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Dining in Rome: Rooftop Restaurants and Special Occasions

by Melanie on 08. Jun, 2010 in Ask the Italy Expert, Food and Wine, Rome

In the first installment of “Ask the Italy Expert,” a feature in which I ask Italy travel specialists to help me answer reader inquiries, Stefania Troiani of Rome Shopping Guide about outlet shopping and pastry shops in Rome. This week’s questions are also about Rome and eating. What can I say…? Those are two topics [...]

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Ask the Italy Expert: Outlet Shopping and Rome Pastry Shops

by Melanie on 20. May, 2010 in Ask the Italy Expert, Featured Articles, Shopping

I get lots of emails from readers asking for Italy travel advice. And while I like to think of myself as the Italy travel resource, I know that there are tons of bloggers, writers, tour operators, travel consultants, and many other Italophiles who have knowledge on specific subjects, like villa rentals, Tuscany antique markets, or [...]

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Round-up: Italy in Winter, Hidden Salami, Timelapse Tuscany, and more

Round-up: Italy in Winter, Hidden Salami, Timelapse Tuscany, and more

by Melanie on 26. Jan, 2010 in Article Roundup

This installment of Italy travel articles includes two videos that I thought were worth sharing. Enjoy the round-up!

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Learning Vacations in Italy

Learning Vacations in Italy

by Melanie on 14. Jan, 2010 in Arts and Culture, Cooking Schools, Deals and Packages, Featured Articles, Schools and Study, Specialty Travel, Things To Do

Continuing on the topic of New Year’s resolutions: one of the things that people resolve to do with the arrival of a new year is improve themselves by learning a new skill. Italy holds numerous possibilities for the traveler looking for self-improvement (and not just fitness-wise). So here are a few ideas and tours to [...]

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Round-up: Parma, Body Scanners, Sightjogging, House-Sitting

Round-up: Parma, Body Scanners, Sightjogging, House-Sitting

by Melanie on 09. Jan, 2010 in Article Roundup, News, Travel Articles

Stendhal in Parma [NY Times] The Cursing Mommy Cooks Italian [The New Yorker - humor, of course!] Italy’s Reality is a Vita Not So Dolce [The Globe and Mail] Italy Made Easy [The Telegraph] Body Scanners Coming to Rome, Milan Airports [USA Today]

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Five Favorites: Recipes from Rome

Five Favorites: Recipes from Rome

by Melanie on 18. Dec, 2009 in Destinations, Featured Articles, Five Favorites, Food and Wine, Lazio, Rome, Things To Do

Here’s another installment of Five Favorites, this time from a born-and-bred Italian. Eleonora (Lola) Baldwin writes not one, but two food blogs – one in English and the other in Italian. I’m very excited that this native Roman wanted to share with Italofile readers her five favorite typical Roman dishes. And you don’t have to [...]

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How To Make Bolognese Sauce

How To Make Bolognese Sauce

by Melanie on 01. Oct, 2009 in Food and Wine

Here’s a great way to bring Italy home – learn how to make Bolognese sauce! There are dozens of instructional videos out there, including this recent one from Epicurious.com. But two of the best I have found – that adhere to the original ingredients and techniques from Italy – come from Mario Batali, the Italian-American [...]

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Hotel Award: Best Culinary Experience

Hotel Award: Best Culinary Experience

by Melanie on 20. Aug, 2009 in Accommodations, Amalfi Coast, Culinary Travel, Food and Wine

Virtuoso Life, a magazine tailored to luxury living and travel, has just released the winners of its Best of the Best Awards for 2009. Not surprisingly, the worldwide winner for the best culinary experience was in Italy. Rosellinis, a 2-star Michelin restaurant in the Palazzo Sasso hotel in Ravello, received the top prize for a [...]

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What’s On In Italy: April 2009

What’s On In Italy: April 2009

by Melanie on 03. Apr, 2009 in Event Roundup

We missed March’s event round-up and we’re late for this month’s. So here we go… Easter: Last month, we posted the Vatican’s Holy Week Calendar. The website whatsonwhen.com lists two of Italy’s most famous Easter celebrations: Florence’s Scoppio del Carro and Madonna che Scappa in Piazza (Madonna who runs in the square) in Sulmona (Abruzzo). [...]

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Comprehensive Guide to Cooking Schools in Italy

Comprehensive Guide to Cooking Schools in Italy

by Melanie on 26. Mar, 2009 in Arts and Culture, Cooking Schools, Culinary Travel, Food and Wine, Specialty Travel, Things To Do

Staying on the subject of food today, here is a wonderfully comprehensive guide to cooking schools throughout Italy (not just Tuscany) for anyone thinking of taking a culinary vacation. Thanks for all your research, Jessica! Cooking Schools in Italy | Italy Travel Guide.

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