Category: Food & Coffee
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Coffee, tea, infusions (caffé, té, tisane) at Flat White’s in Durham
Durham is not blessed with many good places for a coffee. However, provided we do not have ubiquity, just one good coffee bar should be enough. We have two! “Flat White” is a relatively new addition to the scene that would otherwise only include “Capriccio” under the deserved limelight. Although their choice of coffee may…
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There is only one kind of pizza
There is only one kind of pizza. I do agree, although probably I would differ from their definition. I do like the colours of their store, though. The Nikkor 24-120 VR 3.5-5.6 is bad, but good enough for web-size images.
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A need or a must?
Caffè Nero, like most British food companies, excel in graphic design and suck in food. I only noticed yesterday how they advertise their “bread” as being so delicious not to “need” those usual flour enhancers, usually found in the common English rubber-bread. However it seems that needs are not the only behavioural motors, and their…
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A pasta recipe by me
Stasera ho creato una ricetta di pasta: Ho tagliato a striscioline sottilissime alcune foglie di salvia e le ho fritte nel burro caldo fino a ottnere ricciolini croccanti. Li ho prelevati dalla padella (la Safepan è fantastica) e li ho messi a asciugare su carta da forno. Ho diluito il burro con un po’ di…
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I am not into pancakes, but…
…but the Pancake House in Crossgate, Durham, is cosy and welcoming, and the internal decorations are sure to meet the high expectations of a photographer’s eye! Did I mention the Illy coffee? Ah!, if it only was the dark-roast version!
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Un buon cappuccino
Sebbene poche volte gusto e scienza si incontrino, mi piacerebbe capire qual è il segreto, qual è la ragione, per cui certi cappuccini (Starbucks, Café Rouge) sono orribili, altri (Caffé Vergnano, Ismail) sono fantastici. Tra parentesi, osservo che la realtà commerciale britannica mi porta a fare qualcosa che in Italia non farei: dare un nome…