Spending the last days of Summer in South Italy

Lucklily our family and business warrant us traveling to Italy often.  However,  going during the Summer, especially August, for us is the best time of year.   In Summer, the locals seem happier, the gorgeous produce is at its best, and the weather is perfect for long days at the beach and cool nights spent going for a Passeggiata (a walk) and gelato.

This trip will be spent mostly in Calabria, the most southern region before Siciliy.  It is enveloped by two gorgeous coastlines, the mediterrranean and the adriatic.  The beaches are breathtaking, not completey filled with tourists, and the landscape reminiscent of California with steep mountains overlooking the blue ocean.  

The time we spend in Italy is a perfect mix of business and pleasure, but for us everything is revolved around food, culture, and enjoying the art of living.  It’s the experiences we have that make our job so much fun, making fresh pasta and pizza in Campagnia (the country), visiting Olive Oil farms to meet with the producers, and tasting their freshest Olive Oil, eating at trattorias and pizzarias that have been there for decades, making panini’s for the beach with leftover’s  from the night before, the and all the wonderful stuff in between.  

This year we will attempt to document as much as possible, and share the experience with our friends, family and all who are interested.

Stay tuned for gastronomic updates along the way…..