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Talking Tuscan Cooking with Giulia Scarpaleggia

by Phoebe Hunt | Mon, 01/17/2022 - 13:14

The founder of Jul’s Kitchen lets us in on her secrets to Tuscan cooking, La Cucina Povera and the joy of good, simple ingredients when you know how to use…

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Rainbow over Venice with Redentore Church in the background

Is There a Better Future for Venice? A Book Tries to Answer

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 11/20/2020 - 00:00

The best way to learn what life is really like in a certain place is to listen to the people who live in the place, sharing their experiences and feelings;…

Lifestyle

The Areas of Tuscany That Inspired "Cucina Tipica: An Italian Adventure"

by andrewcotto | Tue, 02/26/2019 - 03:00

There’s a literary theory that the most important character in any narrative is the setting. As a writer who loves the “where and when” of story, I’m all over…

Culture

Meet the Author: Katherine A. McIver - Cooking and Eating in Renaissance Italy

by Katia Amore | Wed, 03/04/2015 - 02:14

As an art historian whose major research and writing has focused on women patrons of art and architecture in 16th century Italy, we wondered what brought…

Culture

Sicily: A Literary Guide for Travellers

by Andrew Edwards | Tue, 04/08/2014 - 20:00

It takes a while to really get to know someone; superficial appearances, smiles and everyday exchanges are sometimes all that’s needed to establish a simple…

Culture

Meet the Author: H.A. Corby - Writer of Historical and Contemporary Italian Crime Fiction

by Hillary Corby | Mon, 07/15/2013 - 06:10

Time has dimmed the memory. I’m not sure when my addiction to murder, mystery and whodunnits began or even why. When did I prefer the logic, method, and thrill…

Culture

Meet the Author: Catherine Carabine

by Catherine Carabine | Fri, 06/07/2013 - 06:18

I never once dreamt that my book ‘A Chestnut Barn in Tuscany’ would be published, in fact it began as a diary, a record of events leading up to my marriage and…

Culture

Meet the Author: Ted Jones and His Divine Tuscany

by Ted Jones | Wed, 12/05/2012 - 06:26

In the middle of the 19th century, the English author John Ruskin wrote to his father from Tuscany: “You cannot conceive what a divine country this is just now…

Culture

Meet the Author: Nicky Pellegrino

by Nicky Pellegrino | Fri, 07/20/2012 - 08:29

The easiest thing in the world is not to write a novel. There are so many reasons to procrastinate, so many perfectly valid excuses. I’m busy with my day job,…