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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...
Tricolore Gelato
As it turned out just by chance, my dish of gelato was my nod to Italy. Today is June 2, a holiday celebrating the...
Woman in White
Wandering the street market today, I saw this woman in white from head to toe, including white, fishnet gloves. She...
Osteria Soccer on a Cold Night
Brrr! It's been chilly in Milano much of the last week. For late May, temperatures in the low 50s are quite a...
Shopping at the Street Market
On Saturday, three blocks from my house, is the weekly street market selling fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, cheeses,...
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...
Nibbling on Hairy Cat’s Ears and Horsetails
Today, under sunny, blue skies, 34 foragers showed up at Seahurst Beach for the Urban Foraging Walk organized by...
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...
Macabre
At the Saturday street market yesterday, there were a couple of meat vendors selling rotisserie-cooked chickens, still...
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...
No More Pickles!
It's hot and I've had too much salt. My fingers and toes are like little sausages. My skin is tight. I don't think I...
Taormina Lemons
On a narrow, stair-stepped passage in the "centro storico" - historic district - of Taormina, there was a small shop...