Photoblog: Carnevale di Venezia
When traveling in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, I typically made either Udine or Trieste my home base for much of the time. And whenever I was staying in these cities, I always…
Venezia: My Final Day Trip
Despite the unseasonably warm weather, the radiator in my apartment had remained on all night long. The blankets that I had, in my feverish state, piled on myself the afternoon…
Venezia: A Day of Cicchetti
Whenever I traveled to Friuli, I could never bear to leave without visiting the neighboring Veneto region and my favorite city in the world: Venezia. My five-week-long trip of summer…
Venezia: Cantine del Vino già Schiavi
Somehow or other, I always seemed to wind up in Italy during Carnevale season. The first time was coincidental, when I went to Friuli to visit the Ledragomma GymnastikBall factory.…
Baccalà alla Vicentina
My recipe for Baccalà (salt cod stew), as excerpted from Flavors of Friuli: A Culinary Journey through Northeastern Italy, is featured this week at chicgalleria.com.
Sarde in Saor (Venetian-Style Marinated Sardines)
My recipe for Sarde in Saor ("sardoni in savor" in Triestine dialect), as excerpted from Flavors of Friuli: A Culinary Journey through Northeastern Italy, is featured today as a Super…