If you haven't received one of the 600 "Royal" invitations, you probably were not invited to Prince Harry's and Meghan Markle's wedding. I too failed to receive an invitation, but Lord Cheseline of Maiden Lot Farm invited us to celebrate the wedding at his palatial estate along ...
Travel
A Visit to the Churchill Rooms in London and The Mayflower
Editor's Note: This is a reprint of a Blog Post published a year ago on the Mayflower and a visit to the Churchill Rooms on a sister site, GourMay.net, which documents one of our trips to Great Britain. Slightly irreverent, this blog post is pitched more to our family than ...
Thoughts on Last Year’s Visit to England
Editor's Note: This is a reprint of a Blog Post published a year ago on a sister site, GourMay.net, which documents one of our trips to Great Britain. Slightly irreverent, this blog post is pitched more to our family than readers of Gourmet Living. Nevertheless, it has some ...
WW1 in the Val di Sole and Trento
A couple of years ago, my good friend Rudi sent me a link to a wonderful article (with photos) from The Atlantic, entitled Scenes From D-Day, Then and Now. For those so inclined (and you should), open up The Atlantic article in your browser and then CLICK on the WW2 ...
Grappa, Polenta and Venison in Val di Sole
After many years of procrastination, Sheila and I finally took the plunge and accepted the kind invitation of Anna and Claudio to visit their home in Ossana, Italy. We are certainly glad that we did! Ossana is located in the Val di Sole about 70 km northeast of Trento. ...
Verona: Where Civility and Magic Embrace
I must admit that I am a hopeless romantic when it comes to Italy. It seems that this wonderful country is caught in a time-warp and Sheila and I are among the lucky few to have been able to step through a time portal. This is certainly the case for Verona, ...
Sbrisolona: A Dessert Cake from Italy
As Gourmet Living readers are aware, I am not a huge fan of desserts. I prefer texture, crunch and a touch of tart to the traditional creamy and sugar-infested choices often found on most restaurant menus. During a recent trip to Ossana, Italy: ...
C’era Una Volta in Montepulciano
C'era Una Volta translates into "Once Upon a Time," which seems an appropriate way to wrap up our fabulous visit to southern Tuscany. C'era is pronounced "Chair-Ah," if you don't speak English with a pronounced Queens (New York barrio) or southern accent. Our home base in ...
Trequanda, Monticchiello & Montefollonica: A Glutton in Tuscany
I realize that gluttony is not something to gloat over, but it is certainly difficult to resist. I am pleased to report that Dante only considers gluttony to be a Circle 3 punishment offense in The Inferno. Nevertheless, it is nothing to be proud of even though ...
Pienza, San Quirico and La Foce: Meanderings through Southern Tuscany
We arrived back in Greenwich yesterday afternoon from a most wonderful 3 weeks in Italy. Frankly, I was far too busy to blog given the hectic pace of our travels (even I was surprised to find we had logged some 2,600 miles). When I find a few minutes, I will try ...
Bagno Vignoni, Ristorante Anna and Brunello Montalcino
Early fall is a great time to see Tuscany. The weather is coolish and, in our case, quite sunny. We missed the wine pressing, but not the olives. In fact, 2016 olive oil is now available in some boutiques, although most serious producers wait over a month or so to ...
Starda: An Unexpected Tuscan Treasure
One of our most important planning resources for our trip to Tuscany was Little Roads Europe: Tuscany, Italy Small-town Itineraries for the Foodie Traveler. It was there that we discovered an entry for Osteria Starda which is located in one of the more remote areas of ...
