Food Festival + Lake Como = Scenic YUM!
How does this sound ? Stroll along Lake Como on a beautiful spring day while sampling a variety of European delicious food creations, sipping…
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Cooking Class:
Pasta/Ravioli with Sage Brown Butter
This was a fun cooking class at a person’s home. Everyone worked in the dining area and got creative with their shapes of the…
Aperitivo, Aperitif, Apericena – What is it?
It’s all about food & a drink in Italy!
This pre-dinner Italian ritual is known by many names: Aperitivo, Aperitif and Apericena. Which is correct? I have heard all of the variations while…
The Best Tour: Veuve Clicquot Champagne Cellar
A dream come true for me – going not only to THE Champagne region, but specifically to what I consider heaven, the Veuve Clicquot Champagne…
Featured Expat: Neal Winfield
Artist painting dreamlike memories!
When I saw Neal’s art it was an instant connection for me. The colors, the whimsy and the detail in his art of the…
Graffiti Art
An overlooked form of Italian Art When graffiti is done well, it is ART! Italy and many other places are covered with graffiti…sadly, a…
Tabacchi shops
The Tabacchi shops are one of the backbone items of daily life in Italy. They are not just cigarette stores. However, this is where…
For laughs: Italians vs Europeans
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Cooking Class – Rome
Join us on a international pizza night and learn how to prepare an original homemade italian pizza in a fast and easy way: –…
Rome: Cocktails by Piazza Navona
Vineria la Botticella Location, selection, ambiance, cost – EXCELLENT! This bar (as in a cocktail alcohol bar….. not coffee bar) is a pleasant surprise…
Porchetta, heavenly Porchetta
Porchetta, also sometimes spelled ‘porketta’ in American English, is a savory, fatty, and moist boneless pork roast of Italian culinary tradition. The pig is…
Tip & Trick: Cutting Cherry Tomatoes (pomodorini)
In Italy you will see & eat your share of tomatoes. There are so many varieties and which ones are available of course depends…
The key to success is Grit
icon-quote-left ….one characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. And it wasn’t social intelligence. It wasn’t good looks, physical health, and it wasn’t I.Q….
Vermouth
Vermouth is typically an aperitif. The first known branded vermouth was “Carpano” produced at Turin, Italy in 1786. This was a rich, sweet red…
How the Brain Benefits from Being Bilingual
The brain benefits immensely from speaking two or more languages from improved cognitive skills, to developing denser grey matter, to improved decision making skills,…
Learn Italian Hand Gestures
Ever wonder what all of those hand motions mean? Or you’re having difficulty learning the language? Learning these hand gestures may be easier than…
The 10 Italian Cooking Commandments
The 10 most common mistakes and stereotypes about Italian Cooking abroad…how many commandments have you broken 😉 (Originally posted at Academia Barilla) 1- You…