Polignano a Mare, Puglia: A Local's Guide to One of Southern Italy's Most Beautiful Coastal Destinations
Why Polignano a Mare, Puglia Belongs on Your Travel List If you've been dreaming about southern Italy, there's a very good chance that Polignano a Mare, Puglia is already somewhere on your radar. Even...
19 Maj 24min
Italian Wine Without the Intimidation: Kate Leahy's Inviting Guide to Italy in a Glass
Italian wine inspires passion, curiosity, and, for many people, a fair amount of confusion. Even devoted wine lovers can feel overwhelmed when faced with Italy's astonishing range of native grape vari...
13 Maj 29min
Davide Cenci Rome, A 100-Year-Old Family Business at the Center of Italian Style
If you're walking through central Rome near the Pantheon and the Parliament, you're in one of the city's most elegant shopping areas. It's also where you'll find Davide Cenci, a store that has been pa...
5 Maj 22min
Dream of Italy with Kathy McCabe
For anyone who loves Italy, the phrase Dream of Italy has a certain magic to it. It suggests the Italy so many travelers carry in their imagination: hill towns, long meals, local stories, ancestral ro...
28 Apr 29min
Italian Cookies: Stories, Traditions, and Regional Treasures Behind Domenica Marchetti's New Book
If you love baking, Italy, and the kind of cookbook that offers much more than a stack of recipes, Domenica Marchetti's new book Italian Cookies sounds like a real delight. In this recent Flavor of It...
19 Apr 44min
Bitter in Italian Cuisine - Why Italy Loves Bitter Flavors
If there is one flavor that quietly defines the Italian table from north to south, it's bitterness. Not harshness, and not austerity, but a layered, balancing bitterness that sharpens appetite, suppor...
14 Apr 19min
Macaroni and Cheese: from Ancient Rome to Modern America
The real history of macaroni and cheese stretches back more than 2,000 years and begins not in North America at all, but in ancient Rome. When people think about macaroni and cheese, they usually imag...
7 Apr 21min
Who Rings Rome's Church Bells...Not Always a Bell Ringer RE-RELEASE
Who Rings Rome's Church Bells? Not Always a Bell Ringer A few years ago, I recorded a podcast episode about something many of us notice in Italy but rarely stop to think about - the sound of church be...
1 Apr 26min
