FOOD + WINE
Beautiful photographs from Italian produce and seafoood markets, as well as settings for food and wine, and vineyards and wine itself. Prints are available as standard paper prints, canvas gallery wraps, and metal prints. Tile murals and tile back splashes are available.
VENICE | TUSCANY | LAKE COMO | ROME | AMALFI COAST | FOOD + WINE
On this page you will find Produce, Seafood, Settings, Vines & Wines
Produce Market
These artichokes have the long stems attached. What an elegant presentation they will make after peeling and cooking.
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This is Radicchio di Castelfranco. Isn't it wonderful?!
We found these at the market of Verona's Piazza delle Erbe in January...they are only available in winter.
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Limes, limes, limes. Don't you just love a splash of lime to refresh your drink?
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Red, green, yellow, and in between. What restaurant wouldn't want to use these tonight.
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These lemons are from the Amalfi Coast. You can tell because they aren't very pretty.
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These asparagas with some grated parmessan and a squeeze of lemon will be very tasty at lunch.
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OK, this one's a no brainer. Equal parts fresh squeezed orange juice and prosecco. Now that's a mimosa.
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Tomatoes are one of the staples in Italian cooking. They go hand in hand with pasta, These are gorgeous!
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I can convert any of my photos to a digital 'painting'. Understand that no paints are used in this artistic reproduction...it is all done by me digitally, using a digital 'paint' brush, etc.
Go ahead and order this print if you want (it will not have the writing on the print). Otherwise, use the Contact page to tell my which photo you would like to have reproduced as a ditgiital painting. I will send you a proof at no cost, and the digital painting version will be the same price as a non-painting version.
Looks best as a canvas gallery wrap!
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Whether you call them aubergines or egg plants, they go well in a ragu.
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I wish we had a ready supply of squash blossoms here in the U.S., because they are great when stuffed, battered and fried.
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Here's another product we don't often see at our local supermarkets...white asparagus.
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Pears that are actually ripe when purchased! Now that's a rarity.
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I can convert any of my photos to a digital 'painting'. Understand that no paints are used in this artistic reproduction...it is all done by me digitally, using a digital 'paint' brush, etc.
Go ahead and order this print if you want (it will not have the writing on the print). Otherwise, use the Contact page to tell my which photo you would like to have reproduced as a ditgiital painting. I will send you a proof at no cost, and the digital painting version will be the same price as a non-painting version.
Looks best as a canvas gallery wrap!
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Baby artichokes a destined for something yummy for tonight's dinner.
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Bakery products are also available in many Italian markets. We are partial to the fried pizza dough!
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Squash blossoms, ready to be stuffed...into our mouths, as far as I'm concerned.
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The green and wine colors of these artichokes always catch my attention.
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Vine ripened and ready to become freshly made marinara.
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This basil's aroma is so heady that it makes one's head swim.
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Radicchio di Treviso comes from the Veneto, so you know it's fresh when you find it at the Rialto Market in Venice.
This milder form of radicchio is excellent in salads and side dishes. Plus it's great when grilled!
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Prociuto cures as it hangs suspended from the butcher's ceiling.
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Every market has a gelato shop nearby. Better hurry and get to eating this one before it melts.
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There isn't much better than a crispy Tuscan bread.
Please pass the olio.
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The crust has just the right amount of crunch...the insides are just soft enough. Ahhh.
Please pass the olio.
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This is radicchio tardivo...a variant of the treviso variety.
This radicchio is available year around.
Please pass the olio.
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I know. I know. This isn't fair, is it?
Please pass the olio.
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The shape of radicchio di Treviso is similar to romaine lettuce.
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These aubergines, or eggplant, are the round variety.
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It's possible that these greens are part of the chicory family, which includes radicchio.
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This is a delicious prosciutto San Danieli...one of the finest.
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To market, to market to buy a fresh ham. Or other cured delicacies.
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This market has numerous fresh pasta varieties. They will take almost no time to cook.
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These haricot vert will be fantastic with branzino tonight.
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This lettuce will be swell with a vinagaret of olive oil and and bit of lemon.
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Gorgeous, tender asparagus roasted with a bit of parmesan. Um, um good.
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Sun-dried tomatoes will become part of a tampenade to go with that loaf of bread you purchased earlier today.
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Shelling these beans will take awhile, but they will sure taste good with olive oil and sage.
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Another batch of zuchini blossoms that we will stuff with fresh ricotta before frying them for abit.
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White asparagus and green asparagus stand tall, waiting their call.
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This Leoncini prosciutto has a fat covering to protect the exposed meat during curing.
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Seafoo Market
Now, these guys sure look tasty. You will find them on the menu tonight as you dine along side the Grand Canal.
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Octopus can be found on most Venetian menus. Grilled or raw in a seafood salad, it is a maritime staple.
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You will never see so many types of shrimp-like creatures than at the Rialto's fish market.
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Scallops so fresh they are still in their shell..and with the coral.
It doesn't get any fresher than this!
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This guy may look grumpy about his circumstances, but he sure will taste good at lunch today.
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I remember eating one of these at Da Gemma in Amalfi...and it was delicious.
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When you're as ugly as this scorfano, you've got to taste good.
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Just last night, these fish were floundering around in the Adriatic.
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I think this guy was trying to say something...but I moved on quickly before he could get it out.
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These little octipi will be part of a seafood salad within hours.
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Another of the many types of shrimp-like creatures.
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A starfish was also caught in the net yesterday.
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The fish monger offers us some squid. We will use the ink in our pasta sepie tonight.
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Capasante fresh in the shell with its coral, or roe.
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Beautiful Settings
The campo tratorria with its ubiquitous umbrella.
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The calle has been lined with tables and chairs at this small trattoria.
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Last night I had that recurring dream, again. I dreamed that while walking in a small Italian village, we came across a trattoria selling pizza.
This is what my dream looked like.
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This little spot of Italy won't see customers until later this evening...at which time it will be packed.
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I came across this beautiful setting at a street side trattoria in bella Bellagio on Lake Como.
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This is one of those places where virtually nothing happens until sundown.
This setting is near the Rialto market.
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It's early afternoon, and though these canal-side tables are empty for now, they will soon feed hungry guests. Shall we?
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When we happened across this street scene, I thought, "For us? This is just what we need!".
But the couple checking out the lunch menu on the door soon returned to their table and burst our bubble.
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In the Vineyard
These sangiovese grapes will soon be crushed for their lushtious juice.
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There is an early-morning dew on these gorgeous grapes.
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I love that the grapes are harvested in the fall, as a colorful pallette is created amongst the vines.
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While shooting an early morning vineyard sunrise session, this grape leaf, just dripping with dew, attaracted my attention.
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The intricate patter of this grape leaf's veins is revealed by the morning sun.
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It's springtime in Tuscany, so these vines are barren of fruit.
But soon, this trellises at the San Felice vineyard will be grape laden.
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Am I dreaming?
Am I actually standing in a Tuscan vineyard before dawn?
I want to remember this for a long, long time.
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Sunrise. The official beginning of a new day at the San Felice winery.
As soon as the sun revealed itself, the birds and the bees began their maneuverings.
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These gorgeous sangiovese grapes are headed to be converted to wine..
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The Vintners Art
This scene is typical of those you will find in the hundreds of winery enotecas throughout Italy. This one happens to be at the beautiful Banfi winery.
This happens to be the wine shop at the beautiful Banfi winery.
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This seal with the black rooster is your gaurantee that you will be drinking Chianti Classico.
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OK. So, we killed a bottle of Banfi Maschio prosecco while having lunch canalside at the Hotel Bauer in Venice. Shall we get another?
Yes, I think so.
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I believe that this wine pases the color test, don't you?
And did you notice the reflection of the table settings?
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We've never failed to eat at Antico Martinis while in Venice.
And how many others have eaten there in its 300 years of serving fine foods and wine, like this Valpolicella.
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Now there's a wine with legs. It continues to coat the inside of the glass long after being set down.
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A sparkling wine from Banfi vineyards.
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OK. I get it now.
After this lunch, I understand the Italian concept of the siesta.
I'll be in my room if you need me...but don't.
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Colors of the enoteca are reflected in another glass of bubbly.
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Barrel after barrel of wine aging at the Castagnoli winery in Tuscany.
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Casks of wine continue to age to the point of perfection in this winery's cellar.
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I can convert any of my photos to a digital 'painting'. Understand that no paints are used in this artistic reproduction...it is all done by me digitally, using a digital 'paint' brush, etc.
Go ahead and order this print if you want (it will not have the writing on the print). Otherwise, use the Contact page to tell my which photo you would like to have reproduced as a ditgiital painting. I will send you a proof at no cost, and the digital painting version will be the same price as a non-painting version.
Looks best as a canvas gallery wrap!
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These very large barrels hold aging wine at Castagnoli winery in Tuscany.
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A toast of a nice Brunello at the Piazza Navona in Rome.
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Time for a dessert wine...this one is Florrus.
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Red, green, orange -- these peppers can't wait to spice up your yummy Italian dish tonight!
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