I invite you to travel with me and a handful of other travelers to the island of Salina in the beautiful Aeolian Islands off Sicily, to discover an unknown Mediterranean paradise situated on a fertile patch of volcanic land with ancient roots and stories. We will saturate ourselves in her unique flavors, delicious wines, and secret flair.
Walking through the village of Karauli in the rural countryside of Rajasthan, I am amazed at the quality of cleanliness and devotion, not only of the houses but the people.
Before veganism, or the term anyway, I was macrobiotic for at least 10 years. Maybe it’s a right of passage to renunciate at some point in our evolution and stick to it.
You may have already read information about our trip to Andalucia and the Algarve and may even have downloaded an itinerary for our Seville program, with a touch of Portugal in between. An itinerary is like a map — nothing like the territory itself when it comes alive in living, …
A place to swim off the boat under the crater of Pollara on Salina, in the Aeolian Islands. While we swam, Fulvio made a delicious pasta with a lampuga (mahi mahi) sauce. The salt water felt so good on our skin. It was refreshing, but not cold and felt good to move.
I had you there for a minute, didn’t I? What’s more fun than drinking tea or coffee, or in my case, Chai, in bed on Sunday mornings? The only thing that could make it sweeter is eating a piece of peach pie with my sweetie. I love the light that …
Everyone has a halo around their head. It’s not the Last Supper, but anytime you put a lot of people at a long table, it feels biblical, epic and like no place you’d rather be. Thank you chef Grant Buchanan, a transplanted southerner, for a splendid (farm dinner) meal with a Parisian-Longmontian touch.
Matching the tablecloth at Cure Organic Farm where we are waiting for the guests to come back from touring the farm with Anne and Paul Cure. Cured Boulder has prepared some amazing summer dishes featuring Anne’s squash blossoms with burrata, her greens with a roast carrot vinaigrette and their organic pork roulade stuffed with braising greens, house ricotta and pine nuts in celebration of #slowfoodnations …
Soon we will be sailing the islands off the Bay of Naples and the Amalfi coast again. My mouth is watering for these staple little fish. I’m having anchovy dreams.
