Cookbook Corner: Montasio, Per Primo e Per Ultimo
Montasio, Per Primo e Per Ultimo: dal Frico agli Antipasti, ai Dessert, edited by Giancarlo Re, is a compilation of recipes using Montasio, a cheese named after the mountain where…
Summer in Friuli: Top 10 Things to Do
Note: Even though Italy has begun the process of reopening following the coronavirus shutdown, many events, including the festivals listed below, have been cancelled for 2020 as a precaution. Organizers…
Land of the Sbilfs: Turn back time in the Carnian Alps
This piece was originally published in the June-July 2013 issue of Dream of Italy under the title "Simple Pleasures in Friuli's Carnian Alps." Hidden in the mountains of northern Friuli–Venezia…
Food Festivals of Friuli (Part 3): Mondo delle Malghe
My next stop that summer was Ravascletto, which I would use as a home base for a hike to nearby Malga Pozôf, as well as for the Mondo delle Malghe…
Gorizia: Ai Tre Soldi Goriziani
This was the day I had been looking forward to ever since my arrival in Trieste. My baker friends at Pasticceria Penso had invited me to watch them prepare one…
Ovaro: Mondo delle Malghe
It soon became obvious to me that my absence at lunch and dinner the previous day had been a major faux pas. Around 9:00pm, I had received a phone call…
Malga Pozôf
I awoke early on Saturday morning with complete uncertainty as to my plans for the day. The prior evening’s storm had passed through, leaving the valley glistening as the first…
Malga Pramosio
Even though it was mid-July, the weather in Carnia remained rather cool. In fact, my room at Hotel Poldo was downright chilly, forcing me to dig two extra blankets out…
Pordenone and Maniago
My jet lag seemed to be subsiding, for I was finally able to get a decent night's sleep. Perhaps it had been wise of me to keep the air conditioning…
New Travel Highlights on Afar
Check out my latest travel "Highlights" on Afar.com: a festival of cheese and Friuli's largest palazzo.