Tag: chocolate

  • Five Favorite Flavors From Ferrara and Modena

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    To ring in the New Year, my family and I rented a farmhouse for a few days on the outskirts of Ferrara. Thinking back to the trip, the timing wasn’t ideal. Ferrara was freezing and on New Year’s Eve, the fog was so thick on our drive into town to watch the fireworks over Castello…

    Flavors of Ferrara and Modena: Fresh tortellini and tortelloni for sale in Mercato Albinelli
  • More Than A Mocha: Turin’s Sweet, Rich Bicerin

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    The bicerin is an important part of the coffee culture in Torino (Turin). Learn more about the bicerin.

    Al Bicerin, Torino
  • Three Reasons to Love Perugia

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    Perugia, the picturesque capital of the region of Umbria, is a destination I like to recommend to travelers looking for a new place to explore in Central Italy. Perugia is an austere, university town – indeed, it’s one of Umbria’s hill towns – with several unique characteristics that make it ideal for discovery. Here’s my…

    Griffin and lion statues, the mythical symbols of Perugia