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Lunch with the bunch at Gustiamo

September 27, 2012
Left to right: Stefano, Martina, and Beatrice at Gustiamo's headquarters.I took a long-long-long subway ride up into what seemed like the outer reaches of the Bronx yesterday for lunch with the gang at Gustiamo.com, importers of some of my favorite Italian olive oils and a lot of other fine Italian products (pastas, condiments, vinegars, soon to be cheeses too). The headquarters of this smart and Read More
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La cucina di Salvatore

May 29, 2012
La cucina di Salvatore. . . a whole new repertoire of very beany spring dishes. . . .Read More
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Memories of El Bulli

March 21, 2012
Memories of El BulliHistoric photo: El Bulli, September 2007.Read More
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Adios, Sevilla

October 4, 2011
Adios, SevillaSaying goodbye to Sevilla last Friday evening was difficult—it’s such a beautiful old town, so full of vibrant street life, so teeming with history, that I think I’d like to stay forever, or at least for more than a week or so. And some day, perhaps, I will. Meanwhile, the Giralda, the soaring tower that was once the minaret of Sevilla’s Friday mosque, was lit up for my departure like a Roman candle against the velvety Andalusian night sky.Read More
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DUNNO MUCH ABOUT OLIVE OIL BUT I KNOW WHAT I LIKE!

September 2, 2011
Jean- Benoît smiled half-apologetically: “I sometimes think that’s the only way to get the authentic flavor of a true Provençale aïoli,” he said.Read More
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  • Tuscany Spring 2013 AmorOlio

    March 25 – 31 and April 22 – 28, 2013, at Villa Campestri, the world’s only olive oil resort located in the hills above Tuscany’s Mugello valley just half an hour north of Florence. READ HERE

  • TUSCANY AUTUMN 2013: AMOROLIO

    OCTOBER 21 – 27 Plans are shaping up for our autumn AmorOlio program, October 21 to 27, 2013, at Villa Campestri (“the world’s only olive oil resort”), in the hills above Tuscany’s Mugello valley just half an hour north of Florence. READ HERE

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