Another “along-for-the-ride” trip with Pino, off to see possible restoration projects for his crew. And this time, not very close to home but in Ferrara in Emilia Romagna. (If Pino’s restoration company…
There’s really no reason to put Bagnocavallo – not far from Ravenna and Faenza in Emilia Romagna – on your itinerary. Unless your Italy travels must include good eating. In such case,…
Just outside Todi on the road to Orvieto, a nondescript duplex – cars and a Vespa parked out front – flanks the roadside. It’s worth a stop, this Ristorante Da Pisello. We…
In Umbria, we call thick spaghetti “strangozzi” but for Tuscans, they’re “pici.” And no better way to savor those thick ropes of pasta than with cacio pepe (“cheese and pepper”), but pecorino…
It was icy December day when Julia, from South Africa and her lovely children, Michela and Oliver headed to Deruta to see maiolica splendor – and to visit a fasinating maiolica folk…
The Region of Emilia Romagna – famous for tortellini, balsamic vinegar, il bollito, cotechino, prosciutto, mortadella – might well be christened “the region of good eating.” Enjoy an overnight at Agriturismo La…
Son of a L’Aquila farmer who raised and butchered his own pigs, young Giusepppe flanked his father in the stalls at age ten. La passione took over and in 1934, Giuseppe –…
Actually, every time we stop at La Baita, roadside stand outside of Rieti, our snack is always more than “just a bite.” How to pass up the goodness? Although the famous Baita…
On many a trip to L’Aquila with Pino, we savored that abruzzese cucina genuina (rough translation, “authentic Abruzzo cooking”) at Agriturismo San Gregorio, just outside the town. On a recent trip, we…
You know you’re near Antrodoco, Latium mountain town in the Rieti province, if the wispy clouds hugging Mount Giano lift and you can see “DUX” etched out in fir tree forests on…