Food & Wine

The most exciting place on earth for eating

Is there any place on earth more exciting for eating than Italy ? I think not, and in the decades that I have spent living here, I’ve recorded hundreds of pages of notes on everything I have eaten and drunk. I have chronicled food and drink in restaurants, markets, pastry and ice cream stores, wine and cheese cellars, olive groves, coffee bars, bakeries, vineyards and delicatessens.

While major cities are essential destinations — logical because of their history, art and food — for any well-rounded Italian traveler, when we design a gastronomic tour for you, one that lays equal emphasis on culture and cuisine, we suggest another approach. We urge that your focus be on regional capitals and especially provincial towns, smaller villages and countryside locations.

Insight into the paradise that is Italy’s cuisine

Only then will you come away with a genuine understanding of the gastronomic personality of a region and really gain an insight into the paradise that is Italy’s cuisine.

Basic to us in our daily lives, and central in our selection of the restaurants and food artisans, is our support of the Slow Food philosophy. Slow Food is based on everyday gastronomic pleasure for everyone. This goes hand in hand with recovering the links that have long united people to the planet and their food.

I have met food artisans who are eager to share their talents with you : cheese makers, salumi producers, bakers, balsamico producers, gelato makers, olive oil producers, winemakers and many home cooks.  Let me guide you into their homes and workplaces, opening doors to wonderful flavors, skills and knowledge.

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