Not just here on Ventotene but all over Italy, cuisine is always a poetic palate-teaser. And not only: the appeal is to the eye as well. A visual work of art, each…
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When you get off the ferry or the hydrofoil at the Ventotene port, you’ll see a landmark: mustached Vincenzo in carefully-ironed cotton shirt and shorts near his Ape (literally, “bumble bee”), piled…
Nothing like a “heart-healty,” low-in-gluten farro salad on a hot summer night. And you can even prepare it the day before and refrigerte. There are a couple essential steps to a stellar…
In Ventotene’s port, sailboats and yachts rock at anchor and swim-suited vacationers stroll the curvy walkway serpentining alongside the boats, dotted with umbrella-covered outdoor tables for lunchtime or dinnertime snacks. Often during…
Every Ventotene stay means daily visits to the Aiello Forno (“bakery”). As I walked in this visit, past the refrigerator with ice-cream cakes and turned towards the cash register, I’d hoped to…
The Feast of Santa Cristina, patron saint of Bolsena, is celebrated con passione by all the townspeople at the end of July. A festival not to miss if you’re near Lake Bolsena…
…and on roll the lazy days on the magical island of Ventotene, passed in reading, walking the alleyways, savoring the seafood creations – and not only! – of the chef at Ristorante…
Returning to the tiny island of Ventotene – off the coast, just south of Rome – is always a bit like coming home. I feel it as soon as we stepped off…
It’s hard to decide which is the highlight of a rural banquet with Giuseppa in the family farmhouse near Deruta: her rural goodness, cooked up with such passione – or the warmth…
Why head to Nocera? Here’s one reason. …and have a look at the good eating in Nocera Umbra: Click here to raed about nearby Gualdo Tadino Read more on Gualdo Tadino Read…