Posts Tagged ‘Piedmont’
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5 Popular Italian Chocolate Makers
Calling all children, teenagers, men and women, young people or seniors: YOU have to try Italian chocolate. You’ve heard that that Italian cuisine is special, you know the dishes are delicious, the taste is superb, but have you ever had the chance to try the chocolates? Like most Italian cuisine, its chocolate involves all senses: touch, smell, taste, sight, and makes an experience as well-worth remembering as that trip to the Colosseum (or at least the panino you had on the way!). Here, we offer a little taste of world of Italian chocolates by listing the five most popular below.
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How Does Nutella Do It?
My first experience with Nutella resulted in me giving it up for good. I know, you can all pick your jaw up off the floor; it wasn’t because I didn’t like the product itself. Actually, I usually don’t tell this story, but since February is Chocolate Month, and the fifth was World Nutella Day, I feel compelled to share my encounter. I was in college, studying abroad for a semester in Rome, when I met the little glass jar of hazelnut-chocolate spread. It was unassuming - no larger than the jelly jars that I was used to digging into to dress my morning toast - and festively decorated with a picture of the 2006 Italian national soccer team fist pumping in jubilation. At the time, I believed that the celebration must have been for their recent World Cup win, but when I got home and opened the jar, I learned the truth. They were celebrating the amazing contents inside the container they were resting on
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A Taste of Heaven: My Adventure with Italian White Truffles
I remember my first experience with white truffles as vividly as if it were yesterday. It was after the point in my life that I started truly appreciating food and wine, and I was headed to dinner for a special celebration of one of those monumental occasions in life for which you cannot deny yourself the best
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Italian Wine for the Holidays
Tis the season of merriment, and packed schedules have you jetting from one holiday party to another, passing hours at the table or gathered ‘round the buffet with friends and family. Each of these parties requires at least the standard gift for the generous hosts: a bottle of wine. This year, we’re going to let you in on a little list of Italian wine secrets to switch up this lackluster cycle and brighten your merry days. Ecco your Italian wine holiday shopping list
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5 Reasons To Take An Architecture And Wine Tour
At work? Home? Doesn't matter, I've got a quick activity for you. Take just one minute and think about everything that you know about Italy. If cuisine and architecture didn't make that list, than I'm afraid that you must be thinking about a different country. Renown for incredible structures and delicious wines, Italy offers plenty of different options for inquisitive travelers who are looking to learn about Italy's culinary and architectural history. If you've ever wondered what it would be like to combine the two, you're in luck. Here are 5 reasons to take an architecture and wine tour
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What Can Madonna Teach You About Italy?
What can Madonna teach you about Italy? Lots! After all, there’s no one better placed to point out the value of a healthy holiday than the Material Girl. What’s more, Madonna comes from a family with strong Italian-American heritage, on her father’s side. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons why, when you look at her track record, so much of Madonna’s international orientation comes with an Italian twist. Here’s an interpretive Italian travel lesson – Madonna style
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Tweet Tweet- The Best of the Week
Discover the selected news about Italy and travel we found on the web and shared with our community (if you don’t do it already, you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. We are also on LinkedIn!)
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Six Italian Candy Capitals
Let’s talk about that sweet, tooth-tickling treat no man can resist: candy! Italian dolci are among the world’s tastiest and best. Zanier things have been done than planning entire itineraries around chocolate and other sweets, and when you consider the scenic and historic settings for the making of some of the finest Italian candies, it’s no surprise. A little chocolate, a little zucchero (sugar) and a lot of fine craftsmanship in the best Italian tradition, and you’ve got some places in the bel paese that you’ll be sweet to visit before you can even say “Candy Capital.” So, here are six of them
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Hotel of the Month: Villa Crespi on Lake Orta in Piedmont
Surveys increasingly show that savvy, well-traveled guests long to experience that elusive spirit of place when they travel. Anonymous chain hotels, no matter how luxurious, just aren't that compelling anymore. Italy excels in unique and historic properties where every brick, beam and floor tile exudes a distinct sense of place. Take the Hotel Villa Crespi as an example: its signature detail is a striking, Moorish-style minaret overlooking the blue waters of Piedmont's Lake Orta that comes straight out of the pages of "A Thousand and One Nights."
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Favorite Tweets of the Months
Everyday we search the internet for juicy news and curiosities about Italy and travel and we share them with our community on Select Italy’ social media platforms (if you don’t do it already, you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. We are also on LinkedIn!) Check out after the jump our favorite tweets of the month
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