Culinary

Florida Italophiles Unite!

4 years ago

by Michael in Culinary, Culture, Food, Personal, Wine

Tweet Wow… I’ve been away from Italy now for a total of 3 and a half months. That is the longest stretch in more than 2 years. When I am in the states, I’m not immersed in the wonders of Italian culture, so material for the blog is hard to come by. Anyhow, the other day Paola and I had [...]

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A little more Olive Gardening Laughter…

4 years ago

by Michael in Cooking, Culinary, Food, Let Me Vent, Things that make me scratch my head, Tuscany

TweetFace it, I’m back in the states for a few months, so I just don’t have much material for the blog these days. I mean, when I am in Italy, I could write several posts a day, but I am sitting here in Florida, what to contribute to THIS blog? That said, little things catch my [...]

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The Wine Harvest – Making wine in Italy

4 years ago

by Michael in Cooking, Culinary, Culture, Festivals, Food, Lazio, Tours, Travel Tips, Tuscany, Umbria, Wine

Tweet I remember my mother telling me about her move to Southern California, and how excited she was the first time she picked an orange off a tree and ate it right there. I was thinking, like… ok, big deal… you need to get out more! But then again, she was from New York, and I had [...]

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How do they get the flavor out of the food in the states?

5 years ago

by Michael in Cooking, Culinary, Culture, Food, Let Me Vent, Things that make me scratch my head, Travel Tips

TweetI’ve been back in Los Angeles for a week now, and last night we went to an Italian restaurant for dinner for the first time since I got back. This may not seem like a big deal, but for us it is always a tragedy. The restaurant was Pomodoro in Woodland Hills. I don’t want to say it [...]

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One too many Margaritas for Uncle Ben

5 years ago

by Michael in Cooking, Culinary, Culture, Food

TweetAs you travel the world, you continuously run across things you never thought you might. Some are big, some are minor. All Uncle Ben is good for in the states is rice, but it seems he has been secretly spending some time south of the border. If you want mexican food products in [...]

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Having a craving for Grilled Flesh

5 years ago

by Michael in Culinary, Culture, Food, Let Me Vent, Things that make me scratch my head

TweetGrilled Flesh… YUM! When I lived here in Soriano, I was, quite simply, ‘The American”. In fact, the immigrant population of the area consisted of me, two Brits and a Brazilian. Outside of that, nobody spoke a word of English. My, how things can change over the course of 20+ years. A [...]