♥Mi Manchi l’Italia!♥
What I Miss About Italy…

Until I can return, I hold dear and precious every moment and fond memory. Won’t you join me as I reminisce?

Over the past weeks, I shared some (of so many!) favorite moments and revisited some of the many, many local artisans that I have had the pleasure and honor of meeting over the years.

Visiting artisans is absolutely one of my very favorite experiences and introducing them to my guests and to you is truly a privilege!

Won’t you join me as we revisit them together!

♦ Every one of these remarkable and passionate artisans are dedicated to their heritage and to their craft. ♦

♦ Famous for Buffalo Mozzarella, Let’s Visit a Farm in Campania♦

♦ Meet Marissa Who Creates Extraordinary Jewelry from Authentic Venetian Glass Beads ♦

♦  Visit Marta and Learn About How She is Preserving the Family Tradition of Weaving  in Umbria ♦

♦Delicious Dedication in Genoa at Romeo Viganotti Chocolatiers♦

♦ Watch Master Sculptor, Renzo, Influenced by Salento Style: Sun, Sea & Wind ♦

♦ Let’s Find Out How Truffles, Black Gold, are Found in the Hills of Umbria ♦

♦ Meet and Learn How Exquisite Cameos are Made by Hand in Venice ♦

♦ Visit a Ceramics Workshop in Deruta Where Spectacular Majolica Has Been Made for Centuries ♦

♦ Cucina Povera in Puglia! ♦ Since My First Visit to Puglia (2014!) and spending time in the kitchen with Mamma Giulia, Ylenia and the Mums, I have grown to love and appreciate cucina povera – and even become a slightly better cook myself!

♥ This is my Italy, some of the many reasons I am passionate about returning and about sharing it with YOU! ♥

I hope you will enjoy “visiting” these remarkable people as much as I did! And, although many of these memories are several years old, I have stayed in touch, revisited many of them several times, and…

In my next posts I’m going to be sending Postcards to Italy…until we’re together again. Please be sure to come back soon…

In the meantime, please Send Me a Postcard (comment below!) and share what you enjoyed and if you have visited an artist/artisan/craftsperson in Italy, what impressed you?