being an italian american – Home to Italy: An Italian American returning 'home'

Learning to taste olive oil!

Taurino’s Olive Farm I have been to oil tastings before where great bread is cut into small pieces and you dip it into the saucer of oil. Nothing to it, si? After visiting Azienda Agricola Taurino and meeting Donato Taurino and Valentino Valzano I have a NEW appreciation for the benefits, properties and true beautyContinue reading “Learning to taste olive oil!”

One foot in Italy One foot in America: I am an Italian American

As an Italian American do you feel that you have one foot in America and one in Italia? The Italian American dilemma… Street Parking! When I tell people in Italy I am Italian American, they seem ‘surprised’ and not sure what that means. I wonder if Italians really think Italian Americans are true Italian? Certainly not the same as aContinue reading “One foot in Italy One foot in America: I am an Italian American”