On Peeling Artichokes (& Potatoes) in Saluzzo
I’m standing in the spotless kitchen of Piero Boaglio, chef at the San Giovanni Hotel De Charme in Saluzzo, a picture-book medieval town in northern Italy and seat of an … Continue reading
Month: March 2015
La Prima Settimana (First Week)
It’s been unseasonably warm and sunny this past week, interspersed by a few days of rain. Only a few weeks ago, it was snowing in Bra, something the locals tell … Continue reading
My Master’s Degree in Italian “Documenti”
“Sei quasi Italiana,” (“you’re almost Italian”) Giovanni declared when I told him that the office at the Comune was closed. He rolled his eyes, shrugged and smiled, sensing my frustration … Continue reading
The Angel of Freedom (or why I’m now living in Italy)
It’s Sunday lunchtime in Bra, a small town in Piemonte, northern Italy, and all the shutters are drawn in the apartment buildings around me.Closed shutters all along via Vittorio Emanuelle, … Continue reading
I hold my classes in my home in a beautiful setting which spills out into the garden where the children and I have fun looking at and identifying the various herbs and vegetable I grow, weather 
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