Tracy, Mike and I first cooked together years ago when they both participated in a San Diego class hosted by a business associate of Mike. A couple years ago, they decided to…
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Janel and Eric’s Livermore (California) kitchen recently filled with family and guests cooking together in an event that spanned the generations. 93- yr-old “Nonna” Josephine mixed the ricotta and mascarpone for our…
What’s the link that can bridge over four decades? A chance encounter in an Assisi cafe’ on a dark day, rain bucketing down outside. Last spring, I was there working on my…
Mamma mia, quite daunting when a UCB friend, David, answered his own question to me this morning: “Annie, guess who is lecturing next at Santa Clara?” “The Dalai Lama.” On February 24th,…
“You have to mix a salad with your hands (clean hands)”, advised John (“Giovanni”) as he mixed together our Sicilian salad of steamed green beans, boiled potatoes, garlic and parsley at our…
Every U.S. cooking class features a memorable moment: I’ll always remember Carol’s San Francisco event (and not just for the good times with this great group!) but for our host’s proposed solution…
A festive Valentine’s Day table greeted all cooking guests entering Rich and Cathy’s San Francisco home on February 14th. But during our cooking class introduction – while I talked about Umbria, Umbrian…
Susie and “Ferbie”, hardly seems possible that we met in Perugia TEN years ago! Enjoyed showing you the Umbrian wonders then as your Perugia guide – and how wonderful to link again…
The Northridge, California cooking class/dinner had a magical end (literally): with guest Dave treating us to a magic trick – after the feast, after the dessert – but before the limoncello! I…
Once again, tour guests who shared Umbrian wonders with me brought Umbria into their U.S kitchen. Well, not their kitchen this time but that of friends: Dan and Judy co-hosted an Umbrian…