Terme di Sorano: Retire to the Hot Springs With happy green landscaped lawns, quiet villas lining the property, and people who look like maybe they’ve been picking up the paper in their boxers there for 20 years, Terme di Sorano reminded me a little of...
Saturnia Hot Springs: Play Pool in Tuscany If you’re sitting in your backyard tomorrow and water suddenly begins to spring from the earth beneath you at a blazing 100 degrees fahrenheit, you’ll want to...
How To Taste Extra Virgin Olive Oil: The Anti-PAM Movement I was made to solemnly swear off PAM. It’s embarrassing that the President of an Extra Virgin Olive Oil Association in Tuscany even knows that I use PAM...
Acquacotta: Soup of Maremma & Terrible Food Shoppers Last night for dinner I started with Acquacotta, the traditional soup of rural Maremma in Tuscany. It's a tasty mix of foods such as toasted bread, onions, celery, parmesan cheese, white wine...
Acquacotta: Soup of Maremma & Terrible Food Shoppers Last night for dinner I started with Acquacotta, the traditional soup of rural Maremma in Tuscany. It's a tasty mix of foods such as toasted bread, onions, celery, parmesan cheese, white wine...
Erik Banti: The Marc Jacobs of Maremma Wine Country Just like MJ, Erik Banti's name is on everything. Wine bottles, barrels, souvenirs, street signs, you-name-it, and he won't let you forget it. His product...
Hakuna Ricotta "It means no worries..." or "Senza pensieri..." as Timon and Pumbaa sing in Italian. But even Simba knew he would only be convinced...
Coffee Scrub and Milk Bath. Spa Dolce Vita In Italy, when someone offers you coffee or cappuccino, always say yes. Why? I don't know, it's just my gut feeling, but I haven't said no since arriving, I'm on my 4th one today...
Cooking Pasta from Scratch in Tuscany In Italy, Pasta is religion. Spaghetti is holy, chefs who do it well are worshipped for their craft, and tradition is everything. If you don’t do it right, move to Spain...
Spa Treatments at Antico Casale di Scansano Italy has me swooning for spa. I've been lucky enough to try a couple of amazing spas in Rome, but today is the big day. I am on my way to the promised land of Italy, the Tuscan Maremma, to stay at Antico Casale di Scansano. It's a 4-star...