CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE IN TRENTINO’S CITY OF ROVERETO IN NORTHERN ITALY

December 1, 2018May 23, 2019Elisabetta 1 Comment

Have you ever celebrated the winter holidays without either chocolate or coffee? I have not. Thick smooth dark and sweet chocolate drinks, chocolate balls wrapped in colored tissue paper, chocolate bon bons filled with special liqueurs or grappa, layered chocolate pralines, chocolate chip cookies, cookies rolled in chocolate sprinkles, layered jam filled Sacher tortes, chocolate … Continue reading CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE IN TRENTINO’S CITY OF ROVERETO IN NORTHERN ITALY

Washington State’s Everett’s Coho Salmon Derby and More

November 2, 2018January 4, 2022Elisabetta Leave a comment

25TH ANNIVERSARY WASHINGTON STATE'S EVERETT'S COHO SALMON DERBY (SEPTEMBER 22-23, 2018). During a rainy and windy almost typical State of Washington weekend of September, over 1100 fishermen and their families again welcomed coho salmon season by competing around Everett, Washington for the largest coho. This year locals and guests from far away celebrated the 25th … Continue reading Washington State’s Everett’s Coho Salmon Derby and More

MILAN AND FERRAGOSTO – IF YOU VISIT THE ALMOST DESERTED METROPOLIS

August 29, 2018May 23, 2019Elisabetta Leave a comment

It is possible that many of you have already visited Italy's second city with its dynamic hardworking down to earth fashionable people. Often travel packages include Milan on its way to Venice, may be Vicenza, Bologna, Florence and Rome. However, for a change, try to visit the "time is money" metropolis, home of banks, stock … Continue reading MILAN AND FERRAGOSTO – IF YOU VISIT THE ALMOST DESERTED METROPOLIS

FERRARA – CITY OF DUKES, DUCHESSES, COOKS, FOOD, CULTURE AND PALIO

May 31, 2018May 23, 2019Elisabetta Leave a comment

Ferrara, once political center of the noble Este family, where Lucrezia Borgia daughter of Pope Alexander VI lived and was wife, mother and beloved duchess, has several places where to learn more about Northern Italian history and Italian regional cuisine. The city was also once the culinary test kitchen of Messisbugo, one of the most prominent … Continue reading FERRARA – CITY OF DUKES, DUCHESSES, COOKS, FOOD, CULTURE AND PALIO

IN ROVERETO (TRENTINO) – ACCORDING TO ACCADEMIA ITALIANA DELLA CUCINA OR ELSE?

May 11, 2018May 23, 2019Elisabetta Leave a comment

A few months ago, one of the most recent delegations of the prominent Accademia Italiana della Cucina, founded in Rovereto in 2017, sponsored an interesting convention for those who wish to understand a little bit better how the quality of eating places is evaluated by renown guides such as Michelin, Touring Club Italia, Guide dell' … Continue reading IN ROVERETO (TRENTINO) – ACCORDING TO ACCADEMIA ITALIANA DELLA CUCINA OR ELSE?

The Ways to Salt and Wine

April 27, 2018May 23, 2019Elisabetta Leave a comment

Too often we take salt for granted, especially throughout Northern Italy where salt comes either from Alpine Mountains (salgemma) or from the Adriatic and Ligurian Sea (sale marino). It was not so during the Middle Ages; in fact, then it was called White Gold. Salt entered Northern Italian wealthy and poor households through merchants who … Continue reading The Ways to Salt and Wine

PUMPKINS, HALLOWEEN, ZOMBIES, OSS DE MORT AND AMERICAN THANKSGIVING IN ITALY

October 29, 2017May 23, 2019Elisabetta Leave a comment

Large, medium, small, carved or sculptured, Halloween pumpkins have reached the Italian peninsula! "It's for fun..." say young Italians who like to dress up like witches, vampires, and zombies... On this I have often wondered how many of those young Italians actually realize that when they dress up as scary characters, ride the local Halloween … Continue reading PUMPKINS, HALLOWEEN, ZOMBIES, OSS DE MORT AND AMERICAN THANKSGIVING IN ITALY

Washington D.C. – Always interesting and exciting

April 30, 2017May 23, 2019Elisabetta Leave a comment

Washington D.C. is always interesting and exciting, whether the nation's capital is recovering from a wintery snowfall or preparing for an upcoming cherry blossom festival. WASHINGTON D.C.'s ANNUAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL: It all began between 1910 and 1912, during Taft's presidency, when Japanese Mayor Yokio Ozaki of Tokyo donated 3000 cherry trees to the nation's … Continue reading Washington D.C. – Always interesting and exciting

Seattle – City of Glass Art, Seafood and Starbucks

February 24, 2017May 23, 2019Elisabetta Leave a comment

Seattle's Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum. Absolutely amazing and beautiful! The mastery of the Washington state native Dale Chihuly, expressed by the museum's display, not only reminds us how superior creativity can produce something which gives great pleasure to the eye and soul, with beautiful colors and shapes, but how with the same outstanding creativity, … Continue reading Seattle – City of Glass Art, Seafood and Starbucks

Christmas in Trentino Alto Adige with Food, Falalah and more

December 17, 2016May 23, 2019Elisabetta Leave a comment

"...AT CHRISTMAS PLAY AND MAKE GOOD CHEER, FOR CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR..." (Thomas Tusser 1557) Christmas, as many now know, is a Christian festivity, however, it has ancient roots dating back to pagan Roman winter festivities, called Saturnalia, which were held in honor of Saturn, the pagan god of agriculture, of harvest, of … Continue reading Christmas in Trentino Alto Adige with Food, Falalah and more

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