Welcome and benvenuti to all my Lovely Followers around the World,
As I begin writing this blog, which I hope you will enjoy, I have started to sneeze and I feel a little fluish. Well, not surprising, as we have just returned from ten days in the UK where we were surrounded by people with colds and viruses! You may not be surprised to know that living in Tuscany, I rarely catch a cold. We were in England for a mix of family gatherings and work, and by the time we got back to our lovely bit of Chianti, we were both exhausted. On a lighter note we did have some nice moments, like the strawberry cocktail served up with a rosemary twig at the Italian restaurant Ask in Wells, Somerset. We also had a good lunch at the Fountain Inn there.
We then travelled to Exmouth in Devon and cannot recomend any of the eateries or hotels there. So other than downing a nice bottle of Pinot Grigio with my lovely school chum Jane from Spain, whilst watching some rugby on the TV in the pub, nothing nice to say!
Then on to London on the Monday for some business meetings and a couple of catch-ups. My man and I did have a very good lunch at La Cucina Caldesi in Marylebone and we can definately recommend this restaurant to you. Funny how we always seek out Italian places to go!
But what a relief to get home to Beautiful Tuscany and to find that yesterday our local village of Fiano has won back the coveted banner having been victorious at the annual Calambur event! Bravi to all our lovely italian friends who participated! This event is a bit like the UK’s It’s a Knockout which was televised and hugely popular in the 60’s and 70’s.
And, I read in the paper that Fiano had also won the title Contessa della Cipolla, which is awarded for the most magnificent dishes based on the delicious Certaldo Red Onion. Wow, the talent is unlimited in Fiano. Yes it’s that time of year again, the markets are brimming over with the locally grown beauties. No silly, I’m still talking about the onions!
Next week I’ll bring you up to date with the Vendemia, the Grape Harvest!
Well, enough already, I must get stuck into my working week and also write a few more book chapters.
Have a great week and do drop me a line.
Salute June x
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