He’s here It was 5:30 in the morning when there was a gentle knock on our door. “He’s here…” I said “and he is half an hour early!” We quickly gathered the cameras (and our wits) and slipped downstairs to where our host for the morning was waiting beside his truck. Giorgio Cortopassi He was […]
Chianti, It’s Not Just About The Wine – ARISTA DI CINTA SENESE and TAGLIATELLE WITH GUANCIALE AND TREVISANO (radicchio)
A familiar face It was 10:30 am when we rolled up to the front gates of Casamonti Estates in the heart of the Chianti Classico region. After ringing the buzzer and waiting impatiently for the gates to open we heard a beep as a car approached, looking in the mirror I saw the familiar face of […]
Hey Lardo! – LARDO WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH ROASTED POTATOES AND SWISS CHARD and CURLY ENDIVE WITH WARM PANCETTA AND BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE
Apuan Alps Looking back from the coast at the Apuan Alps you would swear that you were looking at snow covered peaks. In fact what you are seeing is marble, widespread in the Alps, reflecting in the sun. Carrara Carrara, the centre of the marble mining industry, is a medieval village nestled into the base […]
Market Day In Massarosa – RIBOLLITA
Massarosa Massarosa is a small town about an hour West of Florence in the province of Lucca. It counts just over 20 000 inhabitants, only one of which we know, speaks some English. This is our home for the month of July. Needless to say, we’ve been learning Italian, at least the essentials. Novelty for […]
I Was So Hungry I Could Have Eaten A Fourth Stomach
Leaving Rome We decided to see a little more of Rome and hike 35 minutes across town to the train station. We made the train with minutes to spare and before we knew it we were in Florence (I slept most of the way). I have to eat something Our next step was a short walk […]