At lunch today our waiter forced us to finish with fritelle, the fried beignet filled with cream that is a typical Venetian Carnevale treat. “Coming to Carnevale in Venice without eating the fritelle is like a going to Rome and a notta seeing the Pope.” Here’s to you Benedict.
At lunch today our waiter forced us to finish with fritelle, the fried beignet filled with cream that is a typical Venetian ...
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Words cannot accurately describe Carnevale, and so at the going rate of one thousand words per (even after giving effect to the weakness in the Dollar) I should be able to meet my daily quota quite nicely.
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In costume at Harry's BarWords cannot accurately describe Carnevale, and so at the going rate of one thousand words per (even after ...
Coming to Carnevale in Venice is definitely a bucket list item. And if it never made it onto your bucket list, it should.
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Coming to Carnevale in Venice is definitely a bucket list item. And if it never made it onto your bucket list, it ...
This Venetian restaurant provides a safety lid on their grappa so it doesn’t splash in your eye and blind you.
This Venetian restaurant provides a safety lid on their grappa so it doesn't splash in your eye and blind you.
Gettin' crazy with the gavotte!http://www.youtube.com/get_player
Today is the last of our two days in Treviso, a sort of mini Venice without the gondolas,
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Today is the last of our two days in Treviso, a sort of mini Venice without the gondolas,Read more »
Lest our posts give the impression that life in Italy always runs according to script, that each morning we rise, eat a sumptuous breakfast as attendants give us neck rubs and wash our feet, glide effortlessly to our first appointment with nary a missed turn,
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Lest our posts give the impression that life in Italy always runs according to script, that each morning we rise, eat a ...
Just a quick post this morning, as today is a travel day. We leave Friuli and our new love, the Collio, to head southwest toward Venice for two nights in Treviso. Along the way we hope to stop in medieval Cividale del Friuli. More on that later.
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Just a quick post this morning, as today is a travel day. We leave Friuli and our new love, the Collio, to ...
Several days ago, I posted my definitive guide to grappa, having visted the purported birthplace of this semi-toxic beverage. Thank you to alert reader Jeff Gilleran of Alexandria, Virginia (apologies Dave Barry) for pointing out a grievous omission to my story.
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Several days ago, I posted my definitive guide to grappa, having visted the purported birthplace of this semi-toxic beverage. Thank you to ...
As we continue to tear pages from our calendar, we welcome our new readers – thanks and welcome to both of you! You are joining an elite fraternity of people dedicated to the enjoyment of all things Italian. And when I say elite, I mean dozens!
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As we continue to tear pages from our calendar, we welcome our new readers - thanks and welcome to both of you! ...
