small bites at Casa del Vino, while shopping great sandwiches at Casa del Vino I am loving my new life! Just as I am ready to close my space in Florence, my landlord comes back and offers to cut my rent in half! Unheard of ! But I have been looking forward to the new…
Food Markets- Feast for your Eyes
Palermo I have always been drawn to food markets, even before my professional foodie days.Florence Nice to know I am in good company! Mimi sheratons article is a fabulous list of where to see great markets. For me they are always the place to catch a glimpse of the daily life and to get tastes of…
Celebrating new oil and old friends
As lovely as a Tuscan sunset our aperitivo at La Petraia, Radda in Chianti Fall in Tuscany is reason to celebrate. New oil, white truffles and old friends. I adore travelling with friends. They are patient and understanding of each other and need no time to warm up. This group of ladies can take on…
Changing of the seasons
Fresh porcini caps, to be grilled, stems used to saute’ for a risotto with wild mint, Nepitella. Coming from California, I really only had one set of clothes, the weather never really changed. Add a sweater, take off a sweater. In Italy, not only are there the four seasons, there are also the mezza stagione,…
The Big Scoop!
The Big Scoop is out…. David L’s new book The Perfect Scoop has been released! Filled with incredible recipes for not only ice cream, gelato, sorbet and granita but also toppings, what David calls “vessels” to serve your ice cream in such as crepes profiterols etc and a wild selection of things to stir in…
Organic Florence- Sunday Market- Good Kitchen Karma
The third Sunday of the month in Florence is the Fierucola in Piazza Santo Spirito, crossing over the arno… to the oltr’arno…. or as they say here Dilladarno. This is a wonderful place to shop, picking up home-grown items such as honey, plants, herbs, pasta, cheese, wool items, soaps and whatever these creative people can…
La Notte di San Lorenzo
August 10th is the San Lorenzo’s day. Saint Lawrence, San Lorenzo, was martryed by being grilled to death. The story goes that as he was being grilled, he called out to those torturing him and said, ” Turn me over I’m done on this side!”. For me, San Lorenzo is the patron Saint of my…
Florence is DiVino
I am one lucky woman! Besides being able to call Florence home, having a fabulous husband and teaching cooking in one of the best food centers of the world; now my friend Stefano and his sister Patrizia have opened a Vino Sfuso shop on my street. BYOB has a new meaning in Florence. Bring your…