Tag Archives: Salento

A liqueur Hemingway would certainly drink

Posted on 17 February 2013 by

My fascination with Italian spirits (the alcoholic kind) started at age 15 when I read A Farewell to Arms, where Henry and his cohorts spend an inordinate amount of time drinking grappa to gloss over the horrors of the war … Continue reading →

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The Olive Harvest in Salento

Posted on 26 January 2012 by

Who hasn’t dreamed of leaving it all behind and becoming a farmer? Well, anyway, I have and fortunately on occasion I have a chance to pretend. In late December I was down in Salento again, Muro Leccese to be exact, … Continue reading →

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Homage to the Olive Tree

Posted on 27 October 2011 by

This is the second in our Homage to… series While many majestic trees demand our respect (California redwoods and giant sequoias come to mind), if I had to name one type not from my native California to bring with me … Continue reading →

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Homage to the Fig

Posted on 30 August 2011 by

With this post I’m inaugurating the occasional “Homage to…” series in which I exalt, perhaps with a bit too much hyperbole, a plant, fruit, vegetable, or something else digestible that nature has bestowed upon us. You wake up, open the … Continue reading →

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La Notte della Taranta

Posted on 20 August 2011 by

As mentioned in a few previous posts, they take their dancing very seriously in Salento. Since 1998 they have had a yearly festival called La Notte della Taranta, which culminates near the end of August with a huge free concert … Continue reading →

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