Red apples tower _ Tiny variety of red apples from Emilia Romagna region, in Italy.
This is one of the photographs of the project "Raw is Beautiful", a collection of images that celebrates the beauty of local fruits and vegetables of Italian regions, just picked from the field.
Image taken in my studio based in Faenza (RA), Italy.

Every year in Faenza, a small town not far from Bologna and close to the east cost of Italy, on the 5th of January a glorious festival is traditionally celebrated to kick off the new year.
A giant puppet representing Hannibal, the Saracen guerrier personification of misfortune, is burned at midnight as symbol of good luck.
All the people use to celebrate eating the typical flatbread (Piadina) with local cured meats and cheese and - most importantly - drinking the traditional local mulled wine, Bisò, from the handcratf ceramic cup called Gotto.
This night is known as Night of Bisò (Nott De' Biso').
In my photograph: the Bisò in the traditional Gotto

A sparkling Merry Christmas following the Italian tradition with tons of panettone slices topped with hot chocolate sauce and sprinkled with icing sugar....And it is a sweet Christmas this very minute!

December 2017
Photograph taken in my studio in London.

Sometimes a moment can be just captured in an ingredient, a parfume, a flavour.
This elegant, simple, perfect star anise is just Christmas!
Merry Christmas to everyone!

December 2017
Photograph taken in my studio in London with my Canon Macro Lense.

"Crostata di Milly"
Nothing is more special than a cake made by a friend.
My friend Milly has created is own recipe of a great Italian classic, a fine pastry cake with homemade strawberry jam.

Chef: Milly.
Photo taken in my studio in London (E14).
August 2017.

Oven baked Pink Lady apple lasagna.
A simple idea from few leftover apples to create a healthy and delicious dessert.
Finished with some raw organic honey.

London
August '17