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Terra Madre and tree decorating
Last night’s dinner was a celebration. The meal marked the inauguration of the American Academy in Rome as a Slow Food Terra Madre Community. Terra Madre is a network of food producers, purvey… more →
The Roving Locavore
Terra Madre and tree decorating
amycampion wrote 5 days ago: Last night’s dinner was a celebration. The meal marked the inauguration of the American Acade … more →
rainy holiday in Rome
amycampion wrote 1 week ago: It’s rainy, school’s out, and everything’s closed for the feast of the Immaculate … more →
from meatballs to masked ball
amycampion wrote 1 week ago: I haven’t actually been making or eating as many meatballs as it may seem from the frequency o … more →
a Dundee special in Rome
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amycampion wrote 1 week ago: Last night, the RSFP kitchen did it again. They had us swooning and stuffing our bellies and callin … more →
marrow
amycampion wrote 1 week ago: Last night, the RSFP served ossobuco. The platters came out piled with hunks of glistening meat and … more →
meat on a stick
amycampion wrote 3 weeks ago: No. I’m not talking about that mystery conglomeration “corn dog” that masquerades … more →
sardines with aioli
amycampion wrote 3 weeks ago: We’re so coddled here, with the wonderful food prepared for and served to us at the Academy. … more →
braised pork & grass-roots
amycampion wrote 4 weeks ago: In my last post, I attempted both to recommend Food Inc., and to criticize what I saw as the overly … more →
expatiate, v.
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amycampion wrote 1 month ago: 1. To walk about at large, to roam without restraint; to move about freely in space, wander at will … more →
2 birthday parties (+1 more birthday)
amycampion wrote 1 month ago: Dylan turned five, and Jim turned ninety. We celebrated with them both. It was a busy, delicious d … more →
marjoram
amycampion wrote 1 month ago: My mind and time have been taken up with other writing projects during the past week—my disser … more →
cookies, costumes, and crumble
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amycampion wrote 1 month ago: This was one of our most fun Halloweens, because of the bustling community of kids who live here in … more →
What's not to love about farro?
amycampion wrote 1 month ago: Farro. It is one of the oldest domesticated crops. One of its varieties, emmer wheat, has been fou … more →
back from Venice
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amycampion wrote 1 month ago: Going to Venice for a long weekend is like being transported to a different realm. In this immersed … more →
off to Venice
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amycampion wrote 1 month ago: Tomorrow morning, transit workers are striking across Italy, but we have 9:50 tickets to Venice. Wo … more →
coffee, cookies, faux pas, and a self-portrait
amycampion wrote 1 month ago: These are complex subjects in Italian life. There are many tacit rules that guide coffee culture (ob … more →
delicious day
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amycampion wrote 2 months ago: What a Saturday! Jack and I started the day with Harry and Ramie at Dolci Desideri: cappucini and c … more →
random sightings and a bad meal
amycampion wrote 2 months ago: Everyone says it’s impossible to get a bad meal in Italy. That’s not true. After spendi … more →
pignoli
amycampion wrote 2 months ago: The other day, Jack and I went to a corner of the Bass Garden far away from the windows of the libra … more →
