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My Life in Italy, Part 13: “Two Guys and a TuTu”


As with every post in this series, if you are jumping in here, it is like jumping into the middle of a movie. Please start with Part 1, or this will make absolutely no sense. It’s been a while since I posted an article in this series!  Sorry about that! But to get you in the mood of 1984 and where my...

  • Michael Kovnick
  • April 21, 2023
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My Life in Italy, Part 12: “Bury The Mice In The Ground… Slowly.”


12th part in a series of the story of an American moving to small town Italy in the 1980's, learning the culture and finding a lifetime love.

  • Michael Kovnick
  • August 5, 2020
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My Life in Italy, Part 11: “Winter is Coming”


If you are just jumping in here, please start with Part 1. It is January 1985 now, and the weather has been in the mid 70’s in L.A. Now I know many people reading this think OMG! Mid 70’s in January, but I am an L.A. native, and you just have to understand things in context. To me, when the daytime...

  • Michael Kovnick
  • July 17, 2020
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My Life in Italy, Part 10: “Paola Meets The Megalopolis”


In Part 10 of the My Life in City series, we are back in Los Angeles. But this time, it is Paola's first time in the United States, and me showing her MY world.

  • Michael Kovnick
  • June 30, 2020
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My Life in Italy, Part 9: “An Italian Love Story”


If you are just jumping in here, please start with Part 1, otherwise, this will just make no sense at all! I mean, seriously… You can’t just jump into part 9 of a series, right? September 19, 1984 I’m a month and a half into my 2nd trip to Italy in 1984. I have made some amazing friends,...

  • Michael Kovnick
  • April 27, 2020
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My Life in Italy, Part 8: “A Tale of Two Italys”


Part 8 in my story that chronicles my 37 year journey, living with one foot in the US and the other in Italy.

  • Michael Kovnick
  • October 20, 2019
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The 10 Best EASY Italian Recipes


Italian food is always a crowd pleaser, and it’s truthfully pretty easy to make but a lot of people are afraid to try. Enter Olive Garden. You can make your favorite Italian recipes at home, it’s so much easier...

  • Alyssa Saltzman
  • April 17, 2019
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The Siena Horse Race – Palio di Siena


The Siena horse race, Italy’s most celebrated horse race dates back to 1633. The Palio di Siena is not a typical race, the rules are few, the traditions are involved, the rituals are divine, and the fanaticism is nothing...

  • Alyssa Saltzman
  • April 15, 2019
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Vacationing in Italy 101


When you do what we do, everyone you know and their mothers ask you to help them with their trip to Italy. This is great, I love Italy and I want everyone to experience the real Italy, so I try my best to help my...

  • Alyssa Saltzman
  • November 27, 2018
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Bella vs. Brutta Figura: How Italians Judge You


In the United States, it can sometimes seem like we don’t care how we come off to others. Of course, this isn’t to say that nobody here in the good ol’ USA makes a good first impression, but its not uncommon to...

  • Alyssa Saltzman
  • November 19, 2018
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We Tried The Mannequin Challenge


If you haven’t heard of The Mannequin challenge, you probably weren’t very active on social media around the end of 2016. Much like the Ice Bucket Challenge, the Harlem Shake and every other internet trend,...

  • Alyssa Saltzman
  • May 3, 2018
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Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino Recipe


    Spaghetti Aglio, Olio, e Peperoncino, although has a very complicated looking name, is one of the most simple dishes of pasta you can possibly make. With very few ingredients, almost none of which need to be...

  • Alyssa Saltzman
  • April 27, 2018
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Amatriciana Recipe


  Amatriciana sauce is a red pasta sauce, usually served with Bucatini or Spaghetti pasta that comes from the small town of Amatrice. Amatrice is in northern Lazio, not too far from Soriano or Norcia (two of our locations)...

  • Alyssa Saltzman
  • April 16, 2018
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Carbonara Recipe


If you’ve been on our Soriano tour, you might remember Carbonara from our Thursday night class. It’s a very rich spaghetti dish made with pancetta, eggs, and a whole lotta cheese :). I wouldn’t suggest it if...

  • Alyssa Saltzman
  • April 9, 2018
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What To Expect From Italy in August


As you might know, August is an off month for us, we don’t usually offer tours during August for a few reasons. Kids and Teachers are out of school and the idea of vacation is on everyone’s mind, lots of...

  • Alyssa Saltzman
  • August 5, 2017
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The Tuscan Connection to Groundhog Day & Punxsutawney Phil


Groundhog Day in Italy?   Well, not really, but let’s say Punxsutawney Phil may just have a long lost ancestor in Tuscany.   Every year, Phil gets taken out in a bug celebration for what we, in America...

  • Michael Kovnick
  • February 2, 2017
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As with every post in this series, if you are jumping in here, it is like jumping into the middle of a movie. Please start...

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If you are just jumping in here, please start with Part 1. It is January 1985 now, and the weather has been in the mid 70’s...

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