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The Grand Tour Part 3
My friend Caterina was excited about a mushroom market and fair in Buccheri. We met her in the main piazza, but the mushroom market-a guy with a crate of dirty mushrooms, and ...read more
Region: Sicilia
Easter without a Peep
The Monday following Easter is an official Italian holiday, called Pasquetta. The expression "Natale con i suoi, Pasqua con chi vuoi" ("Christmas with your family, Easter with your own choice of ...read more
Matchless Hot Chocolate
The first European to consume chocolate was probably Columbus on his fourth trip, in 1502, anchored off the Central American shore. He was unimpressed. Cortés, in 1519, recognized that the Aztec drink, ...read more
Artusi-inspired hot chocolate
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate (use the finest quality available)
- 1 cup water
- 2-3 tablespoons unsweetened whipped cream
In the top of a double boiler over boiling water melt 3 ounces of bittersweet ...read more

