“Addio !” to the Masks (but many Italians still wear them)
Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for in Italy, and puts a bit more distance between us and the last year and a […]
Acqua di San Giovanni
This is my 2023 acqua di San Giovanni (water of Saint John) made on the night between the 23rd and 24th of June. The name Saint John […]
European Travel Ban Lifted: Back to Italy !
Such good news to awaken to ! Today, the European Union recommended that its member states lift the ban on leisure travelers from the […]
It Feels Like Italy
A repeat client wrote us today, sharing her concerns about coming to Italy this year. She asked me a series of good questions, and to […]
Guest Posting : Paradise on Pellestrina
This fifth guest posting is from Marv in San Francisco. Back in the last century, in the early ’90s, I was preparing for an Italian […]
A Cause to Celebrate : La Festa della Repubblica
A short blog on a festive occasion: Italy’s Festa della Repubblica, the 75th Anniversary of the Republic which Italy became after the June 2, 1946 […]