Faith Willinger

Faith Willinger is a chef, author, and born-again Italian. She moved to Italy in 1973 and has spent over 30 years searching for the best food from the Alps to Sicily. More

Faith Heller Willinger is a born-again Italian. She moved to Italy in 1973 and was seduced by Italian regional cooking. Faith has spent more than 30 years searching for the best food and wine, as well as the world beyond the table from the Alps to Sicily. She has no regrets about mileage or calories. Faith was awarded the prestigious San Pellegrino award for outstanding work as an ambassador of Italian cooking. She lives full-time in Florence with her Tuscan husband, Massimo. Her son Max lives in Milan. She's the author of the bestselling (9th printing) guidebook Eating in Italy, the cookbook Red, White & Greens, and the narrative recipe book Adventures of an Italian Food Lover. Faith teaches in her kitchen in Florence on Wednesdays, supplied with freshly picked produce from her favorite farmers. Check out her web site at www.faithwillinger.com.

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A Different Side of Italy: Sicily Food Tour, Part II

A Different Side of Italy: Sicily Food Tour, Part II

Wine tastings, a restaurateur who doesn't trust journalists, and impressively fresh seafood make for a full, fun itinerary More »

Discovering a Different Italy: A Sicilian Wine Tour

Discovering a Different Italy: A Sicilian Wine Tour

Our born-again Italian experiences the regional wines of Sicily—and the regional character of a miniature "continent" More »

A Spa Unlike Any Other: The Rise of Cured Meat Therapy

A Spa Unlike Any Other: The Rise of Cured Meat Therapy

At one restaurant in Italy, pork and relaxation are one and the same—and you can even experience a mortadella facial More »

A Trip to the World's Largest Wine Fair: Vinitaly and More

A Trip to the World's Largest Wine Fair: Vinitaly and More

A food and wine expert navigates wine fair season in northern Italy, including an event with nearly 5,000 producers More »

Seafood, Mountains, and Salami: Exploring Central Italy

Seafood, Mountains, and Salami: Exploring Central Italy

A journey from the Italian coast to the interior, with plenty of shellfish, roasted meats, and pasta along the way More »

Wine, Lace, and Truffles: A Journey Through Umbria

Wine, Lace, and Truffles: A Journey Through Umbria

A born-again Italian continues her travels in the center of the country, pointing out cultural (and often culinary) highlights More »

Exploring Umbria With the Locals, From Wine to Cashmere

Exploring Umbria With the Locals, From Wine to Cashmere

A visit to central Italy leads to beautiful driving, dancing, museumgoing, and lots of samples of Brunello di Montalcino More »

Going Whole Hog: Adventures in Meat and Italian Butchering

Going Whole Hog: Adventures in Meat and Italian Butchering

A romp through New York and Boston with Tuscan superbutcher Dario Cecchini: endless steaks, knife lessons, and a whole-cow dinner More »

How to Give a Supporting Winter Vegetable a Starring Role

How to Give a Supporting Winter Vegetable a Starring Role

Experience the mild, oniony pleasures of the humble leek with this recipe for pasta with leeks, lemon zest, and Parmigiano More »

Italy's Legendary Butcher Comes to New York and Boston

Italy's Legendary Butcher Comes to New York and Boston

Meat lovers rejoice: In just over one week, Dario Cecchini will be coming to the U.S.—so join him for a "whole cow dinner" More »

Veal, Wine, and Vinegar: An Italian Food Journey

Veal, Wine, and Vinegar: An Italian Food Journey

More specialties from Italy's Northeast, including roasted veal shank and the author's favorite grappa More »

Recipe: Snow in a Glass

A layered dessert of apples, vanilla ice cream, persimmons, and pears baked in red wine More »

Recipe: Vinegar and Honey Sorbetto

A refreshing Italian palate cleanser, this recipe is best when served after rich meat dishes More »

A Culinary Journey in Italy's Northeast, Part 4

A Culinary Journey in Italy's Northeast, Part 4

Lingering near the Alps, our born-again Italian tries wines, white truffles, and more—then hops the border into Slovenia More »

Recipe: Al Vescovo's Rough-Mashed Potatoes and Vegetable

Practically any vegetable goes well with this Italian recipe for rough-mashed potatoes More »

Adventures in a Little-Known Italian Wine Region

Adventures in a Little-Known Italian Wine Region

In a third installment from northeastern Italy, our born-again Italian visits the Carso for Vitovska wine and cured meats More »

Recipe: Rafioi With Carrot and Orange Preserves

Learn to make an Italian treat called rafioi—cookies folded like ravioli, filled, in this case, with homemade carrot-orange preserves More »

A Culinary Tour of Northeastern Italy, Part II

A Culinary Tour of Northeastern Italy, Part II

Mediterranean-style seafood, multi-course dinners, and wine cellars hewn from stone await on the Italy/Slovenia frontier More »

A Culinary Adventure in Italy's Northeast

A Culinary Adventure in Italy's Northeast

This expat expert hardly ever visits Venice without dining at Cesare Benelli's Al Covo, a temple of soft-shell crabs and wild clams More »

Recipe: Diane's Grappa Cinnamon Sauce

This sauce is an ideal topping for a pear or a prune tart More »

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