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Rotten Fruit & Other Autumn Delights
There's not a lot of middle ground here in Italy, things tend to be pretty black and white: you are Italian, or you're not; there is only...
Jennifer McIlvaine
Mar 22, 20192 min read
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Trampetti Olive Harvest
I am taking a much needed ripose from Il Bacco Felice, and the "multi-dimensional" Salvatore Denaro to help with the olive harvest of...
Jennifer McIlvaine
Mar 22, 20194 min read
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Nocino
On the eve of St. John's Day, or La Festa di San Giovanni, on June 24...or 25...depends who you talk to...green, unripe walnuts are...
Jennifer McIlvaine
Mar 22, 20191 min read
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A word about favas...
I got my first mosquito bite the other day, which means that spring is coming to an end, and summer is here. But I realized that I never...
Jennifer McIlvaine
Mar 22, 20191 min read
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Cantine Aperte!
..or more Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Fendi than you can shake a stick at! No, Cantine Aperte is not a handbag fashion show, but rather a...
Jennifer McIlvaine
Mar 22, 20192 min read
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When Life Gives You Lemons....
make marmaletta! or candied peels! or preserved lemons! Its prime citrus season here in Italy, and beautiful oranges and lemons are...
Jennifer McIlvaine
Mar 22, 20192 min read
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