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Truffle dreams do come true

February 6, 2015 by Nat & Tim Leave a Comment

white truffle

A love affair with truffles It would be fair to say that I have a strong love affair with truffles. I am not talking about the confection of chocolate shaped to look like a truffle but the fungi itself. To be in Italy for winter truffle season was something that I have wanted for a […]

Filed Under: #foodtourism, #worldfoodtourism, Italy, Umbria Tagged With: black truffle, italy, truffles, Umbria, white truffle

Meat Me In Florence – FARRO SOUP

August 6, 2011 by Nat & Tim 1 Comment

Florence Leaving our cozy digs in Massarosa, we were excited to spend our last two days of the Italian leg of this tour in Florence.  Although we both love being in the country we also love the energy of a big city. A huge museum Firenze is like being in a huge museum. Every street […]

Filed Under: #foodtourism, #theextraordinaryitaliantaste, #VaBene, Europe, food, Italy, recipe, recipes, Tourism, travel Tagged With: europe, farro, farro soup, florence, florentine, italy, pecorino, recipe, recipes, Soups and Salads, steak, truffles, tuscany

Truffle Hunting!

July 30, 2011 by Nat & Tim 3 Comments

He’s here It was 5:30 in the morning when there was a gentle knock on our door. “He’s here…” I said “and he is half an hour early!” We quickly gathered the cameras (and our wits) and slipped downstairs to where our host for the morning was waiting beside his truck. Giorgio Cortopassi He was […]

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