Neil Perry’s introduction to his upcoming new cookbook Easy Weekends is honest, personal and suits the book to a T! His hope in writing this lovely cookbook was “that this book helps you cook, inspires you to buy quality ingredients and makes you want to cook for your friends and family.” Yes thank you Mr. ...

How important are local cultural centers to urban living? VERY!!! Hafen 2 in Offenbach states of itself: “Hafen 2 (meaning ‘harbor 2’) is a wild combination of artistic space, petting zoo, concert hall, café, arthouse cinema, meadow, art studio and house club. There is no term of just one word to name it appropriately. For ...

Hospitality just won’t do – in German one says: Gastfreundschaft – guest friendship – and it is a perfect term to describe weekends, festivities or invitations to the Salzhaus as the welcome guests of Sigrid and Isaac. To quote Homer: “True friendship’s laws are by this rule express’d, Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest.” ...

  Leaving Lano and Colle di Val d’Elsa in the Tuscan center we drive towards the Etruscan coast andCecina. A 70 kilometer drive through the hot baked landscapes of harvested wheat fields changing to tall rushes and endless sunflower fields along the side of the road that indicate we are approaching the sea. The car windows are open for ...

  You always wake up early in Tuscany, you instinctively feel the light arriving but you still want to catch the last stars. You grab your camera and you’re off to discover.The reflection of the sky captured in a decorative object even the beauty of the pattern in a simple bed sheet. As the light gathers ...

What kind of questions do you ask a Rose Queen? How do you milk a cow? What new mustard and vinegar combinations are available? Can you and your children recognize vegetables by their smell? Is Swiss cheese lactose-free? Did you know that you don’t need to travel to Italy to get good boar salami you ...