The tour starts! Le Vie del Buongusto – The Route of Good Flavors
Finally, I am heading to Florence to meet group that will join in on our tour. Here is our agenda for the week. I don’t know about my guests, but I can’t wait to enjoy this week. Le Vie del Buongusto Tour Alto Tevre Umbria – Upper Tiber Valley April 12 -19, 2014 Day 1 Saturday, April 12 Making our way home 10:00 Meet in Florence at the B&B Hotel 11:30 Visit the home and museum of Bistarelli Agraria, La Soffitta, to learn about Vin Santo (holy wine), how it is made and of course taste some. 1:00 Lunch in Monterchi at a...
Read MoreIt’s spring here in Umbria!
What a gorgeous day. It’s in the 70’s and the flowers are popping open. I can hear the bees going crazy in the flowers from my bedroom window, the open window on the top floor.
Read MoreBack in Italy for the Le Vie del Buongusto Tour!
I arrived in Italy to a warm 25C day but now it back to normal, cool but nice spring days. We are working to prepare the agenda and do the pre-visits to the people we will be visiting on the tour. Once the agenda is finalized I will post it so you all can see what you are missing! Meanwhile I am being well guarded in my Maridiana office by my faithful...
Read MoreTruffles Oregon – Truffles Italy!
When I arrive in Italy, if they are in season or not, I can’t wait to have a meal, any meal with truffles! I eat truffle pizza, pasta with truffles, meats with shaved truffles and then I go back and eat pizza with truffles. I seem not to be able to get enough of that unique pungent flavor. Many people claim the white truffles are the most flavorful, but I like the black truffles. So, when we saw that the Willamette Valley Vineyards in Turner, Oregon, just a few minutes from our house, was hosting a truffle dinner for the upcoming Oregon Truffle Festival I could not resist the chance to...
Read MoreA typical menu
When the weather is nice, it is so lovely to eat at a street side cafe. The menus are simple and quite tasty; they are also typically very affordable, especially if you are eating pasta....
Read MoreExploring Italy – Alley by Alley!
On the final day of our 10 tour, we visited the wonderful city of Cortona, near the border of Umbria and Tuscany. We wondered the city, exploring and of course shopping & eating. We also visited the monastery of St Francis, Le Celle and then saw the dig of the ETruscan tombs dating from the 6th century BC, which were discovered in 1928 and continue to be uncovered...
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