A GARDEN IN VENICE ON YOUR PLATE
No need for Nonna Lina to create a paradise garden when she moved into her new home in June 1968. It was already there … Come in and discover what the oldest garden in Venice looks today!
the edible treasures of venice
Baking with rose petals and rose syrup. Making grappa-and-lilac-flavored sweet breads, or rose-lilac sugar? Yes, this is possible and we will show you how in our new book which explores the forgotten historical recipes of Venice! Some of them date back to the 12th century.
Venice is the surviving daughter of Byzantium and ancient Greek heritage, and it shows in her gardens. Most are edible ones, home to local and exotic species, a heritage of plants Venetians have been cultivating for more than 1,500 years. Our book maps forgotten gardens and shares exclusive glimpses of what remains.
Lina celebrated her 96th birthday in December 2018, and we will share her cooking secrets and stories on life in Venice in our upcoming book. In the 1950s and 1960s, Lina taught historical Venetian cuisine to the chefs of the grandi alberghi in Venice. In her own restaurants, she cooked for politicians, ambassadors and two future popes, John XXIII and John Paul I.
A GARDEN IN VENICE ON YOUR PLATE
No need for Nonna Lina to create a paradise garden when she moved into her new home in June 1968. It was already there … Come in and discover the oldest garden in Venice!