One Of My Best Meals Of 2019: Pianostrada Laboratorio di Cucina
Italy, Food, Rome Catherine Courtney Italy, Food, Rome Catherine Courtney

One Of My Best Meals Of 2019: Pianostrada Laboratorio di Cucina

Keep your friends close and your friends with excellent restaurant recommendations closer. Isn’t that how the saying goes?

Earlier this year when I was creating my itinerary for Croatia and the Amalfi Coast (more to come on the blog about that) when I realized that I would have just enough time in Rome to enjoy dinner before boarding the train to Naples.

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Cheers To Pour Decisions: I Pàstini
Italy, Travel, Puglia Catherine Courtney Italy, Travel, Puglia Catherine Courtney

Cheers To Pour Decisions: I Pàstini

What's better than a fire when you are freezing your a$$ off in Nashville? A bottle of VersoSud from I Pàstini. I am savoring every single drop!

One of my favorites from my Puglia trip was our visit to I Pàstini. Located in Martina Franca, I Pàstini is a winery not to be missed. Not only is their harvest organic, but every single grape is hand-picked.  

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Recharge and Refocus
Italy, Travel, Venice Catherine Courtney Italy, Travel, Venice Catherine Courtney

Recharge and Refocus

Buongiorno amici! Some of you may have been wondering where I have been. No, I have not fallen victim to a food coma nor did I fall out of the blogosphere. To say that life has been a hot mess lately is quite the understatement. I decided to take some time to recharge and refocus...in Italy! Over the next couple of weeks, I plan on sharing all of the juicy details of my adventures through Puglia, the southern region of Italy forming the "heel" of Italy's "boot" as well as my escapades through the canals of Venice. By far a trip of a lifetime.

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