by Denise Campopiano | Sep 20, 2020 | Blog
In our homes growing up, our grandparents and parents didn’t splurge on big expensive items. The gifts they gave were from their heart. It was hours spent in the kitchen making Italian cookies. Tray after tray, in and out of the oven; my little Sicilian grandmother...
by Denise Campopiano | Aug 21, 2020 | Blog
Bleary-eyed from the flight, we set our luggage down in the Italian villa, and picked the room that we would sleep in. Since Anthony researched and booked a majority of the Italian vacation, he and I settled in the most private of the rooms on the ground level while...
by Denise Campopiano | Jul 30, 2020 | Blog
Let’s pick up, shall we? If you missed my first top 3 cities for Valentine’s Day, check them out here. I’m sure you’ll agree…Italy is the perfect location to rekindle the romance, no matter where you go. 4th destination. Norcia...
by Denise Campopiano | Jul 23, 2020 | Blog
Let’s say that it was possible to type the word romance into Google Maps, where would it send you? Where would you end up? Many of our notions of what romance is come from Italian culture. During an ancient Roman festival called Lupercalia, a Roman priest named St....
by Denise Campopiano | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog, Interview
Christian is kind and is so hospitable that one visit to his restaurant and you will walk away having made a friend. We met him 10 years ago in his bistrot which is set within the walls of the small Umbria town. His warm and welcoming nature invites you in but his...
