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Voglio Vivere Cosi’
We received an invitation for tomorrow night at The Plaza for an event called “Voglio Vivere Cosi’”, organized by the Toscana region. I had some …

Cooking at Home – How can we help?
In this economic climate, more and more people are making their own meals from scratch. Food & Wine magazine says home cooking is the hottest …

Anne Is a Legal Resident! Go Gustiamo, Go!
We had our 5 minutes of panic, actually more like 45 days, when we were informed that the application we filed for Anne’s H1 visa (her J1 had …

Sora Lella Finally Opens in New York
This should have been posted a month ago. I forgot to do it. Sora Lella is a restaurant in Roma on the isola Tiberina, where …

Tony Mantuano goes to Molise – part 2
A week ago (read part 1, here), I spent two fantastic days with Tony and Cathy Mantuano, and world famous photographer, Jeff Kauck, in San …

Cardoon Honey at the James Beard House
Holly Smith is the chef-owner of Cafe Juanita, in Seattle WA., an excellent restaurant because Holly is a very creative chef and because she buys the best ingredients …
















