Volare!

Volare!

by | May 23, 2018 | Italy, Italy Travels

Place: Pulignano a Mare, Puglia, Italy The True Italy The pistachio gelato I had just consumed made me sleepy and I headed back to our beautiful white-washed hotel overlooking the ocean. As I turned the corner, a group of young men waving Italian flags gathered in...
Cooking with Chef Leo

Cooking with Chef Leo

by | Oct 1, 2014 | Desserts, Italy, Olive Oil

My visit to Galantino in Puglia, Italy, was a composition of olive oil familiarization, in-depth visits to Puglia’s cheese makers, ceramists, bread artisans and olive groves and, the fun part, cooking lessons with Galantino’s head chef Leo. I joined a...
The Virtuous Olive

The Virtuous Olive

by | Sep 10, 2014 | Italy, Olive Oil

Olive oil is my passion. Food is my passion and travel is my passion. I have decided to combine all these loves into my new business, The Virtuous Olive, and it is here that I am first announcing its launch. After last year’s visit to Puglia, Italy and to a...
Fava Frenzy

Fava Frenzy

by | Apr 9, 2014 | Garden, Italy, Recipe, Vegetarian

“I came to love my rows, my beans, though so many more than I wanted. They attached me to the earth, and so I got strength like Antæus. But why should I raise them? Only Heaven knows.” Henry David Thoreau Hearty Fava beans. Grown for over 6,000 years, its...