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When in Italy, the question isn’t “what to eat?” but ‘where to eat?” Visiting Italy and not enjoying local pizza or pasta is like going to the beach and not putting your feet in the sand; it can’t be done!

It’s when the first chill of winter air begins to fill our lungs and we start to think about swapping our mid afternoon gelato for the warm comfort of cappuccino that we know olive harvest season has begun. And what

There is travelling and then there is slow travelling. One of the defining moments of slow travel is the opportunity to be part of local life and to connect to a place and its people. I always try to bring

“Wine has been a part of civilized life for some seven thousand years. It is the only beverage that feeds the body, soul and spirit of man and at the same time stimulates the mind…” – Robert Mondavi If there’s anything

During my many culinary adventures to the Amalfi Coast in Italy, my guests often return home with beautiful ceramics decorated with the famous Amalfi lemon motif. Taking a drive along the Amalfi coast through the steep and rocky terrain it’s

I admit. I have become a food snob. How did it happen? Easy…eating some of the best and freshest food on my culinary trips to Italy. Don’t get me wrong, there is great food in my hometown of Montreal but