Winter Recipes

A dark, complex, bitter-sweet walnut liqueur traditionally made by steeping unripe, green walnuts in alcohol with spices. A famous winter digestivo.

Italian hot chocolate is legendary. It is not a thin, milky drink, but rather a dense, rich, pudding-like chocolate that you can almost eat with a spoon.

A historic, decadent beverage from Turin consisting of three distinct, unmixed layers: hot espresso, thick drinking chocolate, and lightly whipped cream.

A rich, rib-sticking dish from the Alpine regions of Italy. Creamy polenta heavily enriched with melted butter and copious amounts of local mountain cheeses.

The crown jewel of Piedmontese cuisine. A large cut of beef marinated and slowly braised in a whole bottle of noble Barolo wine until it falls apart.

A deeply savory, intense Tuscan stew made from wild boar braised slowly in red wine, tomatoes, juniper berries, and herbs.