Mi chiamo..
While reading a magazine in the waiting room of my dentist last week I overheard a funny conversation. An elderly man had just had something done to his teeth an wanted to pay. The wife of the dentist asked the man his exact name so she could make up the bill. The...
Cheap
An article about prices in Italian supermarkets drew my attention. Seems that Perugia is the cheapest place (or should I say: the least expensive?) to do your groceries in Italy! Upon closer studying of the article it turned out no huge sums were involved. The most...
Dining in Anghiari
If you cross the border between Tuscany and Umbria near Citta di Castello you'll find yourself in a small Tuscan town called Anghiari. For months we had been planning to pay it a visit. Last week we were in the area anyway so it didn't take long to decide that supper...
Gold!
Much talked about these days and we think we found our own today! Almost 350 kgs according to the scales in the frantoio! Not to bad since according to the owner of the frantoio this year will certainly not go into the books as one with a bumper crop. The frantoio's...
Olio Nuovo
It's that time of the year again to persuade a certain type of tree to let go of its fruits. Yes we are talking olives here. We have a mixed bag of trees on the premises. Some very old ones, some more junior ones and basically everything in between. Picking always...
Sonidumbra
Yesterday we attended a concert of Sonidumbra followed by dinner and a traditional 'Castagnata' (i.e. eat as many roasted chestnuts as you can). The place where the event took place was an agriturismo near Assisi. We had a great time. The musicians were all quite...
White gold in Citta di Castello.
Last weekend it was off to Citta di Castello a lovely town in the north of Umbria for a truffle feast. All over town there were covered areas and stalls. The first one we encountered was filled with producers from all over italy. If you were on the hunt for some great...
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