Chicken for dessert is very popular in Istanbul nowadays. But this is only the present version of a medieval dish I cooked at Hattonchatel castle in France.
The world's most expensive jam is made from hand-seeded red currants. See my interview with the man behind this 700-year-old product prepared with goose quills - once a favorite of Kings and Queens.
Meet the bigolaro, a giant traditional spaghetti press from Veneto and Tuscany. Here I invited a couple friends to make their own bigoli with duck ragù. Heaven!
Memorable pumpkin gnocchis, a traditional recipe from Padania where the delicate pumpkin flesh is mixed with crushed bitter amaretti cookies. This one is so good it will wake the dead!
Beef Carrot Daube. After 4 hours of gentle simmering, I remove the flavorings tied in a cotton cloth. What's inside? Shallots, herbs, spices and a calf foot.