Sara Porro

Sara Porro lives in Milan where she has written about food, travel and lifestyle for Amica, La Repubblica, SportWeek, Wine Spectator, New York Magazine. Together with Joe Bastianich, she won the 'Bancarella della Cucina' Award with "Giuseppino. Da New York all’Italia: storia del mio ritorno a casa" 2015 - (Giuseppino. From New York to Italy: the story of my homecoming) . For the Alla Carta series by EDT he published "Manuale di sopravvivenza amazzonica per signorine di città" (Amazonian survival manual for city ladies) dedicated to Peru. Her latest book is "Prenotazione obbligatoria" (UTET) (Reservation Compulsory).

Articles

How To Find The Best Ice Cream / Gelato In Italy

In a world where ice cream remains a summertime treat we all look forward to enjoying, we might find the trends of ice cream flavors and presentations both alluring and overwhelming.

14 Jul, 2022
By Sara Porro

How Piave DOP is a Cheesy Gift that Keeps Giving

As members of today’s modern consumers, the majority of the market is continuously further and further removed from where our food is actually coming from.

26 Jul, 2021
By Sara Porro

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Valtènesi for a Victorious Weekend Getaway

Italy is naturally filled with perfect spots for quick escape for some well-earned R&R time, so your choices are pretty variable. One region does make a name for itself, thanks to the innate presence of a microclimate.

09 Jul, 2021
By Sara Porro

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Food Safety: Battlefront Against Unpleasant Ailments

Safety comes first, and while it’s not fun to think about the rules we all break in the kitchen, food safety should be a primary concern. With June 7th as International Food Safety Day, it’s never too late to do a refresher on food safety.

04 Jul, 2021
By Sara Porro

The Secret World of Umami, Your Fifth Flavor Profile

If we didn’t have our different senses to lead the way down the culinary path of tasting, we’d likely never have as many happy memories, together with friends and family.

28 Jun, 2021
By Sara Porro

What Italian Food Is?

Italian cuisine has been a rock for many countries throughout modern times. The restaurant movement, and online cooking forums are recent constructions allowing everyone to join a food-focused moment and a thousand different approaches to creating what is considered traditional and authentic. When different

14 Apr, 2021
By Sara Porro

What's the difference between an osteria and a trattoria?

Enter the Italian trattoria: a solid, stable refuge for those who love home-cooked, classic Italian dishes but love it even more when someone else makes them. And then enter the Osteria - a refuge for those who love a good home-cooked meal in a lighter, snackier version, and can appreciate the pairing of local wines and cocktails with these delectable gourmet specialty dishes. Let’s take a closer look at the distinction between the two beloved institutions of Italian home-cooking outside the home.

07 Apr, 2021
By Sara Porro

Seasonality Makes a Comeback with On-Demand Fruit + Vegetables

Fruit and vegetables have a way of making us feel like we’re eating in a more healthy manner, finding new recipes that appeal to the senses both visually and sensorially. What if a home-delivery on a weekly basis made it even easier for home cooks, which we’ve all started to become during this past year of pandemic restrictions, to have access to a varied, seasonal fruit and veggie-packed selection from local greengrocers? Well, a total food-based revolution would be in order - let’s see how it’s all happening in Italy’s households.

26 Mar, 2021
By Sara Porro

Easter egg tradition in Italy

As Italy is getting ready to face another holiday season at home, in this nation where family celebrations during the holidays are absolutely de rigueur, the nation’s chocolatiers are stepping up to fill a chocolate-need. While sales of traditional mass-produced Easter eggs will always be prolific, the quality and beauty behind artisanal Easter eggs is an ever-increasing point of pride for pastry shops and specialty chocolate producers from across the Italian nation. With Sara Porro, Mamablip readers can explore the world of superb Italian chocolate craftsmanship on display for this special springtime holiday.

22 Mar, 2021
By Sara Porro

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Staying Afloat With Modern Sustainable Fishing

The world of fishing has in the past 50 years, taken a turn for the more dangerous in terms of overfishing and unsustainable fishing practices. Statistics are dismaying on the future of global fish stocks, which has inspired some tentative moves in the direction of conservation and sustainability, as well as a recent Netflix documentary, Seaspiracy, investigating the state of global overfishing. Companies are beginning to work in collaboration with preservation and conservation groups, giving hopes that we’re still in time to save our oceans from over-fishing. Sara Porro explores the phenomena, and breaks down how and what we can do as consumers to preserve our magical water worlds.

09 Mar, 2021
By Sara Porro

Paolo Lopriore - Expressing Italy's Finest 0KM Options

Italy is certainly not lacking in culinary talent, with fine home cooks and chefs on just about every street. Imagine how unusual, how special, and how creative the top chefs must be to stand out in a talented crowd like this one. And yet, Paolo Lopriore has created such a space for himself, named by Fool Magazine and Gualtiero Marchesi as filling the role of a fine, if not the finest, under-rated contemporary Italian chef. Food journalist Sara Porro brings us on an exploration of the world and career of Lopriore - let’s check it out together.

03 Mar, 2021
By Sara Porro

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Carnival Sweets

Traditional Italian Carnevale-time foods to sweeten the holiday. Learn about regional differences in authentic Italian Carnival sweets.

19 Feb, 2021
By Sara Porro

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What will 2021 Mean for Traditional Chinese New Year?

In reviewing the year, Sara Porro comes across a reminder of how different life in Italy was just one year ago: Chinese New Year celebrations. How has the Chinese Italian restaurant communit been affected by adverse conditions that have seized the country as a whole, particularly in the restaurant sector? And having glanced at the past, what does the future hold for Milan’s vibrant Asian restaurant scene? While prospects and ideas are still being hashed out, the community of Chinese restauranteurs seems to have plans as they look ahead. Let’s find out what they are with Sara leading the way.

12 Feb, 2021
By Sara Porro

What Is Dry January?

While we might not be able to make it to our favorite local watering holes quite yet, at least not here in Italy where local aperitivo spots and bars are still closing daily at 6PM, this doesn’t mean we have to give up our Happy Hour habits. Thinking laterally, we just change the location to your very own home, and with just a few bottles to add to your cabinets, you will have a wealth of different relaxing and enjoyable drinks at your fingertips. Sara Porro leads the way towards building your very own bar at home.

02 Feb, 2021
By Sara Porro

San Brite, a Welcome Gourmet Return to Nature's Bounty

The notion of luxury travel and get-aways to high-end travel destinations is nothing new. Clicking through images of startlingly ornate second and third homes for the ultra-elite has become something of a past-time for many, during a time of day-dreaming of travel and exciting destinations. However, with destinations becoming ever more homogenous and expressing less and less of what makes them unique, it's natural to seek out the instances where differences are exalted, and reflections of local flavor are honored. San Brite is an example of this principle, as Mamablip writer Sara Porro shares with us.

21 Jan, 2021
By Sara Porro

Rantan - a Restaurant to Get Away from It All

How can you leave those city blues behind? Learn about getting some R&R in the Piedmont countryside. How can the Rantan farmhouse work for you?

18 Dec, 2020
By Sara Porro

Beef bone broth, the "superfood" to include in the diet

There's a lot to learn together about one of the year's hottest ticket items - considering its Old School appeal, our older and much wiser family members might be excited for the return of one trend in particular. They know what's best!

16 Dec, 2020
By Sara Porro