I love a good happy hour. An Italian happy hour is even better. Then again, what's not to love? Cheap drinks. Cheap nibbles. And all before 5 o'clock. On [...]
In the brisk morning hours, there was one best things to do in Florence that was on the top of my list—I wanted to go to the local Pasticceria and devour [...]
My husband Peter and I own an Italian restaurant. And pardon my bluntness or lack of modesty, but it's a pretty damn good Italian restaurant. We have spent many [...]
I am having a serious love affair with Venice canals in Northern Italy. I lay awake at night fantasizing about our next Italian date. This is not just lust. [...]
On our tour of Tuscany I planned the shortest pit stop in the town of Pisa in Northern Italy. Several travel sites reported that the Leaning Tower of Pisa was [...]
Eating focaccia in Italy is on my bucket list, so there was not a chance that I would be leaving Northern Italy without chomping on a soft, light piece of carb-infested [...]
Peter and I are NOT romantic, cute...maybe, but you will definitely not find us making out in the corner of a restaurant, cuddling on the couch by candelight or even [...]
I was school-girl giddy about going to Mercato Centrale in Florence. This is one of the most impressive indoor produce, vegetable and meat markets in Italy, a foodie masterpiece. A definite must of things to [...]
Florence, Italy is a sightseeing mecca filled with picturesque churches, bountiful markets, authentic restaurants and so much more. It can be a bit overwhelming, but you'll be surprised by [...]
The Castle: Monteriggioni Location: Monteriggioni, Tuscany, Italy My expectation of visiting a castle was guardsmen at the gates, statuesque horses, kings with crowns and of course a moat. Sort [...]