Culinary Bliss in Parma by Jen Westmoreland Bouchard On the way back home to Nice (France) after spending the week in Italy, my travel companion turned to me and asked “Do we need to pick up groceries? Parma’s the next exit.” And so began the best one-stop “foodie spree” of my life. Of course, the …
Umbria’s Traditional Foods written by Matti Bamman I wanted to learn more about Umbria’s traditional foods, especially that strange Norcian mortadella with the chunk of mystery meat inside. When I found the store, Il Parma Delizie Alimentari, with a large man carving meat behind the counter, I knew I had the right place. Pecorino Cheese …
5+ Authentic Sardinian Foods You Must Try Start with peasant food born of necessity, add produce from volcanic soil, season with a crossroads of cultures, and enrich with island insularity: that describes Sardinian food. Panadas On a recent trip to the South and Southwest of the island, we encountered panadas, a classic of Sardinian home cooking, …
Celebrating South Sardinia – Cagliari and Beyond Beaches and boulders and blue-green waters are among the attractions in South Sardinia, but these features alone don’t explain why the southern part of the island is experiencing the fastest growth in tourism these days. Sun worshippers and nature lovers thrill to these attributes, but there is more …
Museimpresa – Italian Industry Museums Italian museums offer much more than portraits of beatific Madonnas and maleficent Medicis hung along dusty corridors with dim lighting. Italy’s industrial history has created the backdrop for a special category of museum, the Museimpresa, that appeals to visitors interested in food, health, design, society, fashion, transportation, even children’s toys. …
Tuscan Food – Livorno Part III The Best Dishes and Restaurants in Livorno As a port city, Livorno’s dishes are heavily influenced by the sea, with techniques that are working class rather than refined. They reflect the city’s cosmopolitan yet populist history — a mélange of Tuscan food as well as Italian and international …
Port Livorno – Part II Unexpected treasures in an undervalued port Ask an Italian about Livorno and the reply may include the words “port city” or “industrial area” – evoking dirty streets, smoke-billowing factories, ugly grey buildings. Read part I of our Livorno mini-series here, and part II here. Go to Port Livorno and you will …
Livorno Italy, Part I: Classy Italian city with a clumsy English name Livorno is a lovely Italian city with an ugly English name – Leghorn (an English-language garbling of the city’s Italian moniker). Who wants to stop and see “Leghorn”? Almost none of the 3.5 million tourists who pass through Livorno every year while boarding …
Serravalle Outlet near Milan: Don’t Just Come for Shopping! Think Serravalle invites visitors to “think (different)” about a small Italian community with big attractions and even bigger ambitions. The Serravalle Outlet is well-known (Europe’s largest) and so is Cortese di Gavi, a world-class wine. Yet it has more to offer its visitors, as long as …
Things to Do in Serravalle Shopping at Europe’s largest Outlet Mall Think Serravalle invites visitors to “think (different)” about a small Italian community with big attractions and even bigger ambitions. Serravalle Scriva is well-known for its shopping outlet (Europe’s largest) and Cortese di Gavi, a world-class wine. Yet it has more to offer its visitors, …