Beyond the Table: Tasting the Stories of Europe
Some of my favorite travel memories begin at the table. Food has a way of connecting us to a destination in a way that sightseeing alone cannot. A meal can …
The Taranta & Pizzica dance
The “pizzica tarantata” is the music that marked the ancient healing ritual against the bite of tarantula, the dangerous poisonous spider. According to tradition in order to drive out the …
Cork Artisans of Sardinia
In the arid countryside around Calangianus, Sardinia, bark is rudely stripped from the lower trunks of the gnarled trees that blanket the hillsides. Driving through this area—covered by parched earth, the …