Dream of Italy: Dec 2011/Jan 2012 issue
This month I have an article featured in the Dream of Italy newsletter: "Muggia Carnevale Unmasked." If your idea of the Italian carnevale revolves around elegantly dressed courtesans waltzing to…
Flavors of Friuli now available at Libreria Ubik Udine
I am thrilled to announce that Flavors of Friuli: A Culinary Journey through Northeastern Italy is now available in Italy at Libreria Ubik, at their Udine location, Via Mercatovecchio 18.
Aquileia and Grado
Once again, in my efforts to see as much as possible in two weeks, my plan was to visit two cities in one day. I left my hotel in Udine…
Gemona del Friuli and Venzone
The next day, I took another early train from Udine to Gemona del Friuli. After passing endless, barren fields in varying shades of brown, we reached the Alto Friuli—the gateway…
Tarvisio: Monte Santo di Lussari
Early one winter morning, I took the train from Udine to the town of Tarvisio in the mountains of northern Friuli. The sky was clear, and for most of the…
Udine: Hostaria Alla Tavernetta
On Valentine's Day, I bid farewell to Trieste and took the train to Udine, where I discovered that the sottopassaggio (underground walkway) held a passage leading from the train platforms…
Muggia: Lilibontempo (Trattoria “Ex-Hitler”)
On my last day in Trieste, I took bus #20 from the train station and, after a half hour of winding through the city’s southern suburbs, arrived in the town…
Flavors of Friuli: ForeWord Review’s Book of the Year Awards
Flavors of Friuli: A Culinary Journey through Northeastern Italy has just been awarded a bronze medal in the "Cooking" category of ForeWord Review's 2010 Book of the Year Awards. Other…
Pasticceria Penso: Torta Sacher
It was a blustery February morning, and I had returned to Pasticceria Penso, one of Trieste’s oldest bakeries, to inquire about some local dessert recipes. Several days prior, I had…
Trieste’s Aquarium and Pasticceria Bomboniera
I had arrived in Trieste to begin the research for my book Flavors of Friuli. Being particularly interested in the city’s local foods, I set out first thing in the…