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Head for the Heel | Index

Posted on 2019-01-20 by Judith Schrut

Here’s an index to all the posts in Judith Schrut’s Head for the Heel miniseries. Ciao ragazzi! Hope you had fun trippin’ down the heel of Italy’s beauteous boot with me. Here’s a list with links to all the posts … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Head for the Heel, Italy | Tagged Alberobello, Appian Way, Food, Italy, Itrian Way, Judith Schrut, Lecce, Matera, Monopoli, Noci, Polignano a Mare, puglia, Salento | Leave a comment

Head for the Heel | Antonella’s Pasticciotto Leccese

Posted on 2019-01-19 by Judith Schrut

Hey, it’s a tikichris exclusive! Judith Schrut tips you off on a scrumptious treat, just for our readers. If our Head for the Heel mini-series has whet your appetite for travel, food and drink of southern Italy, you’ll want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Head for the Heel, Italy, Recipes | Tagged aperitivo, Borgagne, cakes, dessert, Italy, Judith Schrut, Lecce, pasticciotto, recipe, Salento | Leave a comment

Head for the Heel | Andiamo All’Adriatico! (to the Adriatic)

Posted on 2019-01-19 by Judith Schrut

Every great holiday must come to an end, and so too must Judith Schrut’s glorious gambol down the heel of Italy’s boot. We literally jumped with joy (see above) to hear that our last few days in Italy would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Head for the Heel, Italy, Travel | Tagged cycling, Italy, Judith Schrut, Lecce, Monopoli, Polignano a Mare, puglia, Puglia Cycle Tours, Salento, seafood | Leave a comment

Best Restaurants of 2015 (Excluding London)

Posted on 2015-12-20 by tikichris

The tikichris of 2015 series continues with a look at some of the most amazing restaurants I visited this year. Continue reading →

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A Taste of Puglia: Drinking

Posted on 2015-06-12 by tikichris

The last post in my Taste of Puglia series was about the best bites from the region. But what drinks pair well with all that excellent southern Italian food … wine … coffee? Sure! Puglia can be proud of its contributions to these two most significant liquid elements of Italian culture. Continue reading →

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A Taste of Puglia: Eating

Posted on 2015-06-12 by tikichris

If a dietician were to design a food pyramid based solely on my most preferred eats, it would have giant tentacles extending from its based and wrapped around it to the top. Squid … octopus … cuttlefish: I had so much of it – along with all sorts of other bounty of the sea dishes – always sumptuously presented but with minimal fanfare while visiting Puglia … and at such low prices (from my gouged Londoner perspective anyway). Continue reading →

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A Taste of Puglia: Sightseeing in the Salento

Posted on 2015-06-11 by tikichris

So as I alluded in the intro to this series about my time in Puglia, my aim is to share the best bits of my time there as well as highlight some Pugliese treats I’ve come across here in London. But where to start? I suppose at the source is as good a place as any, especially when it’s as beautiful as the Salento, the very bottom of the country’s so called boot heel. Continue reading →