Portofino (Liguria)

Portofino is an fishing village and vacation resort famous for its picturesque harbor and historical association with celebrity and artistic visitors. It is a comune located in the Metropolitan City of Genoa on the Riviera. The town is clustered around its small harbor, and is known for the colorful painted buildings that line the shore.

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A delicious autumn recipe for tender gnocchi made with chestnut flour from Laurel Evan’s cookbook “Liguria the Cookbook: Recipes from the Riviera,”.

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Zemin di ceci, thick vegetable and legume soup made with chickpeas and chard, is perfect for the onset of fall.

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Traditionally, this dish was prepared at the height of the oil-pressing season in Liguria, offered by the olive growers as a gesture of celebration to those who helped with the harvest.

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It’s easy to default to thinking of Ligurian cuisine as “green.” But venture into the shaded foothills of the Ligurian Alps in the western part of the region, and you’ll findla cucina bianca, or “white cooking.”

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