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Perenzin: How to Become a Cheesemaker, and a Lot More...
Emanuela was born in a family of cheesemakers, inherited her ancestors' passion and, with her family, brought Perenzin dairy to be an...
Stefania Gioia
Jul 10, 20183 min read
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OurRustica: Learn to Cook in a Place to Call Home
Take a wonderful spot immersed in the verdant Prosecco hills, a charming ruin out of the GPS radar, a couple of passionate food lovers...
Stefania Gioia
Jul 2, 20183 min read
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Fortuny: its Secret and the Quality of Light
Thursday, first day of summer. Venice’s main areas of interest are overcrowded; public water buses and taxis obstruct the Canal Grande,...
Stefania Gioia
Jun 22, 20183 min read
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Tenuta Chiccheri: Hidden Treasure in Valpolicella
Nestled among the verdant hills of unspoilt Val d’Illasi, a wild portion of Valpolicella region, Tenuta Chiccheri is an exclusive estate...
Stefania Gioia
Jun 15, 20182 min read
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Carmelina: the Queen of Venetian Biscuits
“Flour, egg yolks, butter, milk, vanilla, rum, lemon zest: there are no secrets about the bussolai recipe, as long as ingredients are...
Stefania Gioia
Jun 6, 20182 min read
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A Lagoon to Fall in Love
Back from our last adventure in the Venetian lagoon, where we were blessed by a warm sunny day, we felt so excited, fulfilled and...
Stefania Gioia
May 25, 20185 min read
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Santa Maria Valverde: a Splash in the Green Vineyards of Valpolicella!
A great wine comes from the perfect combination of three essential elements: climate, terroir and human culture, meant as experience....
Stefania Gioia
May 16, 20182 min read
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Perlamadre: Where the First Bead is Born
A talented restorer, Simona Iacovazzi is always been one of those privileged human beings whose job is definitely about art and beauty....
Stefania Gioia
May 3, 20182 min read
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Saverio Pastor and a Heritage to Save
It was 1975, the year when Vietnam war finally came to an end and Bill Gates founded Microsoft. Saverio Pastor, who nowadays is one of...
Stefania Gioia
Apr 12, 20182 min read
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Osteria All'Arco and its Unforgettable Cichetti!
"When I'm asked to be interviewed by journalists and food bloggers, I smile to myself and wonder what I could say about the most obvious,...
Stefania Gioia
Apr 6, 20182 min read
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Have a Tea in Venice!
Imagine a secluded spot out of the hustle and bustle of the city, a gracious garden surrounded by climbing wisteria and small orange...
Stefania Gioia
Mar 29, 20182 min read
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Roncada: the Kingdom of Nature, Women and Children
Lying on the spurs of a hill range, right in the heart of a Collio natural reserve, Roncada estate used to be owned by Austrian princes....
Stefania Gioia
Mar 22, 20182 min read
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Legends and Fishermen of the Lagoon
According to historical sources, houses in Burano are variously colored because fishermen, in ancient times, needed to be able to find...
Stefania Gioia
Mar 16, 20182 min read
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Gualti's Dreamy Fairy Tale
Graceful and flexible as a leaf of grass, light and evanescent as a floating bubble (he loves this similarity!), Gualtiero Salbego set...
Stefania Gioia
Mar 9, 20182 min read
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Bevilacqua: from 18th Century to Starck Design
Most recently it’s been in the spotlight as part of the Gran Caffe’ Quadri restoration project: some walls of the historical bar and...
Stefania Gioia
Mar 1, 20182 min read
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Canestrelli: on Mirrors and Witches
Right in the heart of Dorsoduro, a few minutes from the Galleria dell’Accademia, there’s a small workshop that might go unnoticed by the...
Stefania Gioia
Feb 23, 20182 min read
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Benazzoli: the Wine Made by Ladies
This week we’ll guide you east of Garda Lake, in the charming area of Bardolino, where, thanks to the lake proximity, a Mediterranean...
Stefania Gioia
Feb 16, 20182 min read
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Filippi: Woods and Vineyards
Whoever has been here, talks about Filippi’s winery as a special, out of time place: apparently as much as his owner, an unconventional...
Stefania Gioia
Feb 9, 20182 min read
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Carnival Time: a Selection of the Best Fritoea
Getting into the midst of Venetian Carnival, this year from the 7th of January to Mardi Gras, we couldn’t help but publish our personal...
Stefania Gioia
Feb 2, 20182 min read
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The Coffee Roasted in Cannaregio
Strolling through Venice, you might sense either that the city is definitely stuck back in time, or that it’s becoming an exclusive...
Stefania Gioia
Jan 26, 20182 min read
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