Chapters by Date

My Italian Journeys

Chapter 1: Welcome – 08.11.11

Chapter 2: Valle d’Aosta “You Had To Be There” – 08.15.11

Chapter 3: Piemonte I “When to stop the truffle shaver and other lessons” – 12.01.11

Chapter 4: Piemonte II “Red Wine & Rock Stars” – 01.18.12

Chapter 5 – Piemonte III “The Cappuccino Manifesto” – 03.28.12

Chapter 6: The Lake District I “Lake Como: Balmy Breezes and Hairpin Turns” – 05.22.12

Chapter 7: Lake District II “Lake Maggiore: One Grand Package” – 07.18.12

Chapter 7.1: My friend Luigi Lazzaroni – 07.24.12

Chapter 8: Lake District III “Lake Garda: White Fish, Cannelini Beans and the Decline of Western Civilization“ – 09.10.12

Chapter 9: Lombardia I “Milano: Cooking with Wanda” – 10.04.12

Chapter 10: Campania I “Naples and Pompeii: Traffic, Tremors and The Tomato” – 12.05.12

Chapter 11: Lombardia II “Milano: Street Smarts” – 02.20.13

Chapter 12: Veneto I “Fashion and Passion in Veneto” – 04.08.13

Chapter 13: Veneto II “Venice: Fellow Travelers” – 06.17.13

Chapter 14: Campania II “Rugged, Rocky, Robust” – 08.19.13

Chapter 15: Lazio I “Begin at the Beginning” – 11.12.13

Chapter 16: Lazio II “Where Do We Eat” – 12.10.13

Chapter 17: Umbria I “Generations” – 02.09.14

Chapter 18: Umbria II “The Girls” – 10.04.14

Chapter 19: Sardinia “The Wind” – 05.29.14

Chapter 20: Lombardia III “Twists, Tweaks and Turning Forty” – 08.08.14

Chapter 21: Liguria I “Poets and Pesto” – 10.09.14

Chapter 22: Liguria II “Expect the Unexpected” – 01.05.15

Chapter 23: Basilicata and Calabria “Behind Closed Doors” – 03.11.15

Chapter 24: Tuscany I “My Country Experience” – 05.27.15

Chapter 25: Tuscany II “An Artist’s Palate” – 07.08.15

Chapter 26: Friuli-Venezia Giulia “A Second Look” – 09.07.15

Chapter 27: Lombardia IV “An education in wine tasting” – 10.26.15

Chapter 28: Veneto III “Connecting the Dots: Food, Family and Traditions”

Chapter 29: Convito Café & Market: 35 Years of Our Love Affair with Italy – 02.21.16

Chapter 30: Emilia-Romagna I “Assaggia questa e capirai la differenza” – 05.30.16

Chapter 31: Sicily I “A Salvador Dali Weekend” – 08.14.16

Chapter 32: Tuscany III “A Region For All Seasons” – 09.23.16

Chapter 33: Marche “What’s in a Name – 01.13.17

Chapter 34: Trentino-Alto Adige “Diversity and Drama” – 04.14.17

Chapter 35: Puglia “My Tre Colore Journey” – 06.13.17

Chapter 36: Abruzzo – “The Last Loose End” – 11.02.17

Chapter 37: Lombardia V – “A Tourist of a Different Sort” – 06.12.18

Chapter 38: The Lazzaroni Link “My Italian Cookie Connection” – 09.10.18

Chapter 39: Umbria III “Lucifer and the Bees” – 02.20.19

 

My Journey into the Kitchen

Chapter 40: “Beginnings” – June 27, 2019

Chapter 41: “The Myth of English Cuisine” – October 31, 2019

Chapter 42: “Teatime, Top Hats and Tradition” – March 10, 2020

Chapter 43: “My European Classroom” – May 18, 2020

Chapter 44: “Cooking and Comradery” – August 20, 2020

Chapter 45: “My Three Mentors” – December 2, 2020

Chapter 46: “Les Dames D’Escoffier: My Culinary Village” – February 10, 2021

Chapter 47: “Flying High” – June 22, 2021

Chapter 48: “Christmas Traditions” – November 8, 2021

Chapter 49: “Christmas Changes” – December 13, 2021

Chapter 50: “Mixing It Up” – April 15, 2022

Chapter 51: “Collaboration” – May 31, 2022

Chapter 52: “The Great Outdoors“- July 24, 2022

Chapter 53: “The Cousins“- December 23, 2022

 

The Seasons

Chapter 54: The Seasons: Summertime (and the livin’ is easy) – May 30, 2023

Chapter 55: The Seasons: Oh My Gourd…I Love Autumn – September 12, 2023

Chapter 56: The Seasons: My Winter Wonderlands – December 3, 2023

Chapter 57: The Seasons: Spring is in the Air – March 6, 2024

 

Collaborations & Inspirations

Chapter 58: Collaborations & Inspirations: Comfort Food – June 11, 2024

Chapter 59: Collaborations& Inspirations: Peasant Food – September 13, 2024

Chapter 60: Collaborations & Inspirations: More Peasant Food – November 1, 2024