Buone Feste, Happy Holidays—Tuscan Style!
The local holiday tradition is to attend Christmas Eve midnight mass on “La Vigilia di Natale,” along with most everyone in town. Our eight-hundred-year-old neighborhood church isn’t heated, so young and old are wrapped in layers of wool from head to toe.
EyeItalia Has Opened A Storefront!
EyeItalia has opened a storefront at 52 Princess Street, Sausalito, California.
The Tuscan Olive Harvest: EyeItalia’s Excellent Adventure!
Olives have been harvested in Italy for thousands of years, and the annual autumn ritual of picking and crushing this bitter fruit is a sacred tradition for millions of Italians. But for three rookie Americans, 2009 was our (extra) virgin experience with “La Raccolta”.
October’s Classic Italian Car
The utterly charming Jolly, a sporty beach car, was designed to be a beach toy for affluent families in places like Portofino or the Amalfi coast.
The Vendemmia: An Italian Autumn Ritual
The arrival of autumn is filled with meaning in many cultures; in Italy it is associated largely with the “vendemmia” – the grape harvest – that will go to make that year’s wine.