Experience Mona Lisa’s Florence

When I heard that author Dianne Hales (who has previously written for Dream of Italy) had a new book out about Mona Lisa, I immediately contacted her to find out if she could write a related travel article for us. Her article on Mona Lisa’s Florence will be in our October issue. It turns out Dianne is also developing a walking tour around …

A Reading List for Sicilian Cuisine

Barrie Kerper, the author of The Collected Traveler series of travel books, introduced to two incredible Sicily cooking schools in our October issue. Here she shares her reading list to immerse yourself in Sicilian cuisine: Two excellent books that generally cover Sicilian cuisine are Pomp and Sustenance: Twenty-Five Centuries of Sicilian Food, Mary Taylor Simeti and Sicily: Culinary Crossroads, Giuseppe …

A Fall Polenta Recipe from Piedmont Italy

Frequent Dream of Italy contributor Toni Lydecker is out with a new cookbook, Piatto Unico: When One Course Makes a Real Italian Meal. “As you have no doubt heard and observed, a real Italian meal consists of several courses. Except when it doesn’t,” Toni says. Based on this idea, Toni’s cookbook celebrates the one-course Italian meal. She share’s a terrific …

Cucina Povera in Tuscany with Cookbook Author Pamela Sheldon Johns

  Cucina Povera in Tuscany May 3-10,  2012 From the mountains to the rolling hills to the seaside… Learn about Tuscany’s traditional rustic dishes of the past. Details: http://foodartisans.com/workshops/cucina-povera-tuscany.html Victory gardens of wartime Florence Peasant farmers & foragers: Artimino & Lucca Apennines Tuscan coast: Pietrasanta, Viareggio, Livorno, Grosseto Tuscan archipelago island of Capraia Southern Tuscany: Maremma and Pitigliano At home …

Huge Sale on Italy Travel DVDs and Books!

Headed to Italy in 2011? Looking for inspiration? Well, we have some deals for you – but you have to act fast as there are only limited quantities. We’re clearing out our holiday stock and are reducing some of our most popular Italy travel DVDS and books by 20 to 45%. If you were every going to buy any of …

Introducing the Book “Up at the Villa”

Here’s what people are saying about the book Up at the Villa: Travels with My Husband by Linda Dini Jenkins: Named one of 2009’s “Ten Travel Books I’d Give My Girlfriends” by Journeywoman.com “Anyone dreaming about renting a villa in Italy must read this book . . .” – Mario Scalzi, President, The Parker Company   “…Jenkins provides a window …