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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In need of some sustanance after an appointment in Perugia yesterday we wound up in restaurant l'Officina. A visit some six months ago had already left us quite enthusiastic. One thing we especially like about l'Officina is there fantastic wine list, well more of a...
Lots of restaurants in Umbria have translated their menu into English, a lot of times not hindered by any knowledge of it.... Even if you are able to decipher it as English it often doesn't sound very good. Bit of wild boar to the parfum of juniper sounds a lot less...
If you are planning to visit Castelluccio (and it will be worth the trouble) try to get a table in Dal Capitano. Dal Capitano is not a place of gastronomic pilgrimage but it serves local dishes, well prepared, simple but with real tastes. It is a very down to earth...
A friend of mine directed me to a nice initiative last september. You were allowed to harvest the famous fagiolina del lago at agriturismo Melagrani. It started at 17.30. First there was a short talk about the history of the bean (wich is harvested by hand) We were...
Last week i had dinner with my brother who had come to visit me. We wanted to go to a restaurant where we hadn't been before. We opted for Fontanella di Porta Sole (via delle Prome 2, just behind the duomo, take the rather steep alley up) a stones throw of the...
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