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Announcing…Cooking with Michele in Italy 2013!

Michele — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:10:13 +0000

I’m happy to announce that I’ve scheduled the dates for my next cooking trip to Italy. Without a doubt, taking guests to Italy is by far my favorite part of my business. I’ve been to Rome 10 times, and love sharing it with others.
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Wordless Wednesday – Ancient Rome

Michele — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:59:19 +0000

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Brodetto di Pesce

Michele — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:33:34 +0000

People often ask me what dish I like best at the coking school in Puglia. Each and every pasta is fantastic. The vegetables are really good. But once again this year, the brodetto di pesce (zuppa di pesce) was my hands down favorite (assuming you don’t count the burrata which is a cheese, not really a recipe). Here’s what’s in it.
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A Day Off and A Day in Otranto

Michele — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:56:38 +0000

After three full days of cooking at the castle, the day off for sightseeing in Otranto is usually a very welcome break in the action. From Lecce we just take a taxi there, but from Spongano, you board this funky train to Maglie…
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Wordless Wednesday – Sights of Spongano, Puglia, Italia

Michele — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:13:52 +0000

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Cooking at the Castle

Michele — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:55:22 +0000

There are certain things that are constant about cooking at The Awaiting Table school here in Puglia. First, we will make lots of pasta – every day and for just about every meal – and with each day you will feel more confident in the technique.
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Eat, Drink, Rest…Repeat – Arriving at Palazzo Bacile di Castiglione in Spongano

Michele — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:00:11 +0000

You never know when you are going to a new place what to expect. No matter how much you scan photos online, no matter how many Trip Advisor reviews you read, no matter what people tell you, until you experience it for yourself, you just don’t know how great it’s going to be.

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Benvenuto a Lecce

Michele — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:48:25 +0000

There isn’t any quick way to arrive in Lecce. Either you fly from Rome, which means a trip to Fiumucino, a wait, a flight, and a train, or you simply settle into the “express” train (6 hours compared to the old nearly 8 hours) and enjoy your captivity. We read, we chatted, we slept, and we tried not to get too antsy, but by the time we arrived at 3pm, we were hungry. There’s not much open in the middle of the afternoon in Lecce, the baroque heart of Puglia, but thankfully we found a spot that serves the traditional frisa,

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A Birthday in Rome

Michele — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:11:07 +0000

We woke to another unseasonably warm, but thankfully sunny and gorgeous day in Rome. I always begin the first day with my groups with a tour of the Jewish Ghetto, primarily because most people don’t know the long history of what happened to the Jews in Italy. But since my daughter and friend hadn’t yet arrived thanks to a cancelled flight, I sent the group off with the lovely Inger to guide them while I waited for them at the hotel.

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A Casa in Italia (At Home in Italy)…Finally!

Michele — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:05:08 +0000

Travel isn’t always easy, and when you’re heading across country, then across the ocean to Europe, there are bound to be some snags. I hadn’t expected a flat out first flight cancelled and missed connection to Rome would be the start of my trip, however. So after arguing unsuccessfully with United to be placed on another carrier or route, I was force to buy a British Airways ticket, fly thru London, on to Rome, arriving 8 hours late to meet my tour group. My daughter and friend traveling with me had to spend the night in Washington and arrive this morning, a full day late.

Traveling alone on my now ninth trip to Rome,
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