November 3, 2011 | Manhattan,North America,Travel
I arrived in New York this afternoon to visit my son. He was sweet enough to leave work early to meet me at his apartment, but had a networking event that left me to fend for myself for dinner. Normally my blog posts are filled with photos – and I was tempted to pull out the camera to start shooting today. But I had a better idea – let me see just how well I can paint a picture of my evening without a single photo at all.
October 17, 2011 | Travel
True story. I sat in a hotel lobby in Rome recently, enjoying my caffe macchiato, waiting for my friend to come down for breakfast to start our day. A small group had congregated in the lobby, getting ready to head out for a day of touring, and one of the couples started debating the weather forecast for the day. The woman confidently shoved her iPhone in her husband’s face. “Weather.com says it’s going to be a high of 74 and sunny.” The husband immediately pulled his phone out of his pocket and began searching for his favorite weather feed, wondering out loud if it was sunny out today, and then insisted his internet weather feed was more accurate. As he did so, a third person pulled out his smart phone and did that odd thing we do when we can’t get service Continue Reading »
October 12, 2011 | Italy,Rome,Travel
October 8, 2011 | Italy,Spongano,The Awaiting Table,Travel
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. Continue Reading »
October 6, 2011 | Italy,Otranto,Puglia,Travel
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… Continue Reading »
