They call it "Cavolfiore" or Cauliflower here, but Americans call it "Romanesco Broccoli". Either way, it tastes...
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Eat, That You Will Feel Well
Would you let 30 random strangers eat off your plate? Would you, in turn, eat off the plates of those 30 strangers?...
I Met Mary!
Last June, just a few days after I had arrived here in Milano, I went to the Cimitero Monumentale - the Monumental...
Zucchi Collection
When here in Milano in the summer of 2008, I stumbled upon a Zucchi Store just a half block north of the Duomo. They...
Inspire the Construction Workers
JUST as they were on a crane removing this billboard ad for high-fashion lingerie, I was walking by with my camera and...
Oranges for a Lifetime
Yesterday morning I went to the local Saturday market on a mission: gather as many different citrus tissue wrappers as...
Pasta. We’re Not Talkin’ Noodles
Milano is a fabulous place to do a "design intensive" exploration, and I've stepped up my voracious visual consumption...
Out with The Girls
It's been great fun to get to know the group of women from the schools here. Now and then, when a few of us are...
Frette – Damask Dreams
When I rounded the corner and saw the wall of red and cream damask patterns, I skipped both a breath and a heart...
A Ligurian Lunch
Dinner the night before was followed by a long lunch the next day. Renata and Angelo, who live in a town within...
Dinner with Sanremo Friends
It's a natural for friends to gather for food and conversation. This is worldwide, but I find that the Italians do it...
Storm and a Blue Sky Day in Sanremo
Having swooned at the sunny, blue sky and t-shirt day along the seaside path in Sanremo three weeks ago, and having...
Home Construction, Italian Style
How many people travel to Italy and include construction shots in their set of "vacation photos"? When I went to see...
Retro Italia
One thing about being invited into people's homes is the chance to have them bring things out to show me, such as old...
I Met a Woman!
Nicoletta rode over the overpass at the same time I did and then began to move ahead. I called out, "Excuse me. I have...
Five Countries. One Table.
We got together to celebrate Anaïs's 24th birthday with traditional Milanese apperitivi at an "art bar" in town....
Farm Fresh on a Sunny Day
Saturday. Clear blue skies. About 50 degrees. Yes! I headed down the canal on my bike, but decided on a change of...
A Cute, Little Italian
Hmm. I might find me a cute, little Italian. All the right curves and straight lines. Just my size. Fits into tight...
Signs of Sanremo
As a designer, I'm enchanted by the signage I see around Italy and France and love to stumble across old signs that...
Sanremo on the Riviera
The locals write "Sanremo", a conjunction of the saint's name. The rest of the world splits it into two words: San...