Ciao, novembre! Autumn in Italia means chestnuts and vino novello. Vino novello, Italian for ‘young wine’, is a light, fruity, red wine produced throughout Italy. It’s a collective term for a series of new autumn wines released onto the Italian market every year in early November. Novello is similar to its French cousin Beaujolais nouveau…
Arrivederci Parigi! Goodbye Paris! Even though I still feel Italia does coffee better and I didn’t care for the escargot… I fell in love with your charming cafes, architecture, and Chardonnay’s. You are beautiful in the fall, even when it’s raining, and are a great city to spend a long weekend in, getting lost wandering…
Located in the middle of the town of Altripalda are the ancient cellars of Mastroberardino Winery that date back to the 1800’s. I find this one particularly fascinating because, not only is it one of the oldest, but in the late ’90’s they started experimenting with growing grapes on the excavations of Pompeii. They hope…
Bordering the regions of Campania and Potenza sits a monastery founded in 1306 by monks belonging to the Carthusian order, and that later was used as an internment camp during both World Wars. Just a couple minutes away you’ll find the Caves of the Angel. An underground journey made up of 2500m of tunnels and…
The adventures don’t stop because the husband is working and the kid is in school! I went off on my own during the weekday to experience a day packed full of olive oils, olive picking, wine tastings, and cheeses… all with a fabulous group of people in gorgeous Avellino. Just another day in Italia 😉…
During this fall season I kind of went crazy with pumpkin. I have tried making all the recipes with pumpkin- gnocchi, ravioli, etc. So it’s no surprise that I immediately signed up for a cooking class when I learned that a friend of mine was holding one and they would be using pumpkin in every…
Up where the air smells of pine and smoke we visited the absolute cutest mountainside town for a truffle market exhibition!! In Colliano, we tried some truffle coffee and pasta with truffles & mushrooms; tasted our way through stalls of local cheeses, honey, olive oils, and spreads; and even caught a puppet show. The number…
A fancy caffè in a fancy cafè. A famous literary meeting place of intellectuals, politicians, and businessmen since the 1800’s. Congested, loud alleyways of strung up laundry, flags, and merchandise, complete with musicians and dancing puppets. A church covered in a diamond stone facade with a silent, exquisite interior. Another church, much darker, crossing the…
I love October. October means cozy weather, leaves changing color, and delicious seasonal foods. And, for me, it wouldn’t be October without pumpkins! Besides cooking with pumpkin (which is my new favorite thing), visiting a pumpkin patch is a fall favorite! Il Giardino delle Zucche is by far the best pumpkin patch that I have…
Trains from the glory days of Naples! Housed in a disused factory at Pietrarsa, right on the edge of the water, the National Railway Museum is the first in Italy and among the largest in Europe. Here is where the history of Italian railways started. The whole museum structure was one of the first industrial…
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