We decided to start our month long trip to Italy with a few days on the island of Ischia for one reason. To relax. And our day at the Negombo spa was just what the doctor ordered. Now if we could only get the bill to picked up by Obamacare. . . Continue reading Negombo Matata – Perfect Relax
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We decided to start our month long trip to Italy with a few days on the island of Ischia for one reason. ...
We travel to Italy three or four times a year and do quite a bit of other travelling in between. It’s safe to say that we are pretty seasoned when it comes to the travel department. Especially on our transatlantic trips we’ve tried a number of different approaches to avoiding or reducing jetlag. Continue reading How I Avoided Jetlag on My Summer Vacation
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We travel to Italy three or four times a year and do quite a bit of other travelling in between. It’s safe ...
Like unrepentant recidivists, Suzy and I returned to Italy today and returned right to the scene of the crime. A crime that we masterminded and executed just three months ago, a crime against sensible nutrition and moderate diet. Back in April we engaged in a two and a half day whirlwind pizza tour of Naples. This morning we arrived back in Italy, landing two and a half hours north of Naples in Rome, our first order of business to drive as fast as the Italian autostrada would allow us (and it has, in essence, no speed limit) to Naples. To return to the scene of the crime. And to commit it one more delicious time. Continue reading Starita – Part Due
Like unrepentant recidivists, Suzy and I returned to Italy today and returned right to the scene of the crime. A crime that ...
Once in a while an idea comes to you that is so perfect in its elegance, so suited for time, place and people, and so darn delicious that everyone wants to take credit for it. Such was Pizzapalooza, my very own brainchild. My idea that we take our final few days in Italy after the conclusion of our Cucinapalooza cooks tour and spend them in Naples in search of the perfect pizza napoletana. This is the story of our pizza odyssey, which Suzy, Pete and Nancy can all agree – was my idea.
Once in a while an idea comes to you that is so perfect in its elegance, so suited for time, place and ...
That sense of peace, which we had not experience up to that point in this most frenetic city, was also the case as we arrived at Ettore, a well known establishment that had been on our list of restaurants to visit and which had come highly recommended by Giuseppe our tour guide that morning. So excited was Giuseppe for us to try Ettore, in fact, that he phoned the owner, a friend of his, and arranged an outdoor table for us. We arrived a half hour late, which in Naples is impossibly early, and our table was waiting. Continue reading Italian Memories: A Little Dinner Music
That sense of peace, which we had not experience up to that point in this most frenetic city, was also the case ...
Tuesday, the fourth day of our Cucinapalooza cook’s tour, saw our gang of six beginning to bring the various elements of what they have been learning to the task of preparing a full meal. From beginning to end. From shopping to menu design to preparation, execution and service. From plating to wine pairing to entertaining. And what better coach could we have for this soup to nuts experience than our good friend Simone, with whom we spent the better part of the day. Continue reading Simone Says
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Tuesday, the fourth day of our Cucinapalooza cook’s tour, saw our gang of six beginning to bring the various elements of what ...
If my assertion that our Cucinapalooza tour began in earnest on Sunday is true (see yesterday’s post), it is truer still that today’s itinerary began in Ernesto. Parziani, that is.
Continue reading Meat Ernesto
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If my assertion that our Cucinapalooza tour began in earnest on Sunday is true (see yesterday's post), it is truer still that ...
The cooking portion of our Cucinapalooza cook’s tour began in earnest on Sunday with the arrival of Gabriella and Saverio Bianconi at the villa for a full day that was not so much a cooking class as a cook’s journey. But hours before their arrival from Citta di Castello our group assembled for a special breakfast visitor. Continue reading Dough Re
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The cooking portion of our Cucinapalooza cook's tour began in earnest on Sunday with the arrival of Gabriella and Saverio Bianconi at ...
What a day! The first day of our Cucinapalooza cooks tour went off smoothly even in the face of an ambitious itinerary. A day of butchering pork in Rome followed by a visit to a winery in Montefalco in Umbria followed by dinner at the villa. Add to that a series of live streaming events from the winery and the villa that we shared with an audience assembled at Bella Italia in Bethesda, Maryland and you have one great start to what is shaping up as a unique, entertaining, informative and enjoyable week. Continue reading Stream a Little Stream for Me
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What a day! The first day of our Cucinapalooza cooks tour went off smoothly even in the face of an ambitious itinerary. ...
It’s zero hour. The time of our first ever webcast. Continue reading Come Here Watson
It’s zero hour. The time of our first ever webcast. Tune in today to our first ever webcast, a live streaming event from ...
Yesterday I promised to devote today’s post to laying out the week’s Cucinapalooza itinerary. I lied. Continue reading The King and I
Yesterday I promised to devote today’s post to laying out the week’s Cucinapalooza itinerary. I lied. Got sidetracked is perhaps a bit nicer ...
I’m leaving, on a jet plane.
If I had a nickel for every time I said that. But today it’s true. We’re bound for bella Italia once again, our last visit nearly five months ago. This one will be shorter. Short but sweet. Continue reading Bill and Suzy’s and Peter, Paul and Mary’s Excellent Adventure
I’m leaving, on a jet plane. If I had a nickel for every time I said that. But today it’s true. We’re bound ...
