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After we left Roma, as documented in Part 1, we were bound for the Tuscan Umbrian hills where we had rented a villa for a week to live “la dolce vita”. Day 4 – The Trip That Almost Wasn’t: My…
Continue readingThis is the time of year when the produce in the garden starts to ripen and I love to make one of my favorite classic spaghetti dishes. The inspiration for this dish comes from the peasant cooking of Puglia and…
Continue readingI’ve got a few more travelogues and recipes I’m working on, as well as a requested primer to differentiate sugo, ragu, and gravy! In the meantime, these recent bottles provided enjoyment. 1999 Siro Pacenti Brunello di Montalcino: This monster Brunello…
Continue readingTasting Report – 2006 Brunello di Montalcino The 2006 vintage in the Tuscan hilltop town and surrounding vineyards of Montalcino, has provided us with some of the best Brunello to wind up in bottle since the excellent 1997 vintage. Over…
Continue readingFontana Trevi, Roma I admit that I hadn’t planned to write anything substantive about this trip, feeling that the task would be too daunting, the events hard to recall and any words I attempted to weave together would simply be…
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