Italy’s Mediterranea Diet: Topping Chez Panisse
In 1971, Alice Waters basically launched a California version of the Mediterranean diet when opening Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California,... View article
Anne's Blog / Rural Friends
Fare La Scarpetta: a Lesson from Peppa
Sharing Umbrian rural culinary lore tidbits is always part of my U.S. Umbrian rural cuisine events (and when cooking with... View article
Deruta: From Farm Feasting to Maiolica Magic
This May’s 10-day “Annesitaly Inside Umbria” Celebration had to include, of course, a rural feast with Giuseppa at her farmhouse... View article
Salad Simplicity, Salad Secrets
Simply a piece of fresh fruit usually drops the curtain on an Italian meal, for after all the good flavors... View article
Rural Umbria: Finding the Treasures, Savoring the Goodness
It’s my mandra: to truly KNOW Umbria, meet our rural friends who taught us everything about life on the land.... View article
“Inside” Umbria Rural Life!!!
The key objective of my early May “Annesitaly Inside Umbria Celebration” experience is to truly take tour guests INSIDE Umbria,... View article
How to Celebrate Umbria? Cook It Up!
In this third annual 10-day early May “Annesitaly Inside Umbria Celebration,” of course there had to be cooking and feasting.... View article
Near Assisi, Umbrian Cooking on a Musical Note
No better way to launch my third annual “Annesitaly Inside Umbria Celebration” tour than with a buonissimo meal with an... View article
Tickled Pink in Montefalco
When our group of six headed to Montefalco this week for a hilltown tour, we were all “tickled pink” with... View article
Assisi, Countryside Rural Life Revisited
Our rural friends remain a treasure, not to be replicated. Ever. Now nearly 84, Peppe cuts, bales, transports and stacks... View article
Agenzia Viaggi Stoppini in Assisi handles all technical support for my guided visits (bus transportation, organization of meals, etc)