Pasquetta is “Little Easter.” Also known as Easter Monday, this is the day in Italy when you gather your friends and head to the countryside for a day of eating. The first day of spring may be marked on the calendar, but this is its unofficial start. But do you really think you need to go […]
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Jan
Jan
I really wanted to hunt for truffles this season. I wanted the dog and the muddy boots and the baskets of tartufi to grate over pasta. We headed to Le Marche to find our truffles, but the rain got there first. The ground was too wet for truffling. The year overall was a bad one […]
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Nov
Nov
I have just returned to Rome after a lovely visit to a working farm near Pienza. We sampled salami and prosciutto and were then introduced to the piggies. “Pre-prosciutto.”