Cooking with an Italian accent
Episodes
Italy in the low season
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Italy is often imagined in the golden glow of summer. But what about winter?In this episode, we explore ten vignettes of Italy in the low season—fro...
Why I’m asking you to skip Florence on your next trip to Tuscany
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Cooking with an Italian Accent, I’m asking you to skip Florence on your next trip to Tuscany.I’m sharing my two cents on touris...
Last but not least [Special]
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Cooking with an Italian Accent, after a year of absence, I tell you a little bit more about the things that have happened:- This po...
2x05 - All about the traditional Tuscan sweet treats [Christmas Special]
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The best way to understand the Tuscan pastry art is to have a walk in Siena with an open mind, following the trail of spices, paying attention to the ...
2x04 - Life in Salento: in conversation with Nina Gigante
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we’re travelling southward, towards the heel of the boot of the Italian peninsula, Salento. Today’s guest is Nina Gigante, a ...
2x03 - Trentino and mountain life: in conversation with Vea Carpi of Mas del Saro
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Cooking with an Italian Accent, we travel to the mountains to visit my friend Vea Carpi. She is a cook, a farmer, a sourdough baker...
2x02 - Liguria e Cinque Terre: in conversation with Enrica Monzani of A small kitchen in Genoa
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Cooking with an Italian Accent, as promised, we have a guest that will guide us through one of the most beautiful Italian regions. ...
2x01 - Let's celebrate: Happy (40th) Birthday Giulia!
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode of our second season, a special summer edition, a short collection of 4 episodes. In this episode of Cooking with an Italian...
EP46 - A celebration of Spring in a Tuscan kitchen
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Cooking with an Italian Accent we celebrate the spring season, its produce, with asparagus, fresh peas, fava beans and monk’s bea...
EP45 - How to maintain a long-term relationship with your blog
20 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Cooking with an Italian Accent I’m going back over our past 12 years of blogging, and I’ll share with you the reasons why we st...
EP44 - On risotto
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Cooking with an Italian Accent I’m sharing why I love risotto, and why I find it is a therapeutic recipe. When making risotto, le...
EP43 - Food and motherhood
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From the last episode of this podcast, a few things have changed. Summer has gone, leaving space to a bright, mild Tuscan autumn, and now it is winter...
EP42 - In conversation with: Irina Georgescu, author of Carpathia
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Before a well-deserved pause to welcome our baby girl into the world, and to get used to a completely new life, I’m so happy to share the latest epi...
EP41 – Everything you want to know about pound cake
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we’ll be talking in details about the pound cake, known as quattro quarti in Italian. This is probably the cake I make more oft...
EP40 - Get to know us better
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We reached the 40th episode of our podcast "Cooking with an Italian Accent"! So it's time to celebrate and to recap what we’ve done so far in these ...
EP39 - Three books about Italian cooking you must have
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about cookbooks. When I was organizing my cookbooks on the bookshelves, I rediscovered some favourites from the past that needed ...
EP38 - Our virtual Tuscan cooking class
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Juls’ Kitchen is a family business. Tommaso and I work together to teach classes, develop recipes for clients, taking photos, producing the podcast,...
EP37 - In conversation with: Regula Ysewijn, food writer
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode with a dear friend, Regula Ysewijn. We met in London in 2011, at the Food Blogger Connect, and since then we’ve become bes...
EP36 - How do you learn to cook?
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the few positive aspects of this eternal lockdown is that I had the chance to learn new recipes and techniques. Usually, I am too busy trying t...
EP35 - Cooking during the lockdown
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I didn’t think my way of cooking would change much during the lockdown. I thought I was already quite organised, with a well-stocked pantry, respons...
EP34 - What is comfort food for you?
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are two different aspects of comfort food: on one side, there’s the food that gives you comfort and pleasure when you eat it, like pappa al po...
EP33 - What is food for me
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After 11 years of blogging, a love born by stirring a ciambellone on a kitchen stool with mum, 5 cookbooks, a podcast, countless projects never launch...
EP32 - Chestnuts and chestnut flour in Tuscan cuisine
01 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today buying good quality chestnut flour can be difficult, and it is certainly more expensive than it used to be. A good local organic stone ground wh...
EP31 - Celebrating the citrus season
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am here to celebrate the citrus season, with their brightness, the joy they add to cold winter days, the liveliness they lend to rich dishes, ...
EP30 - (cook)book review: “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat” by Samin Nosrat
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I learnt to cook from my grandmother, watching her patiently stirring a pot of ragù, or foraging herbs in the fields to make a salad, or an omelette....
EP29 - My 2020 word: intentionality
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Until a few years ago, come January I would write a list of goals and good intentions. I felt productive, optimist, effective. Within a few months, th...
EP28 - Have yourself a very Tuscan Christmas!
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How would I describe my ideal Christmas? Which are the first words that come to my mind when I think about Christmas?This year, I would pick humble. H...
EP27 - My favourite Christmas cookbook: Nigel Slater’s The Christmas Chronicles [Bonus Track]
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a bonus episode, a small precious gift for you in the days waiting for Christmas. Today I’m going to share with you my favourite Christmas c...
EP26 - Milan, foodie tips to explore the city, with Myriam Sabolla
23 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Until a few years ago, when we wanted to be inspired, try new foods and restaurants, breath some fresh air and live an exciting adventure, we would fl...
EP25 - Italians and overcooked vegetables
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s theme is vegetables, but not any kind of vegetables. I am here to praise the charm of overcooked vegetables. Not all vegetables give their b...
EP24 - In conversation with: Frantoio Pruneti about Extra Virgin Olive Oil
26 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of the ingredients that has always caused more questions and doubts during my cooking classes is olive oil. I’ve grown up worshipping olive oil ...
EP23 - A Tuscan pantry
19 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you are passionate about Italian and Tuscan cuisine and want to explore the staple ingredients, if you are about to move on your own and you need t...
EP22 - Juls' Kitchen Tuscan cooking classes
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This has been the most intense and rewarding cooking class season so far. Today I want to bring you with me during a cooking class. I’ve been teachi...
EP21 - In conversation with: Juliana Lopez May
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve bene knowing Juliana Lopez May for three years now. She is an Argentinian chef and cooking instructor that every September brings a group of wo...
EP20 - September: Grape harvest and grape recipes
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
September as the new January, September with that back to school feeling: a new diary, blank pages, a sharp pencil. September as a month to begin agai...
EP19 - Let’s cook together: ricotta crumb cake
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Since a June dinner in Val d’Orcia at Villa Pienza, I’ve been making a ricotta crumb cake at least once a week, during cooking classes and when we...
EP18 - Siena, foodie tips to explore this medieval city
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode inspired by the Siena with gusto foodie guide we recently published for Travel WithGusto. Siena is a medieval city, my unive...
EP17 - Preserving the season: Summer
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Both my mum and my grandma influenced my love for preserving.It would be reductive to describe it as a habit or a hobby; I feel an ancient urge to bot...
EP16 - In conversation with: Luisa of Agriturismo Il Rigo
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A chat with Luisa Cipolla of Agriturismo il Rigo, in Val d’Orcia, about one of the most beautiful parts of Tuscany, about life in an agriturismo, fo...
EP15 - Fragments of Summer and seasonal effortless cooking
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Recipes mentioned in this episode:- Effortless summer cooking: https://en.julskitchen.com/seasonal/summer/effortless-summer-cooking - French bean sala...
EP14 - Eating during the summer heatwave
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Recipes mentioned in this episode:Panzanella: https://en.julskitchen.com/first-course/tuscan-panzanella-tomato-bread-salad Caprese: https://en.julskit...
EP13 - Let's cook together: Zuppa Inglese
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Before listening to this episode, be sure to have these ingredients in your pantry, as we’ll cook together:-500 ml (2.11 cups) fresh whole milk-1/2 ...
EP12 - Get hungry with Tuscan PDO and PGI products - Buy Food Toscana
09 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
BuyFood Toscana is an event organized by the Region of Tuscany and PromoFirenze, aiming to the promotion of the Tuscan PDO and PGI products to interna...
EP11 - About inspiration
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A talk on creativity and lack of inspiration and a list to keep you inspired, no matter what, from reading to gardening, from walking to visiting new ...
EP10 - In conversation with: Judy Witts Francini
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A talk with Judy Witts Francini, Italian life coach, culinary concierge and guide, about Italian and Tuscan food, cooking classes and food tours in Pu...
EP9 - Street Food in Tuscany
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Things we talked about in this episode: - street food in Tuscany- street food in Florence: panino al lampredotto- street food on the Tuscan coast: tor...
EP8 - An Easter menu
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Things we talked about in this episode: - A Tuscan Easter menu- Eggs for Easter- Lamb for Easter- Ricotta for Easter- Spring vegetables Recipes mentio...
EP7 - Vegetarian, vegan, Gluten free, but totally traditional!
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Things we talked about in this episode: -Tuscan people and their love for beans-Vegetarian and vegan recipes in Tuscan cuisine-Gluten free recipes in ...
EP6 - In conversation with: Tessa Kiros
23 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is quite special. We recorded it a few days ago at the St. Mark Cultural Association for Florence Writers, where Tessa Kiros and I h...
EP5 - Food Markets: what you can buy there
17 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Things we talked about in this episode: - Markets of Tuscany, A cookbook - Indoor and historic markets in Tuscany- Weekly markets and what you can buy...
EP4 - Carnival time. All I love about carnival food.
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Things we talked about in this episode:Recipes mentioned in this episode: - Cenci: https://en.julskitchen.com/tuscany/carnival-fried-dough-the-tuscan-...
EP3 - Tuscan bread, the staple of Tuscan cooking
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Things we talked about in this episode:- The Dinner Sister Podcast https://dinnersisters.com/podcast/2019/2/17/dinnerparty-italian-winter - Pane tosca...
EP2 - Becoming Us
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Things we talked about in this episode:- Becoming us- Michelle Obama and her memoir “Becoming”- Local pig breeds in Tuscany - Cinta Senese https:/...
EP1 - Food memories
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Things we talked about in this episode:- Food memories that shape your life- Bracioline al Pomodoro and the beginning of my love story with food- A ci...
Intro - Why an Italian accent?
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Cooking with an Italian accent podcast.Why an Italian accent? Well, I’m pretty sure you can hear it when I talk, and you can taste it whe...