When Spring is in full swing,Tuscany start partying! Tourists start arriving as if to celebrate the rites of Springandweekends are filled with festivals.Near Piazzale Michelangelo, the iris show is on, it is free to enter and a special view of the cityfrom the olive groves with the iris garden planted at the feet of the…
Garden Gifts!
While in my garden looking around at the junglethat has been created,as my husband started to weed,I stopped him A GIFT from the GODS! WILD ARUGULA PLANTS There are about 5 of them.We had one last year and that was simply fabulous to walk out into the gardenand snip off a few leaves to add…
American Food Friday- Pickles
When my friend Judith from Umbria got all hot and bothered about Beppe Bigazzi hating American Food, she asked fellow food bloggers to participate in bringing some of our own favorite foods into the spotlight and her Buona Cucina Americana“American Food Fridays” was born! Check out the other bloggers as we post on! my bread…
Southern Hospitality- NAWLINS
REBUILD – RENEW I went to New Orleans for the IACP conference,which is my chance to connect with food friendsfrom all over the world,attend classesandvisit somewhere I have never been. I think it was a hard choice to pick New Orleansas a conference spot ( over 4 years ago)after Katerina and the floodingbut I am…
Chi Vuol Essere Lieto Sia!
Living in Florence, I am constantly surrounded by those that walked these streets before me.You can feel it as you pass,the weight of the ages of creativity. Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello and Raffaello. We are not talking Ninja turtles here, but the real guys! The foto above is from a Brunello producer ( hopefully one following…
Chocolate on my mind
 Sometimes life is tough! Happy Easter!!!Since I attended Taste the other dayI have had chocolate on my mind.Not that it isn’t anyway,at Easter time Florence reeks of chocolate. The stores are filled with chocolate eggs-bittersweet, milk chocolate and white chocolateall with small gifts insideand all sizes!The Easter Bunny is busy in Italy! local artist…
Slow Mondays
As part of my new programI am taking advantage of many of the museums being closedto offerMonday’s at the Market. Part of what I am doing, is living out a fantasy I had when I started travelling.That I would have a friend in every town.I am that friend. I can offer an insider’s view and…
Diva’s Kitchen- online
March is the first month of my column, Diva’s Kitchen for The American Magazine,an Italian English language publication. Stop by! I am really excited as they will also use my fotographs. The magazine is sold at newstands all over Italyand is online at the end of the month. My new career as a journalist!Viva 2008