How do you tempt kids off the playground on the last day of school? Tell ’em you’ve got fettucine Alfredo waiting for them in the multi-purpose room. Legend has it that this dish was named after a Roman restaurateur–Alfredo Di Lelio–who used it to keep American tourists coming back. It may be the most decadent […]
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Welcome to Italy! Our food appreciation classes landed in Venice this week and there are so many culinary adventures to be had in Italy I think we may be here for a while. Venice is famous for its art, its canals and its gondolas. But it also happens to be situated on the Adriatic. Consequently, […]
Our friend Bob, the artist, recently took off from his home in Southern France for a trip by automobile to the far reaches of Northeastern Italy. We received a couple of e-mails from Bob (he claims to be tech-illiterate, but he’s learned how to send e-mails with photos attached). And rather than me translating, I’ll […]
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