Posts Tagged ‘Tuscany’

A Food Truck on the Gulfo di Baratti Beach – Italian Stone Pines, a Beach and a Porchetta Sandwich

08.30.2012 · Posted in Gormet, Holidays, Travel, Tuscany

I am originally from America and we definitely have a sandwich culture and I definitely have a sandwich fetish! Don’t get me wrong I’m not talking about fast food like Subways, but about going to a Jewish or Italian Deli and piling up that bulky roll, panini, bagel, rye bread, whole wheat sandwich with whatever ...

A Summer Trip to Tuscany: day 2 Cecina and Livorno market

  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 ...

A Summer Trip to Tuscany: Day 1 Arrival in Lano at I Tigli

  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 ...

Tuscan pasta with pecorino cheese, pepper and truffle oil: cacio e pepe

11.03.2011 · Posted in Cheese, Pasta, Travel, Tuscany

What do you write when you have longingly awaited a visit to an area that you have obviously underestimated? When it was better than your dreams? When you can’t find the words to say how inspiring it was and is? When you can’t capture the sounds and smells in a picture to share? Have you ...