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VENICE: TO CICCHETTI OR NOT TO CICCHETTI
Get a taste of Venice's culinary delights with cicchetti, the city's version of Italian tapas but don't say that to a Venetian. Plus, get insider tips on how to navigate Venice like a local, from where to eat to how to get around.
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ITALIAN WAYS: NAVIGATING THE HABITS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF ITALY.
People's habits change in subtle ways when they move abroad, and in food-driven Italy the changes are most obvious when it comes to eating and drinking but not limited too as you will discover in my post.
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LOCKDOWN FOOD FODDER
MUSING ABOUT HOME AND HOME COOKING IN A PANDEMIC. "THERE IS NO PLACE HOME "Well that age-old adage couldn’t be truer for us, it was a year that found my partner and I locked down for lengthy periods in our respective birth countries and desperately longing to be HOME.
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HOW TO EASILY SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN SMALL TOWN ITALY.
“Life is a daring adventure or nothing.”Helen Keller Oh, the humility! Surprisingly, moving to a new country is the easy part. Living in one is a minefield of unexpected ‘translation’ challenges and cultural faux pas. Which makes for some embarrassing moments and wonderful surprises. Like knowing the difference between’morbido’ ‘(soft) and’morto’ ‘(dead) in reference to someone’s state of being or what time of day you should order a macchiato instead of a cappuccino. A cornetto, on the other hand, is not an ice cream that you order; rather, it is a delightful croissant that is freshly baked and filled with a variety of delectable jams or custard. Why all the…