Italy

My cousin and I had planned to visit the Langhe area of Italy in late March of 2020. <sigh> This is a first visit for both of us, and we are really looking forward to the trip. I have been lur...

Watched an episode of actor/culinary enthusiast Stanley Tucci Searching for Italy on CNN and it was mouthwatering all the way thru. His visit to Rome included preparation of 'vera' Carbonara, and A...

I'm a bit slow but I got a lot of good advice from this group and want to share at least a few thoughts from my last trip to Milan and Piemonte last November. Overall, Awesome! Especially the Piedm...

by PH Rodgers 4 months ago

We are back in the United States after an eight-day visit to Piemonte and a three-night stop in Liguria. It was our first overseas trip since 2019 and the onset of the COVID pandemic. Perhaps bec...

There is a lovely pub in my town. The Knulp. You can visit their website https://knulp.pub/ Here I discovered Trappist beer.... This beer is brewed by or under the direct supervision of monks withi...

I’ve been putting together my upcoming trip to Milan and Piemonte (mid-November) and I’m pretty amazed at how full everything is. People are clearly going out/traveling again. If you’re planning a ...

I'm going to Piedmont in early November, and based on the many posts here, I've so far decided to go to Veglio, La Cocinella, and Guido. I also wanted to go to Veglio and La Cocinella twice, becaus...

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

Sicily’s original scheme, baptized "Empty for Full," would launch once Italy reopens its borders. Vouchers for discounted flights, hotels and free museum tickets will be made available via the isla...

My husband and I will be visiting Piedmont for the first time in October 2021. I have done a lot of research on these boards, and have come up with a proposed plan but would love to hear thoughts f...

So a friend of mine and I are planning on arriving in Naples on September 1. We will spend the 1st full day there (September 2) on a boat cruising the Amalfi Coast, and will be in Naples a total o...

Does anyone know?

I have just accomplish a blitz food intensive tour of Northern Italy in the company of my adult son. While the impressions are still fresh I am putting the feelings about the places together. I...

Hi all, on an Italian trip and driving down gradually from Lucca to Chianti and on to Rome before flying back to London. Will have a few days in each place. Any suggestions for good places to buy w...

If things in Italy open up this summer, my hubby and I want to do a foodie roadtrip there in July. I know some parts of northern Italy decently well (did an incredible foodie trip to Modena and Bol...

I'm headed to Venice in Sept. for a few days (to see family from Germany), then I have an unplanned week. I will celebrate my 70th birthday with friends in Genova before heading back to Baltimore,...

Miriam Leonardi has died. She was 78. My wife and I knew her well for 39 years. She was sui generis. Miriam made La Buca a wonderful place to enjoy a true Emiliana country meal "down by the Po....

by islandmermaid 12 months ago

Welcome to Lidia Bastianich Month! Please use this thread to post reports on recipes from Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most. If you a...

I just got frequent flyer seats for spring 2022. Into Rome and out of Venice with (maybe) a week in Abruzzo in between. I am dreaming of meals at Armando for starters. Anyone else going this yea...