We’re moving to Melito!
There have been a lack of posts on here recently, but I have been busy with things in the background. We’re moving to Melito!
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Anthony Bourdain 1956 – 2018
It’s not often that the death of a celebrity affects me. However, the death of former chef Anthony Bourdain hit me like a steam train. It felt like somehow I had lost a friend. This was a man who encouraged me to travel and “eat the world.” He was also very funny while telling you
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Castell’Arquato And Wine Festival Part 1 …
One of the places we can reach by local bus is Castell’Arquato, which is breathtakingly beautiful. It also has the added advantage of being in middle of a large wine producing region.
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Our Italian Kitchen Garden ….
When we lived in England we always had a kitchen garden full of edible goodies, or alternatively an allotment where we could grow all our fresh produce. However, now that we live in an apartment on the first floor in Italy, we have had to get a little more creative. Luckily we have two balconies,
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Italian habits that won’t work outside Italy…
It’s surprising how I have developed new habits since living in Italy. These Italian habits are easy to acquire, and very difficult to lose. They are also likely to annoy or surprise your friends and family if you take them back home! However I’ve been assured that this is normal! The subtle changes in my
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Winter In Italy…
Apologies for my silence on here, but in Winter the north of Italy slows down, and so there is not much to report at the moment! However, after winter, the mercury is rising, so everything and everyone is starting to spring back to life! February is when the festival season starts again. Every town and
Bread Is Gold – A Call To Tackle Food Waste …
Massimo Bottura, the chef and co-proprietor of Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy, needs no introduction. His restaurant has won every award given by the culinary world. If you want a reservation at his restaurant you have to book months ahead, and they can be as difficult to get as an audience with the Pope. However,
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Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year …
We’re taking a break for the Christmas holidays, but before we disappear until 2018, we wanted to say a few words. First of all, Merry Christmas (Buon Natale in Italian!). We’d like to thank everyone who visited our little corner of the internet. We share what we are passionate about, and it means a lot
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Christmas In Italy …
This is my second Christmas in Italy, and I now think that I am getting the hang of how the Italians like to celebrate the festive season! Just like in the UK, the Italians start their celebrations early! On December 8th, which is a public holiday to celebrate the Immaculate Conception. This is the conception
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Don’t Waste Your Leftover Panettone …
It’s now officially Christmas in our house as we’ve opened the first panettone of the year! As always, I like to use any leftovers of anything I use, so I’ve been thinking of ways to use any leftover panettone that might be lurking around after Christmas.
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The Panettone Masters “I Maestri del Panettone” …
Even when I lived in England, it was never Christmas until I’d watched “It’s A Wonderful Life” and opened my first panettone of the season. Imagine my excitement when I found out there was a panettone festival just up the road in Milan! Naturally I had to get tickets for my wife and I as
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Our First Year In Italy…
So, we have now been in Italy for just over a year. I thought now was a good time to share the good and bad things that we have experienced during the last year.
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