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A thousand days in tuscany : A Bittersweet Adventure. / Marlena De Blasi.
American chef Marlena de Blasi and her Venetian husband, Fernando, married rather late in life. In search of the rhythms of country living, the couple moves to a barely renovated former stable in Tuscany with no phone, no central heating, and something resembling a playhouse kitchen. They dwell among two hundred villagers, ancient olive groves, and hot Etruscan springs. In this patch of earth where Tuscany, Umbria, and Lazio collide, there is much to feed de Blasi's two passions-food and love. We accompany the couple as they harvest grapes, gather chestnuts, forage for wild mushrooms, and climb trees in the cold of December to pick olives, one by one. Their routines are not that different from those of villagers centuries earlier.They are befriended by the mesmeric Barlozzo, a self-styled village chieftain. His fascinating stories lead de Blasi more deeply inside the soul of Tuscany. Together they visit sacred festivals and taste just-pressed olive oil, drizzled over...
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- Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.
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Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. New York : Algonquin Books, 2010. Requires . |
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Subject: | Nonfiction. Biography & Autobiography. Travel. |
Genre: | Electronic books. |