The Italy Edit

  This family-owned restaurant is located in the tiny village of Conca dei Marini, opened in the 1960s, and still serves some of the Amalfi Coast’s best food to this …

  For a completely new and different take on Palermo, head to the brand new Rocco Forte Villa Igiea luxury hotel in Sicily. We took a direct flight from Switzerland …

  This new Palermo restaurant ended up being the best food we had in Palermo outside Villa Igiea. Opened by a local chef, it offers simple Sicilian food and wine on …

  If you’re researching a trip to Palermo, there are a lot of restaurants that are highly recommended especially by people in the food and wine industry. Some of this …

  If you’re visiting Palermo, a visit to one of the city’s bustling historic open air markets is a must. A friend who leads culinary tours in Sicily gave us …

  Sicily’s most important city has no shortage of pastry shops and cannoli. We set off to find a good cannoli, but it sounds like we may have found the …

  This family owned Sicilian pastry shop has been passed down from generation to generation. It makes some of the best cookies in Palermo, Sicily.     This post is …

  I was on the jury of a couscous competition in San Vito lo Capo, near Trapani in Sicily. There was always an annual local festa del couscous, then it …

Grand Hotel Tremezzo is a renovated art nouveau palace on the northern shores of Lake Como. What sets it apart in our mind is that the hotel has a more …

  Lake Como is a beautiful location in the north of Italy. In addition to the serene blue lake and mountains jetting up to the sky, there are countless villas …

  If you’re staying at Grand Hotel Tremezzo in Lake Como, they have plenty of great restaurants. However, we’d highly recommend going to this Lake Como brewery for their porchetta sandwich, …

  This lovely restaurant hangs on the side of Lake Como. Restaurant Momi serves simple Italian food using local and quality ingredients. Owner and chef Andrea Dotti is known as …