On April 21st, 2011, PEA SHELLING SEASON…
…is upon us which means that I am often confronted by a table full of pea pods ready for shellers when passing through the cortile on my way…
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On April 20th, 2011, RSFP ROOFTOP SALAD HARVEST…
…was a proud moment today, as Miles from the Rome Sustainable Food Project kitchen – which energizes us with daily meals of local, seasonal, organic and delicious food…
On April 19th, 2011, YOGA ON THE ROOF…
…today and frequent evenings around 17:30 is the great gift of warmer days, later sun sets, stone pavers that hold the days heat, and a critical mass of…
On April 18th, 2011, A VISIT TO THE MILAN STUDIO OF ACHILLE CASTIGLIONI…
…yesterday morning – which I was only made aware of a few days ago thanks to an illuminating International Herald Tribune story by design journalist friend Alice Rawsthorn…
On April 17th, 2011, THE LAPIN KULTA SOLAR KITCHEN RESTAURANT…
…a collaboration between Catalan designer Martí Guixé and Finnish food visionary Antto Melasniemi (the two fellows I was in conversation with at yesterday’s Domus conversation on food for…
On April 16th, 2011, PLANT-COVERED MILANESE APARTMENTS…
…is the first thing I am noticing all over the city – with all manner of plant life crawling, branching, hanging down and growing up the cliff-like facades…
On April 15th, 2011, ABAZIA DI MONTE OLIVETO MAGGIORE…
…is the hilltop Asciano-adjacent Tuscan Benedictine monastery dating from 1313 we are visiting today, which features a very cool 1553 fish pond that would feed the monks during…
On April 14th, 2011, TUSCANY:…
…love it and actually lived in a farmhouse there from 1993-94 – but the local authorities exert such tight control on new development and changes to existing structures…
On April 13th, 2011, TUSCAN PLASTIC CROP COVERS…
…(for strawberries?) are the cool shocking shiny surfaces wrapping parts of the rolling spring green surfaces of southern Tuscan landscapes as viewed from my very slow one car…
On April 12th, ‘ROMA MANGIA ROMA’ INTERVIEW #9…
…was conducted this morning with Livia and Franco – who met when they were 14 and have been married for 53 years – in their cozy long-time quarters…
On April 11th, 2011, PEA, FAVA & WORM POOP HARVEST…
…is the breaking news from the Roman rooftop garden this morning – having never grown the favas, I’ve waited until they are as big as those I’ve been…
On April 10th, 2011, ‘ROMA MANGIA ROMA’ INTERVIEW #7…
…of 35 planned interviews with five generations of people living in Rome (about how they organize their homes and lives around food, their memories and current thoughts on…
On April 9th, 2011, FIUMICINO ADJACENT FARMHOUSE…
…is what I am always on the lookout for when landing in Rome – returning this morning on an early early flight from Istanbul – since I have…
On April 8th, 2011, SALT BEYOGLU OPENS WITH ISTANBUL ROOFTOP HOTHOUSE…
…ready to welcome those who make it to the top floor for a respite of light and space with the aroma of wood shavings and fresh compost, a…
On April 7th, 2011, ISTANBUL HOTHOUSE PLANTING…
…was a gradual process today as heavy bags of fresh Turkish forest soil, compost, worm castings, and wood shavings (to loosen and lighten the soil) slowly made their…
On April 6th, 2011, SPECIAL TURKISH FARMER SEEDS…
…including lots of beans, corn, lettuce, squash, some rare precious tomatoes, and a variety of fruiting trees and vegetables starts have arrived from a friendly farmer couple who…
On April 5th, 2011, FICCIN AND HELVETIA LOKANTA…
…are my two favored food places in town – both serving delicious inexpensive basic vegetarian/vegan friendly Turkish plates that I hear approximate what your Turkish mom would have…
On April 4th, 2011, PICKLED ISTANBUL…
…in a stupendous store where every surface is covered the bright chromatics of jars brining and fermenting anything you can imagine on a market street off of İstiklal…
On April 3rd, 2011, ISTANBUL POLICE SAFETY MARCH…
…with a seemingly endless Turkish flag flowing down İstiklal Caddesi greeted me out the window this morning and here is what I could glean from Skyturk.com (through the…
On April 2nd, 2011, A GROUP PAINTING ACTIVITY…
…on the walls of the Istanbul rooftop hothouse was quick pleasurable way for us to claim the space, make our mark, mess things up – plus a welcome…