Today on Food on Fridays, we have a special treat. Today is venerdì gnocolar (Gnocchi Friday) in Verona, the big day on which Carnival is celebrated here. Continue reading
Food on Fridays: Venerdì Gnoccolar 2017
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Category Archives: Verona
Flames for a Friday
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Today we interrupt the regularly scheduled Food on Fridays series to bring you a timely post: Flames for a Friday.
Monday Mystery: Holiday on Ice
Today on Monday Mysteries we explore an oddity of an ice rink in Piazza Bra.
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Food on Fridays: Traditional Italian — with a twist
Today on Food on Fridays I want to share the tortellini dish that may or may not be traditional on Christmas Eve in Verona.
Italian Lucky Charm
Just in time for New Year’s Eve, I’m sharing a post I wrote back in 2010. It explains an Italian traditional good luck charm you need to get to make sure you’ll have good luck next year. Click here to read the post – and then get shopping! You’ll need to do some shopping for others before New Year’s Eve, and you’ll also need to find someone to do the same kind of shopping for you.
Good luck – and hope we all have the luck of the Italian tradition with us for 2017!
L’Arena and the Star
When Chris and I lived in Bolzano, I used to say when in doubt, go with a photo of the Dolomites. Here in Verona, I think it’s when in doubt, go with a photo of L’Arena, the Roman amphitheatre. Continue reading
Buon Natale e Tanti Auguri from Verona
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Verona!
To celebrate, here are a couple of images for the season from Chris’s new “ND Series” of artworks. Enjoy! Continue reading
Food on Fridays: Traditional al Duomo
Today on Food on Fridays we follow up on last week’s discussion of our Verona traditional first night piazza, and move on to look at our traditional first lunch in Verona, which is always at a restaurant called Osteria al Duomo. Continue reading
A Verona Christmas
Today I want to share a few photos of Christmas decorations here in Verona. Continue reading
Food on Fridays: Traditional Pizza
Today on Food on Fridays we take a look at some traditional pizza. Continue reading