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Italian Tunes – Alex Britti

It’s sometimes difficult to keep on top of your Italian language skills when you’re away from Italy, your family and others that speak Italian.  I find that listening to music and reading are a big help… especially if you enjoy it.  Here’s a song from Alex Britti called “Piove” that I like.  Hope you enjoy [...]

Osteria Mozza

I had the good fortune of dinning at Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles the other day with a friend.  The restaurant is a joint venture by Mario Batali, Nancy Silverton and Joseph Bastianich and boasts a beautiful menu, great atmosphere and wonderful service.  The reservation process is very “LA” in that you’ll be [...]

The Big Day

A few pictures from our big day.

The ceremony location

The Favors (Olive Oil from our family grove in Calabria)

Centerpieces & table names

The Venue

September Days – searching for tomatoes

Summer is beginning to make a graceful exit here in New England with some cooler temps and sunny days (which we have been lacking for most of the summer.) I’ve been away from Italyville for a while for several reasons that have kept me busy, busy, busy!  I’ll let you choose the best reason:

A – [...]

Stuff Italians Like

Italians like crusty bread and the end piece of a good loaf of bread.  There is always a battle for the end piece (la tozza) in my house.  I used to laugh when I would hear “PB and J with the crust cut off” … cut the crust off?  why would you do that?  I [...]

Stromboli

On a clear day as the sun sets into the Tyrrhenian Sea on the west coast of Calabria…. you get a truly beautiful sunset and a great look at the volcano – Stromboli.  Stromboli is still very active and had it’s last major eruption August 2, 2008 (according to wikipedia) but is said to be [...]

Fantastic Photos

Here’s a great photo of my friend Paul’s family.  He has a wonderful tribute to his father (pictured center) at his blog, Remembering Paul Valvo.  Hope you are all remembering your mothers today as well! Happy Mothers day!

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Foraging Asparagus II

In March I was in Calabria visiting my family and did a little wild asparagus hunting with my cousin… if you’ve read some of my posts, you know I like to forage for “wild things” so yesterday when E and I were out on a hike with Dexter (our Italian Labrador…. you mean you didn’t [...]

Italian Fennel Salad

These last few days have been in the 90s (30 C) here in New England… and it’s only April.  So since there has been a summer feeling around here, we’ve been cooking summer-like.  Fennel salad is refreshing and one of my favorite summer treats with a nice glass of Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon [...]

Chiesetta di Piedigrotta – Pizzo Calabro

One of the most unique and beautiful tourist attractions in Calabria in my opinion is, “la Chiesetta Di Piedigrotta” in Pizzo Calabro. Pizzo Calabro is a picturesque fishing town on the Tyrrhenian coast of Calabria and la Chiesetta Di Piedigrotta is actually located on the road into town on the SS 522, about 4km from [...]