2016 has started off with a bang. Doors closing but new doors opening. I closed my teaching space to concentrate on my weeklong programs and offer “Divine Day Trips” Custom tours of the market, day trips into Chianti or lessons at your villa. I spent the past winter recreating my app, which Sutro had…
Chianti:Food&Wine APP- Montefioralle
When I published my app on touring Chianti, my idea was EAT. DRINK.SHOP.STAY. A list of places I would go if I was coming on vacation. Places I go to as a person living here. Pick a town on the app and then see what I suggest doing while there. It is impossible to list…
Exploring Chianti- Hotel Palagina, Figline Val D’Arno
While researching for my Food Guides. I starting with the area on the 222 wine road. My dream is to expand to the other regions of Chianti as well. My mother-in-law was from Figline Val D’Arno, so it seemed like a natural first addition. It was the home of Barone Ricasoli, who created Chianti, what better…
Working on a Dream
When I first started my website in 1997, I decided I wanted to share the places I loved to eat and drink in Florence and in Chianti. Not everyone can or wants to hire a guide when they visit Tuscany, but I hate they have to miss out on a great meal. I first had…