TobyClimbing hundreds of stairs for a good view, as per usual. Thursday, 1 September, Napoli, Italy The weather was a bit mercurial, and we took […]
Category: Food
Olive Oil on Everything—A Gastronomic Diary of Italy
Sicily, 2013—where I first learned about putting olive oil on everything. Florence, Tuscany Gnocchi with fennel, mint and gorgonzola. A generous drizzle of olive oil […]
What Makes this Mountain Different from all other Mountains?
Villa Borghese Gardens, Rome Valle Aurelia, Rome, Italy This could be any street in any city. Mixed-era apartment buildings. Imposing stone architecture at turns. Cobblestones […]
Snapshot: Bar Willy
8:30a.m., Trastevere, Roma — 24 August 2015I begin the day with that most Italian of concoctions… il bar.Bar Willy sits at one corner of a […]
Just a Little Bit of Culture Shock
Piles of fruit in Malindi, Kenya. *** I’ve always scoffed at the concept of culture shock. I go somewhere; there I am. Okay. I go […]
A Picnic Revolution
I’m starting a picnic revolution! Here’s how it came about: Yesterday, my friends invited me to an outdoor concert at Lincoln Peak Vineyard (about 3 […]
Waiting for the Invisible
I expect this garden will teach me many things this summer. Though garden is perhaps too tame a word to describe it– too civilized. No […]
I Drank Yak Blood
I drank yak blood. Really. Yesterday, after eight years of not eating red meat. The flavor had a quality surprisingly similar to raw milk, a […]