by Penny | 24 Feb, 2019 | Brexit, Brexit fallout, Cooking, Florentine paper, Fresco painting, Garden tours, Painting, Silverpoint
The Leavers Lament is often “You Lost! Why can’t you just accept this fact and deal with it?” The Remainer’s problem with this suggestion is that it is not so simple! Leavers woke up on 26th June 2016 looking towards what they imagine is a...
by Penny | 31 Jan, 2016 | Cooking, Feature, News, Religious History, Renaissance Art, The Medici
For those who dread Monday mornings imagine the joy of a day when you wake up knowing that you will be laughing most of the morning – spending time in the fresh Tuscan countryside with good friends and an amazing cooking teacher and eating a four course...
by Penny | 28 Aug, 2015 | Books, Cooking, Films set in Italy, Music, News, Opera, Renaissance Art, Social History
This tour sounds wonderful – I wish that I had time to join it myself – a combination of most of the great joys of Italy in a small but select group heading for the the food capital of Italy, Emilia Romagna. Food designer and writer John Carafoli will...
by Penny | 14 May, 2015 | Cooking, Feature, Films set in Italy, Tuscan gardens
Artichokes and Ambiance – Tuscan Cooking class with Lisa Banchieri Tuesday 12th May – we held a class specialising in Artichokes – a vegetable not frequently featured in other parts of Europe but adored by the Tuscans. Lisa promised to show us...
by Penny | 2 Dec, 2014 | Cooking, News
Everyone knows that Italians are pretty much obsessed by food – it is the only place I know where people are discussing what they will have for their next meal before they have finished the one they are still eating! So when it comes to choosing food they...
by Penny | 17 Oct, 2014 | Cooking, Florentine restaurants, Shopping, Social History
Welcome back Lisa – so lovely to have you back with us to teach Tuscan cooking Just a small montage of photos from our two Tuscan Cooking sessions this month – hopefully we will manage another next month in Florence and then we have at least three days set...
