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How To Make Bolognese Sauce
Here’s a great way to bring Italy home – learn how to make Bolognese sauce! There are dozens of instructional videos out there, including this recent one from Epicurious.com. But two of the best I...
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Five Favorites: Recipes from Rome
Here’s another installment of Five Favorites, this time from a born-and-bred Italian. Eleonora (Lola) Baldwin writes not one, but two food blogs – one in English and the other in Italian. I’m very...
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Round-up: Parma, Body Scanners, Sightjogging, House-Sitting
Stendhal in Parma [NY Times] The Cursing Mommy Cooks Italian [The New Yorker - humor, of course!] Italy’s Reality is a Vita Not So Dolce [The Globe and Mail] Italy Made Easy [The Telegraph] Body...
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Learning Vacations in Italy
Continuing on the topic of New Year’s resolutions: one of the things that people resolve to do with the arrival of a new year is improve themselves by learning a new skill. Italy holds numerous...
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Round-up: Italy in Winter, Hidden Salami, Timelapse Tuscany, and more
This installment of Italy travel articles includes two videos that I thought were worth sharing. Enjoy the round-up! Skiing in Abruzzo [The Guardian] Luxury Bargains: Italy in Winter [The Independent]...
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Ask the Italy Expert: Outlet Shopping and Rome Pastry Shops
I get lots of emails from readers asking for Italy travel advice. And while I like to think of myself as the Italy travel resource, I know that there are tons of bloggers, writers, tour operators,...
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Dining in Rome: Rooftop Restaurants and Special Occasions
Refined Rooftop Dining from Rome's Hotel 47 In the first installment of “Ask the Italy Expert,” a feature in which I ask Italy travel specialists to help me answer reader inquiries, Stefania Troiani...
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How to Eat Fish in Venice
Dining is one of the best parts of the Italy travel experience. Of course, as you’ve probably read before, there are rules when it comes to enjoying a meal in Italy. I hate rules. But I do appreciate...
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Here is a fabulous video from The Guardian, which has been doing a video series called “My City.” This installment, starring cooking school teacher Angela Schiavina, offers an intimate look at her home...
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Comfort Me With Potatoes: A Tale of Two Tuber Dishes in Italy
Pity the poor American who can only find comfort in the familiar flavors and food textures of home. Pity me for not taking kindly to the coniglio (rabbit) or swooning at the sight of chicken liver...
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Learn How to Make Pasta From Scratch: Italian Nonnas Show You How [Video]
Making fresh pasta can be fun! The post Learn How to Make Pasta From Scratch: Italian Nonnas Show You How [Video] appeared first on Italofile.
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A List of What I Ate in Palermo
There was one evening during our four-night stay in Palermo when we canceled a dinner reservation. We were just too stuffed from lunch and snacks and the build-up from our meals the days before....
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Mercato Nomentano, Rome
Saturday shopping at the Mercato Nomentano, one of the few traditional, covered markets in Rome. The post Mercato Nomentano, Rome appeared first on Italofile.
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Giulianova: A Beachside Gem in Abruzzo
Beaches in Abruzzo don’t get much press. They are far from most tourist sites. But that’s exactly what makes them enjoyable. We had an opportunity – thanks to, of all things, a winning raffle ticket –...
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Anthony Bourdain Dined Only Here
It’s been a few days since the world learned that Anthony Bourdain passed away. The news hit me hard and I wrote a post on my other blog. I also posted his “No Reservations” Rome episode on this site’s...
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Hello Kitty Wine Is the Latest Vintage from Italian Winery
Hello Kitty wine is a real thing. I know some of you will hate this and others will want to snatch some up just for the novelty of it all. Torti Winery, located in the Oltrepò Pavese hills of Italy’s...
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Italy’s First Wine Fountain Opens in Abruzzo — and the Wine is Free
Wine lovers have a fun new reason to make a trip to Abruzzo.The post Italy’s First Wine Fountain Opens in Abruzzo — and the Wine is Free appeared first on Italofile.
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Five Lessons Learned While Living and Traveling in Italy
Reflection is part of the prescription for moving from one year into the next. So while I wanted to write a year-end round-up a month ago, I realized that such an article would not fully capture the...
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More Than A Mocha: Turin’s Sweet, Rich Bicerin
The bicerin is an important part of the coffee culture in Torino (Turin). Learn more about the bicerin.The post More Than A Mocha: Turin’s Sweet, Rich Bicerin appeared first on Italofile.
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Five Favorite Flavors From Ferrara and Modena
To ring in the New Year, my family and I rented a farmhouse for a few days on the outskirts of Ferrara. Thinking back to the trip, the timing wasn’t ideal. Ferrara was freezing and on New Year’s Eve,...
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