2020 has been a devastating year for so many of us, and while the pandemic has completely knocked our business over, Luca and I are so fortunate that our friends and family have all remained safe and well. And particularly so when so many of...
Article by Emanuela Mari. After well over two years of renovations, the Great Hall of the Months in Ferrara’s Palazzo Schifanoia, one of the most extravagant and fascinating residences of the Italian Renaissance, has reopened to the public gaze. Borso d’Este commissioned a group of local...
Sitting at the Trattoria Corrieri in Parma we are presented with a plate piled high with golden, crumbling wedges of Parmigiano Reggiano, and a knife and fork. This is how they do it in Parma. At Luca’s mother’s house we spoon great clouds of the...
Secluded gardens, a magnificent waterfall, a monastery built into the cliff face - Lake Maggiore offers a lot more than the average day-tripper from Milan can see. All the Italian lakes have beautiful private gardens on their shores. But just outside the town of Intra is...