When we got off the plane in Rome and were making our way through the ridiculously long customs line, we… Read more A Chance Encounter

The astute reader of Sprezzatura, Y’all has realized that most of our activities revolve around food.  Well, part of the… Read more La Famiglia

Monday was another one of those slow, do whatever you want kind of days.  No plans, no commitments – just… Read more Rainbows and Billy Goats

It’s Sunday so that can only mean one thing – a visit to the Monterchi market for porchetta for breakfast. … Read more Ascoltare

Saturday we had lunch in Montepulciano with our friend Francesco and his family.  Francesco is an Egyptologist and met our… Read more Did Someone Say Montepulciano?

Today we did nothing.  No plans, no commitments, no schedule, nowhere to be – just nothing.  These are some of… Read more The World’s Greatest Happy Hour

We have returned to Italy.  We just left in June, but it’s a new season and we just had to… Read more Pizza, Pasta and Gelato – We Must be in Italy!

It’s 90 degrees, 463 steps, and hundreds of people – what could go wrong?  On our last day in Italy,… Read more Last Day in Florence

OK – I obviously didn’t finish this while we were still in Italy.  We’ve been back for almost two weeks… Read more Sunday

We had a very relaxing day on Saturday.  Not much to report.  We took the train from Rome to Arezzo… Read more Saturday