bowl, a monthlong food festival hosted and curated by the LA Times. The events will bring to the City of Angels Michelin starred chef including Massimo Bottura, owner and chef at Osteria Francescana (Modena, Italy) and Magnus Nilsson, chef at Fäviken (Järpen, Sweden). Individual events […]

October 7, 2016Baking Bread

How To Make Chocolate Bread

Ready for a delicious homemade Chocolate Bread? Take a look at my easy-to-follow video recipe and learn how to make this crispy outside and soft inside scrumptious bread. This bread is very versatile so have a slice of chocolate bread with jam and butter or enjoy it with Italian salumi (cold cuts). Buon Appetito! Credits: Ale Gambini […]

October 8, 2014October 8, 2014Quote

Misspelled And Misused Italian Food Words

One of the first thing I noticed when I moved to the United States was the huge amount of Italian food words written and/or pronounced incorrectly. Some of them have been misused for so long that have become neologisms. Here is a short list of misspelled and misused words in which I came across by shopping […]