“Peggy Markel is a role model to me. She is an American cook who loved Italy so much that she went to seek her fortune there in 1991, not knowing what she’d find. She ended up starting several extraordinary weeklong culinary programs – “adventures,” as she calls them – in …
Regello: Braised Kale Crostini by Peggy Markel Bon Appetit Special Collector’s Edition, May 2000 “On my second trip to Tuscany, I struck up a conversation with the owner of a tile shop in Florence. When I told him that I was interested in learning about Tuscan food, he arranged classes …
What could be more enjoyable than going to cooking school at a Tuscan wine estate? By Linda Dannenberg Wine Spectator, September 30, 1997 Click to Read Online.
“From the moment Ms. Markel, a native Alabamian whose Southern hospitality has not diminished, met my Alitalia train from the Rome airport in Florence on a drizzly Sunday morning, I sensed I had made the right choice.” Giulani? Forget It. Give Me Tuscany! New York Times, written by Todd S. Purdum …