Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner
By Ashley Bartner & Jason Bartner
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Two American expats, Ashley and Jason are living the dream (and sometimes a nightmare) in rural Italy since 2007. Their hilarious and authentic podcast shares adventures of running La Tavola Marche an organic farm, inn & cooking school . With recipes, daily life, crazy neighbors, travels & more!
Join Ashley and Jason for stories of daily life, local Italian recipes, chicken herding, large scale gardening projects, strolls through surrounding villages, fun Italian phrases, shopping for fish along the Adriatic coast and bargain wine discoveries straight from the vineyard. -
”Their podcast is meant to be shared, as you would share a fine, slow food meal with friends” - Martini.
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#183 - Thanksgiving as an Expat in Italy, Truffle Festivals and a Big Butchery Workshop!
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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#182 - I was in The Ugly Club Festival Parade + A Helicopter Ride and the Polenta Festival
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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#181 - "Respectful Silence" and They don't make things like they used to...
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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#180 - Life in Italy - Small town summer festivals and the cost of an X-ray & MRI
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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#179 - HOT local gossip from stolen cows to new road signs to nowhere
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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#178 - Feeling Old and the Story of How we Met Gaggi
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May 05, 2025 |
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#177 - Gearing up to start the season!
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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176 - Restocking on Olive Oil, Vet Saga & KitchenAids are a Piece of Sh!t
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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#175 - 50 kilos of homecured lard + the $1 Homes in Italy vs. 100% Property Tax for Foreigners in Spain
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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174 - Christmas in Italy & a roadtrip to Lucca, Cararra Marble Tour, Prato, Pisa & Padova
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Chasing Crazy Dreams: Ashley Bartner's Journey from New York to an Organic Farm in Italy - A New Life in Italy
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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#173 - Autumn in Le Marche: Truffle Hunting & Festivals + the Annual Boar Hunters Lunch
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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#172 - The Ugly Club
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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#171 - Local August Festivals in Italy & Jarring Tomatoes
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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170 - Midsummer Festivals in Small Town Italy
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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#169 - Bitchn' bout Bureaucracy is BACK! Plus our #1 tip when making a reservation.
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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168 - The Dark Truth Behind Truffles: Why the cost is much higher than you think!
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May 26, 2024 |
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#167 - Memories of our first trip to Italy, 18 years ago today
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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#166 - An Easter Episode: Making Pizza di Pasqua & Ciccioli (Pork Cracklings)
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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#165 - Slaughtering our 1st pig, Carnevale Dolce & Boar Hunter's Lunch
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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#164 - The Blessing of the Animals, Italian Driver's License Test, A New Tractor and Logistics of Slaughtering the Pigs
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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#163 - Holiday Stories, Recipe for Wild Boar Sauce & A Major Award
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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# 162 - 2023 Recap
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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#161 - Gelato is on the Menu + Wild Life Encounters deep in the Italian countryside
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May 11, 2023 |
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#160 - Pasqua, Pigs & LARPing?!
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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#159 - Archery Classes, Formula 1 Racing & Clarkson’s Farm + A Chapter from the Book
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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#158 - Pigs, Lake Garda and a Traffic Light
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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#157 - Holiday Recap
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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#156 - 6 months later... + 8 Memorable Christmas Market in Italy
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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#155 - Jam Packed Update on Everything!
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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#154 - FICO, Foot Surgery & Farm Animals
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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#153 - Thanksgiving Leftovers
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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# 152 - Finally we are BACK! Glory Garden, Citizenship, Summer Getaways along the Adriatic
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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#151 - An action packed podcast!
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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#150 - A few of your questions answered & a chapter from the book, Truffle Mania
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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#149 - Fake Business is Booming & Eco Bonus Breakdown
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Feb 06, 2021 |
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#148 - Lardo, Lockdown & Restoring a Ruin, winter update from Italy
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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#147 - All About The Cinque Terre, Carrara, Lucca & Lardo
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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#146 - Stories about Polenta & How to get an Italian Driver’s License
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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#145 - Update Post Surgery and Listener Q&A about Moving to Italy
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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#144 - Surgery in Italy: Private vs. Public, Immigration Frustrations & Eating Out
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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#143 - 1st Outing since Lockdown, Listener Q&A and Recipe for Nocino
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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#142 - The Latest from Italy - Restrictions/Openings, Bread Baking Tips & the Garden
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May 18, 2020 |
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#141 - Country Living has it’s perks - bartering is back!
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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#140 - Living in Italy during the Lockdown
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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#139 - Rebuilding the Coop = A trip to the ER
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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#138 - House Hunting in Italy | Exploring Ruins with a Realistic POV
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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#137 - This Ain't No Bathtub Gin
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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#136 - How Much Does it Cost to Move to Italy? & Italian Truck Stop Diners
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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#135 - Avanti un Altro.... and the Holiday Wrap Up
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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#134 - Holiday Happenings & Memories of our 1st Christmas in Italy
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Dec 24, 2019 |
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#133 - Road trip thru the Alps: The Food, Wine, Culture
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Dec 06, 2019 |
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#132 - Cashmere Road & Details on the Advanced Workshop: The Sunday Lunch
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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#131 - Truffles in the Forecast & My Italian Hospital Experience: Surgery in Italy
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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#130 - Heat Wave & How To: Toll Booth's in Italy
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Jul 01, 2019 |
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#129 - Urbino, Furlo & Gubbio Staycation + Father's Day Gift Guide for the Pizza Maker
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May 24, 2019 |
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#128 - Easter & Spring Holidays: How to Shop + Cow Herding in Italy
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May 03, 2019 |
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#127 - BIG Announcement + the newest addition to the farmhouse
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Mar 31, 2019 |
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#126 - Do you need an International Drivers License?
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Mar 10, 2019 |
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#125 - Understanding the levels of 'B.S.' in Italian + How to Use a Wood Oven + Airport Strikes
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Jan 14, 2019 |
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#124 - The Worldest Largest Christmas Tree Lighting
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Dec 14, 2018 |
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#123 - Christmas Markets in the Alps + "German Spa Rules"
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Dec 05, 2018 |
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#122 - When DIY in Italy goes wrong...+ Truffles & Antiques Festivals
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Nov 13, 2018 |
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#121 - Short & Dirty
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Sep 03, 2018 |
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#120 - House Hunting in Italy Tips & Bitchin' About Bureaucracy
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Jun 04, 2018 |
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#119 - The Road to Italian Citizenship...it's a long road! A Wood Oven is for more than just Pizza!
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May 02, 2018 |
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#118 - An Easter Episode, including a WWII bomb found in Fano!
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Apr 02, 2018 |
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#117 - D.I.Y vs. Hire the Pro, Move to Italy Workshop, Politics & Jeremiah Tower's Thoughts on Food
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Mar 10, 2018 |
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#116- What it's REALLY like when it SNOWS in the Italian Countryside! + Another Chapter of the Book
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Feb 27, 2018 |
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#115 - Barcelona Travel Tips, Questions about High End Hospitality + Chapter 13 from The Book!
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Feb 18, 2018 |
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#114 (FILE UPDATED)- "Breaking & Entering" Do's & Don'ts and Why Coffee Pods Suck
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Jan 28, 2018 |
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#113 - Airports: Florence vs. Ancona, Long Layovers & Italian “Public Relations”
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Jan 17, 2018 |
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#112 - Merry Christmas Eve -we had to call the Fire Dept!
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Dec 24, 2017 |
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#111 - Black Friday in Italy, A Pumpkin Pie Disaster, Paid Magazine Articles & Old Rope...
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Nov 28, 2017 |
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#110 - Truffle Hunting, Immigration Costs & Christmas Trees Shopping in Italy
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Nov 09, 2017 |
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#109 - Kitchen Renovations in a 500 year old farmhouse & Health Care in Italy
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Oct 29, 2017 |
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#108 - The Big NEWS on house hunting! Plus a spontaneous Skydiving adventure!
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Oct 02, 2017 |
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#107 - House Hunting in Italy Continues...
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Sep 07, 2017 |
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#106 - Latest Local Gossip
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Aug 13, 2017 |
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#105 - Thoughts on Italian Fine Dining in Italy...
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Jul 18, 2017 |
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#104- Bolsena & Orvieto Summer Travel & An Interview with the Brother!
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Jun 23, 2017 |
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#103 - New Copper Cookware for our Cooking Classes + More from the Book
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Jun 06, 2017 |
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#102 - The Barnum & Bailey Circus Show of Food
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May 24, 2017 |
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#101 - A Trip to Puglia
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May 07, 2017 |
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#100 - April Snow Storm & Thought on Train Travel
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Apr 19, 2017 |
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#99 - Fired up for the first cooking class of the season, vlogging pains...and more excerpts from The Book!
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Apr 06, 2017 |
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#98 - Ahh the beauracracy, it can come 8 years later and bite ya! + Chapter 4 of The Book
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Mar 21, 2017 |
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Podcast #97 - 48 Hours in Venice & Chapter 3 of the Book!
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Feb 23, 2017 |
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#96 - An Excerpt from The Book
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Feb 10, 2017 |
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#95 - Home for the Winter & 50 Kilos of Salami Making
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Jan 13, 2017 |
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#94 - Christmas Gift List & 10 Year Anniversary in Italy
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Dec 15, 2016 |
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#93 - Turkey Talk & Planning Your Holiday Meal
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Nov 13, 2016 |
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#92 - Truffle Hunting Adventures & Celebrating Ogni Santi
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Nov 01, 2016 |
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#91 - Amazon in Italy, How we "Grease the Wheels" and Cooking Rabbit
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Sep 21, 2016 |
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#90 - Summer in Italy, Earthquake Update & Stuffed Zucchini Food Talk
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Sep 08, 2016 |
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#89 - Dirty Laundry
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Jul 20, 2016 |
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#88 - Interview with Villa Cappelli, Puglia
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Mar 07, 2016 |
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#87 - Bordeaux, Mallorca and the BEST Airport for a Long Layover in the EU
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Feb 28, 2016 |
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#86 - Barcelona Winter Getaway, House Hunting in Italy + Annual Sausage Making
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Jan 16, 2016 |
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#85 - A Holiday Wrap Up, House Hunting & How We Travel
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Jan 02, 2016 |
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#84 - Roasting Chestnuts While Podcasting & Periscoping
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Dec 17, 2015 |
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#83 -Travels to Sicily...
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Dec 05, 2015 |
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#82 - Easter in Italy, Saveur Blog Awards Nominee & Buying a B&B
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Apr 08, 2015 |
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#81 - Getting back into it...
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Mar 31, 2015 |
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#80 - The Holiday Season in Italy and The Search Begins in Cortona...
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Dec 17, 2014 |
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#79 - A Classic Thanksgiving Disaster and Big News for 2015!
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Nov 18, 2014 |
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#78 - Tis the Season for Truffles!
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Nov 05, 2014 |
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#77 - Gluten Intolerant...Intolerant
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Jul 31, 2014 |
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#76 - Summer Weddings in Italy & Recipe for Poached Peaches
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Jul 02, 2014 |
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#75 - Fried Elderflowers, Local Elections, The PH Factor and SlowFood
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May 27, 2014 |
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#74 - Wine, Wi-Fi & A Few of Our Favorite Questions
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May 05, 2014 |
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#73 - Memories of Easter's Past in Italy...
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Apr 19, 2014 |
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#72 - 5 Things That Hands Down, Taste Better IN Italy and A Cook's View on Culinary Charlatans
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Mar 23, 2014 |
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#71 A Short Podcast
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Mar 06, 2014 |
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#70 - Italian Idioms & Where to Eat Fish in Fano
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Feb 26, 2014 |
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#69 - Bitchn' about Bureaucracy, Top Romantic Spots in Italy & 2014 Cooking Classes
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Feb 20, 2014 |
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#68 - Caves, Cardoons & Confit
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Feb 12, 2014 |
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#67 - Local Weather Reporting and The Bars of Piobbico
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Jan 30, 2014 |
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#66 - Oscar Nominations, Online Cooking Classes, A List of "Weird Food" and...Berlusconi's Back!
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Jan 24, 2014 |
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#65 - Field Trip & What's up with Facebook?!
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Jan 16, 2014 |
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#64 - Beautiful weather in Italy for the Festa della Befana!
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Jan 09, 2014 |
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#63 - Oh F@#%! I have to get my Italian Drivers License...And no mustard on my mortadella!
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Dec 30, 2013 |
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#62 - Buon Natale & What's up with Chicken Sweaters?!
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Dec 19, 2013 |
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#61 - Interview with Wine Expert from Le Marche & Rising Costs of Living in Italy
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Dec 13, 2013 |
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#60 - Moving to Italy: Tips to Finding a Rurual House & How to Pack
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Dec 03, 2013 |
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#59 - Bentornati, Welcome Back!!
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Nov 24, 2013 |
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#58 - "Organic" Food in the EU and Favorite Fig Recipes
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Sep 12, 2013 |
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#57 - Answering your questions: Tomato Recipes, How to Pump Gas and Typical Italian Diet
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Sep 02, 2013 |
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#56 - A day in the life of...
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Jul 21, 2013 |
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#55 - Pasta Machine vs. Rolling Pin Debate
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Jul 07, 2013 |
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#54 - After Pizza Night Podcast
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Jun 21, 2013 |
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#53 - A Rare Late Nite Podcast
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May 15, 2013 |
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#52 - Primo Maggio/InRock Fest & Wedding Planning
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May 07, 2013 |
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#51 - Bottling Wine & Talkin' Shop with another Chef
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Apr 30, 2013 |
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#50 - Family Travel: What to do with Kids in the Italian countryside
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Apr 25, 2013 |
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#49 -Eating Wild, Spring is in the Air!
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Apr 16, 2013 |
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#48 - Pizza 101
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Apr 09, 2013 |
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#47 - Easter Recap & Interview about the Recipe for a Longer Life with Dr. Rakotz
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Apr 02, 2013 |
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#45 - Preparing for Easter & Recipe Ideas
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Mar 18, 2013 |
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#44 - Driving in Italy: Sat Nav vs. Map
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Mar 07, 2013 |
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#43 - Recipe for our Beloved Blood Orange Liquor & 2013 Calander of Events at our Cooking School
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Mar 01, 2013 |
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#42 - The Mindset of Moving to (& Living in) Italy
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Feb 22, 2013 |
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#41 - Recorded & Delayed at Sea
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Feb 13, 2013 |
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#39 Day trip to Ostra & the Restaurant Convention in Rimini
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Jan 20, 2013 |
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#38 - Sausage Making Season Has Begun and Jason is Bamboozled out of 50 Kilos of Meat!
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Jan 09, 2013 |
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#37 - Living in "Small Town" Italy
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Jan 01, 2013 |
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#36 - A Trip to Rome, Ostia Antica and Norcia & Where to Eat
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Dec 12, 2012 |
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#35 - A rainy day podcast with tips on cooking risotto & a secret hunter's hideaway for lunch
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Nov 30, 2012 |
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#34 -Road Tripping in Europe, The Dirty Part of Country Life and Turkey Talk
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Nov 18, 2012 |
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#33 - Fall Festivals & How to
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Oct 27, 2012 |
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#32 - A Road Trip to Modena for the Best Balsamic in the World
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Apr 19, 2012 |
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#31 -All About Gelato: Interview with the Owners of Gelateria Maki
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Mar 15, 2012 |
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#30 - Snow snow & more snow in Italy
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Feb 03, 2012 |
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#29 - Sausages, Salami's & Strikes
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Jan 26, 2012 |
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#28 - Stinky Cheese, Lost Dogs, Meat Grinders & More
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Nov 29, 2011 |
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#27 Preparing for Thanksgiving in Italy
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Nov 22, 2011 |
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#26 - Cow Herding, Rally Car Racing, Marche Wine & Jazz Fest
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Jun 28, 2011 |
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#25 - June Events, Summer Recipes, Yacht Trip & Going Green-er
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Jun 03, 2011 |
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#24 Easter Menu & Local Traditions, Bread Baking, Fresh Ricotta & Chickens
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Apr 26, 2011 |
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#23 - 10 Ways to Save Money in Italy, Day Trip to Rome, How to Shop at the Market
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Apr 13, 2011 |
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#22 - Spring in Full Swing, Top 10 Day Trips & a Funny Frog Festival
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Apr 05, 2011 |
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#21- Interview with Giorgio and Michele, The Pro Loco, and The Three Stages Of Drunkeness
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Apr 01, 2011 |
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#20 - Eating Wild, Hens from the Hardware Store & Never Trust the GPS
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Mar 21, 2011 |
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#19 Ides of March and La Bella Figura
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Mar 15, 2011 |
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#18 Interview with Fabio, Festa della Donna & the
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Mar 11, 2011 |
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#17 San Remo Song Festival, Frustrations with Immigrations & Health Care in Italy
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Mar 03, 2011 |
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#16 So you want to move to Italy, now what?! And, How to order a caffe!
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Feb 15, 2011 |
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#15 Top 10 Places to Visit “Off the Beaten Path” in Italy & Deserts made with Pork Fat
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Feb 08, 2011 |
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#14 From Charcuterie in Italy to Pottery & Politics
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Feb 02, 2011 |
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#13 Holiday Wrap Up & Kick off 2011 in Italy
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Jan 25, 2011 |
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#12 A Summer Feast with Porchetta, Pizza Night with a Folk Band and The VISA process
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Aug 26, 2010 |
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#11 Eating Up Summer Festivals and Who is Doctor Gaggi?
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Jul 30, 2010 |
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#10 All hail Ceasare! And Why we chose to live in Le Marche
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Jul 19, 2010 |
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#9 Chipper as the chickens
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Jul 04, 2010 |
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#8 A midnight recap of the wedding & updates
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Jun 29, 2010 |
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#7 Cow herding, chicken wrangling & preparing for a big Italian wedding
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Jun 15, 2010 |
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#6 Festa della Republica & Back in the Veggi Garden
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Jun 04, 2010 |
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#5 An impromtu concert at our farmhouse, chickens & more!
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May 19, 2010 |
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#4 We're Back! Updates from Italy
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May 02, 2010 |
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#3 Cyclists, Grilled Meats, Castles & More!
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Mar 27, 2009 |
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#2 Italian Menu Guide and Dining Out
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Mar 18, 2009 |
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#1 Our first Podcast
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Mar 12, 2009 |