A Personal Guide to Travel and Life in Italy
This personal guide to travel and life in Italy is culled from over 20 years of experience living and working in Italy. Get the inside scoop on what it’s really like to live in Italy, my favorite places to go in Italy, my recommended hotels and restaurants in Italy and even the darker side of life in Italy and how to cope with its mind-numbing bureaucracy. I’ll cover lots of different topics from luxury to adventure travel in Italy, Italian politics, culinary travel in Italy, Italian language, customs and traditions, as well as how I personally became an expert on Italian furnace parts.
Peaks of Gastronomy – Michelin Chefs Bring Gourmet Cuisine to Rifugi in the Dolomites
Hiking Italian style means gourmet cuisine in the Dolomites, where Michelin-starred chefs have created special dishes served at mountain rifugi during the "Peaks of Gastronomy" initiative.
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Wed, 28 Jul 2010
Italian Food Traditions–Furtaies Recipe for Funnel Cakes with Grappa from the Dolomites
The next time you see funnel cakes at a state fair, ask if they add grappa to the batter. That’s a key ingredient in this traditional dessert in the Dolomites, where funnel cakes are called by a variety of names –such as furtaies, strauben, or just plain delicious.
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Italian Desserts – Panna Cotta Recipe, Technique and Sauces
Panna cotta is an easy Italian dessert that can be served with a sauce of fruit, chocolate or caramel. This recipe for panna cotta includes a technique for making it silky smooth.
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Italian Food Traditions – Marmellata di Amarene – Sour Cherry Jam
Making my favorite Italian jam, marmellata di amarene - sour cherry jam - is simple enough when you've got a cherry tree at hand, and it barely needs a recipe. But then there's the pitting...
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Involtini – Recipe from a Cooking Class in Sicily
This recipe for involtini, little meat rolls with a citrus flavored stuffing, comes from a casual cooking class in our home kitchen in Sicily.
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2010 Taormina Film Fest – Cinema Under the Stars
The 2010 Taormina Film Fest takes place June 12-18 in the magnificent Greek theatre, where you can enjoy cinema under the stars as well as spotting a few stars like Robert deNiro and the perennially tan Valentino.
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June 2 Festa Della Repubblica Celebrations in Italy
In 2010 the Festa Della Repubblica celebrations in Italy on June 2 take place in a climate of political instability.
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Idyllic Coastal Walking in Tuscany’s La Maremma Regional Park
Southern Tuscany is home to an area known as La Maremma, and includes wild, untamed countryside and beautiful walking in a protected park on Tuscany’s coast. Anita reports from a walking tour in La Maremma.
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Italian Street Games – U Calacipitu Go-kart Culture in Sicily
Called a calcipitu in Sicily, a rudimentary go-kart is a part of the Italian culture of street games, where danger and noise go hand in hand. Join the celebration during a walk through Ragusa Ibla.
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Cantine Aperte – Wine Tasting at Wineries & Cellars in Italy
The 2010 Cantine Aperte program opens 1000 wineries in Italy for wine tasting, cellar visits and other special events on May 30.
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