Pumpkin ravioli
Pumpkin Ravioli Halloween is not an official holiday in Italy but it has been since the American moved to Bettona. Most years since I moved here I host a Halloween…
Pappardelle with lemon sauce
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1443712730792{padding-left: 100px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Pappardelle with lemon sauce Since moving to Bettona it has been my custom to return to New York for the winter. I know that's not…
Pasta fagioli
Pasta fagioli (Bean soup)If someone were to make a video about mispronounced Italian words, mispronounced Italian food words would take up more than half the content. It’s deplorable but even…
Bringing a taste of Umbria to Soho
Bringing a taste of Umbria to SohoWord has gotten out that I'm a decent cook. While some of it is thanks to my mother, I have to credit the generosity…
Of friends and polpette
Of Friends and Polpette One of my first ‘best’ friends in Bettona is the unstoppable Loretta Bartolini. Sister of Paola, the banker without whom I’d be lost, Lorretta is an…
Food: The Amazing Villa Roncalli
Food: The Amazing Villa RoncalliHave you ever found a restaurant where, after the first bite, you felt you were home? Or the home you wish you had grown up in,…
The World’s Largest White Truffle
The World's Largest White TruffleThat it weighed in at 1.89 kilos (or 4.16 pounds) is one thing. That we braved a frigid morning driving an hour and a half to see it…
Best Deruta Ceramics
Purchase extraordinary ceramics online at bestderutapottery.com It is no secret that I'm in love with Deruta ceramics. My first trip here (in 1999) was specifically to buy a set of…
Eurochocolate
EUROCHOCOLATEOctober 13-22, 2017The chocolate festival to end all chocolate festivals, Eurochocolate, comes to Perugia once again in October. Chocolate lovers from all over Italy descend on this medieval town during…