Another Italy book as "research" for our dream of living there. The author evokes a familiar environment of good food, wonderful people, great culture. Settling in a farmhouse near Montepulciano, he wrote that he didn't want to do the same old gorgeous food type book, but it's hard to not talk about food in a setting like this where the seasons and lives are so intertwined with good food and good company, so we get drawn into the mushroom hunting season, the home-made wines and prosciutto and green aromatic olive oils and truffles. I found the writing styles of Under the Tuscan Sun and Extra Virgin more engaging, but still I enjoyed this story and there were a few laughs too. What a pity for our dream that it seems one should either be financially independent and/or a writer to support one's life there.
Monday, January 22, 2007
The Hills of Tuscany - Ferenc Mate
Another Italy book as "research" for our dream of living there. The author evokes a familiar environment of good food, wonderful people, great culture. Settling in a farmhouse near Montepulciano, he wrote that he didn't want to do the same old gorgeous food type book, but it's hard to not talk about food in a setting like this where the seasons and lives are so intertwined with good food and good company, so we get drawn into the mushroom hunting season, the home-made wines and prosciutto and green aromatic olive oils and truffles. I found the writing styles of Under the Tuscan Sun and Extra Virgin more engaging, but still I enjoyed this story and there were a few laughs too. What a pity for our dream that it seems one should either be financially independent and/or a writer to support one's life there.
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