Fried Sage Leaves (Salvia Fritta) are my son’s favorite new snack. Who knew that lockdown was capable of providing such a pleasant surprise? One late-evening about a month ago he was a bit cranky because we were running low on…
Once a month, on the second Sunday, the Slow Food Earth Market takes place at the Piazza della Repubblica in Piano di Sorrento. Under a metal awning dating back to the late 1800’s, this community event brings the wholesome goodness of…
Just off the main square, L’Antica Trattoria has been serving up some of the finest regional cuisine in Sorrento for decades. The cooks here are very talented. Innovative, deliciously crafted dishes with thoughtfully sourced and market fresh ingredients appear on their menu, which…
Napoli Pizza Village is the largest food happening in Italy. It’s an extraordinary event, a must for anyone that has an appreciation for the Neapolitan culture and their rich food heritage, but most of all Neapolitan Pizza. The event offers…
Spaghetti with Colatura di Alici di Cetara is one of my favorite pasta dishes from the Campania region. I often find myself wondering how something so quick and easy to prepare, with such meager ingredients, can be so utterly delicious. But…
I was recently invited to attend the annual grape harvest (vendemmia in Italian) that takes place at my friend Bruno Maresca’s family farm in Piano di Sorrento. Since this is one of my favorite occasions of the year, I made…
Watching my son frolicking in our garden, under blue skies and carefree, is one of the summer moments in the great outdoors that I always cherish the most. He loves to give a helping hand in his own sort of…
It’ve been living a happy life in Campania, one that has been lush with the simple things that bring me that peaceful, easy feeling each and every day. I am grateful for all the good, real people in my life—the…
A long and passionate love story this just may be since I still, even after so many soul-touched visits, cannot get enough of the lavishly lush and delectable Mediterranean island of Ischia, which sits in the crystal clear, glistening waters of the…
Springtime is so beautiful and inspiring, living in the hills of Massa Lubrense on the Sorrento Coast – with all of the wildflowers springing up everywhere, the fragrant green grass, warm sunshine, and colorful gardens that brim with all sorts of…