Category Archives: Italy

A Postcard from Rome

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Greetings from Lisbon, and a delayed greeting from Rome. I haven’t written from either (yet) as I have been ill. Coughing and whooping, I felt like something within was scratching to get out. I am much better now, and sitting … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Rome, Travel | 15 Comments

A Solo Sicilian Lunch at Syrah, San Vito Lo Capo

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

I have so many posts to write I don’t even know where to start. I’ve yet to write about my lovely trip to the Isle of Wight this summer. There’s so much yet to write about other recent travels to … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: XIII International Cous Cous Fest in Sicily

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

Don’t you just love the Italians? So passionate and celebrating everything, there’s a whole week dedicated to cous cous in San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily. Cous Cous? Italy? The West Coast of Sicily faces North Africa and has some culinary influences from … Continue reading →

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A Busiata: Pasta Fresca in San Vito Lo Capo

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

I just love it when by accident you happen across somewhere special. Wandering home from Cous Cous Fest, tired and no longer able to deal with the crowds, I saw a little doorway with people lingering outside. I spied the … Continue reading →

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From Top to Bottom: Hello Sicily!

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

I have been jesting that I have had all four seasons in one month and that is how I contracted a very early Winter cold this year. But, really, it is true. Sparkling summer in Lyon at 35° to London’s Autumn … Continue reading →

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