Open-hearted people. I was welcomed with warm smiles and home-cooked meals… and they didn’t even know me! Sardegna....
The Hospitality of Sardegna
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Meals Articles
After antiques, eating for hours on a hilltop in Ozzano
Hunting antiques by flashlight, followed by a drive in the frosty countryside, more antiques, then a three-hour meal with a view. Incredible.
Stresa, along the shore of Lago Maggiore
What an invitation, to spend the day with Antonio, Donatella and Loredano at Lago Maggiore, in "the Lakes Region",...
I like to eat in Italy.
Oh, how I love to eat here in Italy. What is it that makes it all so delicious? Unlike the misconceptions, "Italian...
Foggy Day After Christmas in Milan
Post-holiday flea markets, a drive into the countryside, and a fabulous, regional meal.
Città di Castello
Our first stop on our road trip through Umbria, the region landlocked in the middle of Italy: Città di Castello - City...
Hungry? Eat this!
For the record, "Italian Food" is SO much more than pizza, spaghetti, ravioli and fettucine alfredo. In fact,...
Feelin’ Groovy in New York City
My perception of the enormity, diversity, energy and intensity of New York had felt daunting all these years, so I had...
Burrata, Mozzarella Cousin
Imagine making a cheesy pouch out of fresh mozzarella, then filling it with cream and mozzarella strands. That's...
Figs and Borlottis
Fresh figs are in at the Saturday street market just a couple of blocks away, and they share the display with the...
How to Eat 100 Steamed Mussels
Having spent the morning walking all over old-town Nice, on the jewel-toned Riviera coast of France, it was time to...
Porcini and Brooms
This is real Italian food. They're not over here just eating pizza and spaghetti. And they're NOT eating "Fettucine...
Tomatoes & Nespole
WHERE are these being grown right now?! The tomatoes are like sugar candy and the nespole are exotic after apples and...
Still Life with Toilet Paper
First day in town required some grocery shopping. A few things to eat (favorites I've missed), and a few things for...
My Pasta Heroine: Elia Neri
How many years has she fed family and friends through this combination of flour, egg and oil? When I came across this...
A Neighborly Salad
Part of what makes this feel like home is having my dear neighbors show up at my door with a fresh harvest of arugula...
A Little Something Sweet
I just had to. I've been here in Italy for almost 2 months and my apartment here in Milano is just 3 doors away from...
Octopus Lesson
Such dear, dear people. I feel so welcomed by Agnese, Ninni, their son Erik and Ninni's sister Bea. They greeted me so...
Sauerkraut in Italy
The next time you eat sausage, thick pork chop, sauerkraut, polenta, hot mustard and horseradish, think northeastern...
South Italy Tour
After my first week in Milan, I toured the south of Italy for two weeks, and then have spent the subsequent week...