Tuscany Tours 2015
Is 2015 the year for your Tuscan dream to come true? Escape with SimpleItaly to the private Villa Pipistrelli! This intimate curated adventure is all about cultural immersion, relaxation, and good...
View ArticleFrom Italy to Your Table
La cucina l’italiana is rooted in the land. My food-loving friends in Italy may live in towns or cities, but they all ‘know someone’ in the country. Someone like il cugino who cultivates olives and...
View ArticleLasagna alla Bolognese
By Sharon Sanders Lasagne alla Bolognese (Bolognese-style lasagna) is a dish that embodies the allure of slow food. It has only four components but each deserves attention. Little language lesson:...
View ArticleRisotto with Asparagus and Shrimp
We were atop a ridge in eastern Pennsylvania but felt as if we were in northern Lombardy or Alto Adige. The 360-degree view of trellised grape vines and distant forests from Galen Glen Winery‘s tasting...
View ArticleFall Tuscany Tour on Sale
SimpleItaly is happy to share some great news–and great savings–with you. The dollar value increase versus the Euro means NOW is the time to travel to Tuscany with SimpleItaly. Our week-long October...
View ArticleRenato in Centro
A recent sojourn to the American South took us to Spartanburg, S.C. where we enjoyed a marvelous Italian lunch at Renato in Centro. Clearly, residents in “The Upcountry” of South Carolina are in touch...
View ArticleNaples Alive
Mt. Vesuvius looms only a few miles east of Naples. It casts its shadow of destruction down the centuries so that when you are in Naples, you can never forget that life is fragile. Maybe that’s why the...
View ArticleTaxi Tales: Part 3 Paestum
By Walter Sanders Magna Grecia! Paestum is the site of well-preserved Greek temples dating to 600 BC. Sharon had visited Paestum some years ago on a press trip and wanted to share its wonders with me....
View ArticleRisotto with Asparagus and Shrimp
We were atop a ridge in eastern Pennsylvania but felt as if we were in northern Lombardy or Alto Adige. The 360-degree view of trellised grape vines and distant forests from Galen Glen Winery‘s tasting...
View ArticleRenato in Centro
A recent sojourn to the American South took us to Spartanburg, S.C. where we enjoyed a marvelous Italian lunch at Renato in Centro. Clearly, residents in “The Upcountry” of South Carolina are in touch...
View ArticleNaples Alive
Mt. Vesuvius looms only a few miles east of Naples. It casts its shadow of destruction down the centuries so that when you are in Naples, you can never forget that life is fragile. Maybe that’s why the...
View ArticleTaxi Tales: Part 3 Paestum
By Walter Sanders Magna Grecia! Paestum is the site of well-preserved Greek temples dating to 600 BC. Sharon had visited Paestum some years ago on a press trip and wanted to share its wonders with me....
View ArticleSimple Italy Greatest Hits
Le cose cambiano. Things change. SimpleItaly is evolving. Fresh posts will appear less frequently. Our greatest hits, however, are always a click away. When we discover a new Italian regional recipe,...
View ArticleBresaola
CHIAVENNA–After an hour’s drive north of Dervio on the eastern shore of Lake Como, my Italian teacher Elena Arezio pulled her Volkswagen into a municipal parking lot in Chiavenna. This was north...
View ArticleNaples Alive
Mt. Vesuvius looms only a few miles east of Naples. It casts its shadow of destruction down the centuries so that when you are in Naples, you can never forget that life is fragile. Maybe that’s why the...
View ArticleTaxi Tales: Part 3 Paestum
By Walter Sanders Magna Grecia! Paestum is the site of well-preserved Greek temples dating to 600 BC. Sharon had visited Paestum some years ago on a press trip and wanted to share its wonders with me....
View ArticlePasta with Delicata Squash and Fall Vegetables
Adjusting to the produce offerings of extended summer in North Carolina, (we’re enjoying heirloom tomatoes and peaches into October!), I found myself longing for a taste of autumn. That’s when I...
View ArticleGenoa Eats
By Sharon Sanders Walter recounted our Day in Genoa from a cultural perspective. Now for the essential part — the food. As we strolled and soaked up information with our superb guide Filippo Zamparelli...
View ArticleBest Bakery in Lucca
By Sharon Sanders Panificio Giusti. Just typing those words and I salivate. Giusti is a fine bakery in the center of Lucca on Via S. Lucia. Forno a Vapore Amedeo Giusti (steam oven bakery Amedeo...
View ArticleMilis in Sardinia
By Walter Sanders In 2018, when Sharon was studying Italian in Bergamo, and I caught up with her in Cremona, we met up with old pals James Martin and Martha Bakerjian. These renowned Italy bloggers...
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