A while back some friends and I got inspired by some “Old World” traditions which lead to our Fete du Cochon. The photos are a little sensitive to post on the blog so I’ve never shared. During our research we found acclaimed chef Fergus Henderson and his first book ‘Nose to Tail Eating’. Fergus has…
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Aperitivo normally refers to before dinner drinks or cocktails that warm up your appetite such as Campari or other herb brew liqueurs. However, I found in Rome many people use the word for having cocktails in the evening before or after dinner. Either way is fine with me… Here are some of the unique drinks…
Even though it poured on and off throughout the day we pressed forward. We had a lot of ground to cover. Not the best situation but the luggage ordeal through off our schedule a bit. We worked our way over to San Gimignano, the medieval town with 14 towers originally there were 72! The stormy weather made for some…
So it poured all night, but we woke up mid morning and decided to continue with our plan to drive through Chianti and do some wine tasting. It continued to drizzle off and on, but we managed to stop at four different wineries. The favorite wine from the region is the Chianti Classico. The label…
