Oct 2021
A visit to Parma with Parmigano Reggiano.
I was recently invited to Italy, more specifically to Parma to learn all about the process of the product of Parmigiano Reggiano . Of course, I was only too delighted to accept.…
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Dec 2020
On the topic of cheese.
Specifically, Parmiagganio Reggiano . So, where do we get started? While you might be familiar with the name (and taste), I don't think I knew that Parmigiano-Reggiano is produced…
Jun 2017
Casa Angelina: Perfect Praiano.
In a toe-curling cliffside location (complete with a one of a kind driveway), just past Positano on the Amalfi Coast, Casa Angelina is a bastion of urban style done in chic,…
Jun 2017
Le Sirenuse Champagne & Oyster Bar: A tradition that lives up to the hype.
The Amalfi Coast is a location synonymous with luxury and sophistication, and perhaps no property is more sought after than that of Le Sirenuse , the iconic hotel in picture…
Jun 2017
Zass*: Michelin makes a mistake?
Let it be said that my friends have impeccable taste in travel. Thus, when the opportunity to attach on to an extended birthday trip to Italy for a friend of my sister that I'd…
Jun 2017
Un Piano Nel Cielo, dinner by the sea.
While staying at Casa Angelina, it only made sense to dine at their fine dining restaurant, Un Piano Nel Cielo . We booked the terrace on the top floor for a private dinner as the…
Jun 2017
Conca del Sogno: Idyllic beach dining in Amalfi.
When the captain of our boat suggested we stop by a restaurant on our return from Capri to our hotel (sidebar: renting a private boat > ferry to Capri), we shrugged and thought,…
May 2017
Ad Hoc: That's (not) amore in Rome.
You know how you can get really excited for a restaurant and then it doesn't live up to expectations? This was, unfortunately, the case at Ad Hoc , a well-reviewed venue in Rome.…