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In northern Italy, a stalky vegetable becomes a dish fit for a king Italy’s Piedmont region is a land of rolling vineyards and great northern wines like Barbaresco and Barolo. The area is rich in foods...
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Greek food in Greece: dinner prepared with 1,000-year-old culinary traditions I wasn’t sure what I had in mind about Greek food before going to Greece. Visions of gyros with tzatziki sauce, feta...
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Hot chocolate in Italy: A warm, Italian treat perfect for those cool winter days In Italy, the time has come to relinquish the fluorescent, plastic gelato spoon. You may crave the cool sweet 365 days a...
View ArticleBra, Italy: The City of Raw Meat
Bra, Italy, in the raw I’ll try anything once. Then I’ll try it again, and if I don’t like it I’ll try it a third time just to be sure. Taste buds and expectations change, so maybe the food will, too....
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Because we love to travel, but sometimes travel doesn’t quite love us back… … and because air travel and zen travel don’t really go together at all It began at the train station. Before going home to...
View ArticleOff-Season Travel Experiences: Nice, France
Off-season France can be very rewarding Traveling in the winter conjures images of tall, snow-peaked Alps, red cheeks and noses behind ski masks, and warm hands around mugs of European hot chocolate....
View Article10 Places to Explore the Slow Food Lifestyle in Italy
The ideals of the Slow Food movement have seeped into daily life in Piedmont, Italy The rhythm of my daily life has slowed from the frantic ‘get everything done’ mentality to a relieved breath of fresh...
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Lovers of the great outdoors find a beautiful reward hiking in Piedmont, Italy Unless you have a car, hiking in the northern Italian region of Piedmont means walking through vineyards and sampling...
View ArticleSatisfy Comfort Food Cravings in a New Country
What’s one to do when a strong comfort food craving strikes while traveling? Anyone who likes to eat can attest that she has desired a particular food with a ferocity that outruns self-restraint, and...
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