#ItalianFlavors :: A weekend in Trento traveling + cooking

The spirited venison fillet by Chef Orsola Ciriello Kogan. In the kitchen of Palazzo Roccabruna, Trento | Photo: ©ValentinaAffusto
The spirited venison fillet by Chef Orsola Ciriello Kogan, Trento | Photo: ©ValentinaAffusto

Thanks to the Istituto di Tutela Grappa del Trentino (Institute for the protection of Grappa of Trentino), and AIFB (Italian Association of Food Bloggers, of which I am a member), I’m back from a wonderful trip to Trento where the Institute organized a Food Contest dedicated to cooking with local grappas: La Grappa del Trentino nel piatto. Continue reading #ItalianFlavors :: A weekend in Trento traveling + cooking

Trabocchi Coast and “Christ of the Deep”

“I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.”
~John Masefield, Sea Fever: Selected Poems

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Travel Italy :: La Grande Quercia, Atessa (Chieti)

In front of you, hillsides covered with wheat, interspersed with brush spots and olive tree plots and the village of Atessa just behind your shoulders. My idea of wheat field had to be rethought: how can you call a “field” a stretch of land that is as steep as a mountain slope?… The post was first published on Appetibilis | Saperi e Sapori del Territorio – Read more: La Grande Quercia :: Harvesting time and family recipes
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Sweet notes from Abruzzo :: The “Pasticciotto” Ladies

The main ingredients for pasticciotto are short crust pastry and a filling of almonds, lemon peel and sugar syrup. The making of the pasticciotto is a feast of its own, ladies gather around a long table and spend time telling stories, updating each other and… The post was first published on Appetibilis | Saperi e Sapori del Territorio – Read more: Le signore del “pasticciotto” di Bomba :: “Pasticciotto” Ladies from Bomba
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Two Wheels Travel Notes :: Trabocchi Coast on Bicycle

First published on APPETIBILIS.net :: “For the time being, let’s enjoy some scenic ride from the main road and from some detours like the Riserva di Punta Aderci…”

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§01dd 116_trabocchi2Trabocchi Coast on two wheels :: “…However its vulnerability is its strength: the large fishing device represents…” ~ Dacia Maraini | photo: ©MateldaCodagnone

One of the most relevant projects regarding tourism on two wheels is the Ciclovia Adriatica or Corridoio Verde Adriatico (Adriatic Bike Route), a 1,300 km bike track from Trieste to Santa Maria di Leuca. Some sections are alredy being used by cyclists, especially the ones in coast towns, and longer segments will – hopefully – be achieved in the near future on the Trabocchi coast, from Ortona to San Salvo.

!01ld DSCN1812_Punta-Aderci_Collage Appetibilis sport contributors cycling around Punta Aderci on a spring day| photo: ©Lonza65 and ©GiuseppeMarone

For the time being, let’s enjoy some scenic ride from the main road and from some detours like the Riserva di Punta Aderci. From June to September, don’t miss the chance to stop by a trabocco and have a fish lunch on…

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Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris 6e

The foliage has been losing its freshness through the month of August, and here and there a yellow leaf shows itself like the first gray hair amidst the locks of a beauty who has seen one season too many. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

The Art of Wandering :: Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris 6e | photo: ©ockstyle
The Art of Wandering :: Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris 6e | photo: ©ockstyle
The Art of Wandering :: M. Diderot e son petit pigeon - Paris 6e | photo: ©ockstyle
The Art of Wandering :: M. Diderot e son petit pigeon – Paris 6e | photo: ©ockstyle
The Art of Wandering :: Paris 2e  | photo: ©ockstyle
The Art of Wandering :: Paris 2e | photo: ©ockstyle
The Art of Wandering :: Pont des Arts, Paris 6e  | photo: ©ockstyle
The Art of Wandering :: Pont des Arts, Paris 6e | photo: ©ockstyle
The Art of Wandering :: Paris 2e  | photo: ©ockstyle
The Art of Wandering :: Paris 2e | photo: ©ockstyle
The Art of Wandering :: Paris 3e  | photo: ©ockstyle
The Art of Wandering :: Paris 3e | photo: ©ockstyle

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