The longer you spend in a city such as Venice in Northern Italy, the less you have to worry about the big picture and ticking off sights, and the more time you have to take in the tiny details. Photographing Venice in close-up allows you to focus on the minute details of history that abound … Read more
I first spotted My Local Guide to Venice in June 2009 when we were in town for the opening of the Venice Art Biennale. It was actually our last day of a weeklong stay at the lovely Novecento Hotel and we’d been using another excellent local guide produced by the hotel’s owners, the Romanelli family, … Read more
This poached eggs with asparagus, pancetta and parmesan recipe makes a contemporary take on a traditional Venetian dish of poached eggs with asparagi. I couldn’t leave the classic rendition of the dish that I made for the Venice edition of my Weekend Eggs series alone. Here’s what I did to it and why. I was lamenting the fact … Read more
This Venetian poached eggs, asparagus, pancetta and parmesan recipe is one of our favourite spring time recipes, and a classic that works for breakfast or brunch. Light and healthy, it doesn’t leave you feeling full, and with a glass of bubbly it leaves you feeling fabulous. Here in Venice if you get up early in … Read more
We usually take our prices for Price Check from the local supermarket, or supermercato, regardless of what things cost at the local market or mercato, because supermarkets generally provide a better yardstick for comparing prices between different cities and countries, and sometimes supermarkets may be your only choice for getting started, especially if you arrive … Read more