A Food Memoir of Venice and the Lagoon

Laguna in Cucina is a peek into generations-old family recipes, contemporary recipes from the Lagoon, and historical Venetian recipes: A digital and ongoing memoir of Venice, telling you all about classic, disappearing, and forgotten dishes of the Lagoon.

In our magazine hosted on Substack, we invite you to come along on virtual visits around Venice and the markets, learn to cook easy seasonal menus, and explore the Lagoon islands. Here’s what you can expect:

THE LAGOON

Virtual visits, behind-the-scene stories, and travel tips for you to visit the islands.

FOOD + MARKETS

A monthly culinary almanac, all about food culture and culinary trends in the Lagoon, and the seasonal offer at the markets in Venice.

THE RECIPES

Recipes from grandmother’s recipe journals, spice recipes, historical recipes, recipes from Venetian restaurants.

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Why subscribe?

This is our special invitation for you to keep in touch with Venice: In a playful manner, you’ll discover family recipes and historical dishes. And the recipes my Venetian grandmother Lina cooked for her guests from 1945 to 2010 - she’s a very talented chef, cooking instructor, and owner of three restaurants in Venice.

Nonna Lina and her pupils, chefs at the grandi alberghi in Venice, in 1964. And on the right, you can see Nonna’s favorite dish: Home-made gnocchi on ginger-spice sugo and granseola (spider crab).

And there will be our personal tips for you to discover restaurants in the Lagoon, and seasonal menus you shouldn’t miss! We hope this will be useful for you to plan your personal culinary experience in Venice!

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From Venice, with a mixed background in arts and photography, history, economics. Thesis: Ecology and Urbanization of the Lagoon of Venice. Also blogs on "A Garden in Venice".