I’m in love, and her name is Lake Como. My love for Italy has deepened, which I didn’t think was possible, thanks to the breathless beauty of Lake Como. From Paris, we flew into Milano and hired a little Citroen…
Roma – 24 hours in the Eternal City
Exhausted and exhilarated, we arrived in Bella Roma after a long haul flight from Perth and had less than 24 hours in the Eternal City. Out hotel, Residence Regola, was perfect. In a great location just two minutes walk to…
Memories of our Umbria Palace
This time last year, our family holiday to Europe was coming to an end. One of the highlights was staying at what I called our Umbrian Palace, Laguscello. This beautiful farm house was tucked away from the traffic, offered endless…
Cook like an Italian
If you want to cook like an Italian, then you need to learn from the best in the business – makes sense, right? Six Italian chefs are each holding an Italian Cooking Master Class between 20 May and 9 September…
Coffee experiment
This morning, I experimented to see which method would make the best coffee. Using WA’s Yahava coffee, I prepared it three ways: 1. The Vietnamese way using a drip cup I bought from Vietnam recently 2. Plunger 3. Italian cafeteria,…