Last week I went with Debra Kolkka to the Mostra Internazionale dell’Artigianato at Florence. You can read her views o ...
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Guest blog by Penny Barry
I had an adventure last weekend. Heather returned to Cambridge leaving me with a sub-contra ...
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So what did I learn at the first sommelier course lesson? Apart from the party trick of how to open a bottle of champagn ...
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Blood oranges have character and flaunt their diversity; every morning as I cut open two of them, I watch with anticipat ...
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I’m about to embark on a three-month wine sommelier course at Lucca. It’s not that I want to become a wine expert, b ...
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I've written about zuppa alla frantoiana, a typical seasonal soup of Lucca, so many times that you'd think I'd be bored ...
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The travellers' image of Tuscany is all sunshine, olive trees, vines and cypress-lined roads, and if you come in spring, ...
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L'insalata non è bella se non c'è la pimpinella!
The salad isn't good (beautiful) if there isn't any pimpinella!
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If you come on my Tastes & Textiles tour, you’ll meet Romeo and Nadia, two of my local heroes. Not love-struck tee ...
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It takes some willpower to go down to the vegetable garden on a cold, gloomy February day. But as soon as I'm out the do ...
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Three times every winter we organise an Advanced Salumi Course. During the course participants learn the theory of Itali ...
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Scarpetta means slipper, but fare la scarpetta doesn't have anything to do with making slippers. It means to wipe your ...
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It is enormous…and I have never seen it.
At first glance you’d think it’s yet another war memorial, and at that intersection you’d be wise to look at the traffic which comes whizzing around the corner from Borgo Giannotti into Via San Marco. The bottom of the monument tells us that Lucca is only 21 metres above sea level. I checked the internet and it’s right!
Interesting…I need to look up more:)
Have been down Borgo Giannotti a few times but must ahve my head in the clouds:)
That’s the joy of staying in one place and returning to places you think you know. Each time there’s something new or you notice things that were there all the time.
Why haven’t I ever been here before? I will make it a priority on my next visit. Thank you for all the great info Heather. I tried numerous times to leave a comment on your website and couldn’t get past leaving the code.
Lucca has so many hidden treasures. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.