Some evenings, stepping off the train as it arrives in Lecco, there’s a slightly toasted, coffeeish scent of rich, dark chocolate in the air. It’s not a hallucination: Lecco is the home of Icam, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of organic chocolate. They process 6000 tons of raw cocoa beans per year, and when… Continue reading Sweetness and Dark on Lake Como
Tag: Italian food
Oh, My Darling Clementine
The fresh fruits and vegetables section of a standard American supermarket looks much the same all year round. There is no seasonal variance in the availability of any common foodstuff: you see the same tomatoes, lettuce, broccoli etc., even when they have to be imported from someplace far away where the weather is right for… Continue reading Oh, My Darling Clementine
Gallery: Chiavenna in December
From our family post-Christmas lunch trip to al Cenacolo in Chiavenna. You might also like: No related posts.
A “Typical” Italian Christmas
Of course , our family is far from typically Italian. Even my husband’s family isn’t very typical: his mother moved around a great deal while she was growing up, and had only two brothers (who both died young), and Enrico’s father was an only child – hardly the norm in his day! So the close… Continue reading A “Typical” Italian Christmas
Gallery: vlogEurope, Videobloggers Invade Bellagio
All the photos I took at and around vlogEurope in Milan and on Lake Como, November, 2006. You might also like: No related posts.