A surprising visit to the archaeological site of Pompeii, a wine tasting on a volcano, and the art of making lasagna noodles from scratch. If that’s not the best day on earth, I’m not sure what is. Read the rest of this gem…
Chef Carmen’s menu plan for our third day of The International Kitchen’s Women-Only Week Mediterranean Culinary Tour was ambitious, to say the least. Read the rest of this gem…
It seems odd to write about something like a backsplash right now. On one side of my life, serious things are happening. Friends are losing loved ones, job applications are pending, and people are leaving ignorant, condescending comments on my harassment piece, which was syndicated on The Huffington Post yesterday. (I’m talking to you, Thomas O’Duffy.) Read the rest of this gem…
A review of the lovely Hotel Santa Caterina and the most embarrassing moment I’ve ever experienced with a bellhop. Read the rest of this gem…
How to cook an Italian style 4 course meal and, more important, how to eat it. Courtesy of The International Kitchen culinary tours! Read the rest of this gem.
Well. I’ll admit. Saying I didn’t realize it is probably inaccurate and a little bit insulting to the level of my intelligence.
So.
How does one fairly level-headed, zero-bullshit, astutely self-aware human not fully grasp the fact that what she is experiencing is harassment? Read the rest of this gem…
“We’re here!”
Our driver/hotel-concierge/fixer-of-drinks/good-humored-token-male-during-women-only-week Tony, seemed pleased with himself. We were stopped on a two-way road that was, quite inexplicably, only slightly larger than the width of one vehicle, mere inches away from a solid stone wall. Read the rest of this gem…
Help me decide which light fixture should go above our dining room table — new and contemporary? Or old and spidery? Read the rest of this gem…
When I was busy eating Italy, my lovable husbandmunch did some work around the house. Read the rest of this gem…