Restaurant review

First things first, this trendy fishery near Assisi is out to have as many punters as it can, its smallish tables being placed as close together as the owner could get away with, so don't expect to have a quiet meal. The impression is more 'work café', the fact that it's full of Italians makes…

Wine and truffles – a local event

Now, if I had gone to this morning's event on Vini da Tartufo, I'd probably know what I was talking about. I might even have taken a few photos. But let me tell you how that went. It was being held in the sports centre in Pieve Torina, starting from 10. I was going to…

Apple cake, seriously

Really? To me, this looks more like potato salad. But it was the result of having apples I wasn't eating and 2 eggs that were almost past it. And it reminded me of potato salad because one of the apples was pink inside! (I've read that the eat-by date on eggs is misleading and they…

Lasagne!

Or should that be lasagna in the singular? I made 2 trays of the stuff, so let's stick with the plural. Not to be confused with vincisgrassi, which are a lasagna with gizzards, so to speak. Chicken livers and other bits and pieces. Since I didn't have any of those, I stuck to the classic…

Tasty dip

The other day I was inadvertently reminded of the fact that elderly men suffer frequently from U.T.I.s: Urinary Tract Infections. I wonder why? W's doctor had very little sympathy for old men and told me they get infections because they're just dirty old buggers and stick their appendages anywhere. On that note, the other evening…