Cooking classes in Rome.
Zucchini blossoms Rome is one of the most wonderful places in the world. Where else can you experience the grandeur of the ancient world, the splendor of the Renaissance, and la dolce vita 21st...
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Florence Tuscany is rightly noted for its delicious food and wine. Unlike some Italian foods, Tuscan cuisine showcases local ingredients like asparagus, white truffles, herbs, wild boar, rabbit, and...
View ArticleCooking classes in Barcelona.
Paella When we first went to Spain in 1997, the food was nothing to write home about. If you substituted the word “ham” for “spam” in the Monty Python sketch, you could describe pretty much every...
View ArticleShopping for the best Italian foods at Eataly in Turin.
Unless you’ve gone there on business, you’ve probably never been to Turin, in the Piedmont region of Italy. Although it’s an interesting, attractive city – as much French as it is Italian – it’s not a...
View ArticleHarrods Food Halls and the best food stores in London.
Harrods Food Halls Although food isn’t as inextricably linked with London as it is with Paris or Rome, visitors to London should make a point of visiting at least one of London’s marvelous gourmet...
View ArticleCooking classes in San Miguel de Allende.
San Miguel de Allende Since the 1930s, when the Instituto Allende art school was founded by Stirling Dickinson, San Miguel de Allende has been a popular retreat for artists, poets, writers, and...
View ArticleThe top luxury hotels in Venice.
Bridge of Sighs Venice is one of the most magical places in the world. Beautiful, sensual, and mysterious, La Serenissima — the Serene Republic, as it’s known in Italian — never fails to captivate....
View ArticleCooking classes on cruise ships.
Culinary Arts Center on Zuiderdam In the last few years, cruise ships have really upgraded their restaurants. Noted chefs like Charlie Palmer, Todd English, and Jacques Pepin have created menus,...
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