A Practical Guide for Everyday Cooks Choosing a kitchen knife isn’t about owning the “best” one — it’s about finding the tool that fits how you cook, how often you cook, and how much care you want to give it. The right knife feels natural in the hand, performs reliably, and earns its place through daily use.

For centuries, this small Umbrian hill town has produced hand‑painted maiolica: earthenware coated in tin glaze, decorated with mineral pigments, and fired in traditional kilns. These ceramics were never intended as ornament alone. They were made to be used — for food, for celebration, for daily ritual — and to carry meaning through form and pattern.

There are few dishes more iconic — or more universally loved — than moules et frites. A steaming pot of mussels, a broth that perfumes the whole kitchen, a mountain of crisp fries ready to drag through every last drop. It’s simple, sensual, social, and deeply French.