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I wanted to mention a few things that landed in Italyville’s inbox recently. - Judy from Hawaii is heading to Italy in September and staying in apartments and B&Bs… she’s looking for ideas for a thank you gift to bring for her hosts. Anyone? - Two great events coming up this summer that you might want to check [...] 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 it [...]
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 disappointing [...] A few pictures from our big day.
The ceremony location
The Favors (Olive Oil from our family grove in Calabria)
Centerpieces & table names
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 – I [...] 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 actually [...] 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 in [...]
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!
Click on the photo [...] 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 know [...] 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 blanc. [...] |
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