We had an amazingly fun 4 hour cooking "lesson" at Zeppelin's run by the fabulous chef Lorenzo! A hard task-master,VERY fast,VERY hyper and VERY good!When I first heard that we were going to do a 4 hour cooking lesson,I was dreading it,because ...well....I don't love to cook...but I have to say that this was absolutely one of the highlights of my trip!
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| Our cute,sexy,waiter and manager,Tito |
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| we fried these squash blossoms |
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| this is before everything got crazy busy! |
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| fresh produce from the market |
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| Lisa and I making focaccia dough |
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| Chef demonstrating the right technique of making pasta |
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| such finesse! |
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| Jill Berry,our fearless art teacher and chef...notice she is drinking prosecco while stirring!That's talent! |
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| WE MADE THIS!!!! |
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| YUMMMMM |
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| part of Zeppelin's wine display |
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| a mural inside the restaurant |
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| just too too cute! |
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| we made these wild boar raviolis!!!DELICIOUS! |
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| NOT for me,thank you! |
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| CUTE French owner of the Blue Bar café |
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| Pinocchio is everywhere! |
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| Duomo and blue blue sky |
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| these Medieval images are...very Zetti-like!!! |
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| Mark |
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| more views from the city walls |
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| we had a private tour of the Etruscan tunnels beneath the town...this was a well... |
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| ...and a wine cellar |
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| market bounty:red beans |
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| peppers |
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| onions |
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| squash blossoms |
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| looks very Provençal! |
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| even nuns bargain |
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| WOW! |
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| One day,a couple hundred young soldiers descended upon the town for a special mass.Everything stopped in the street..including us! |
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| the beautiful entryway to "our" convent! |
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| a yummy lunch break in the courtyard |
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| We had a fabulous trip to a local vineyard,Palazzone. A dreamscape!This is the old manor house,which is now a 5 star B & B!!! |
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| Only a few grapes were still left onthe vines... |
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| Our vineyard tour guide |
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| The view of Orvieto from the vineyard |
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| this is probably my favorite photo of the entire trip!!!notice Orvieto,dreamy-like,in the background |
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| in one of the wine storage areas |
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| what a gorgeous B & B!! |
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| pre-wine tasting |
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| our tasting table |
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| views from the terrace... |
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| beautiful from all directions |
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| we tasted the Orvieto Classico,paired with food at each stage |
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| Giovanni,the passionate-about-wine owner |
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| Jill,telling one of her hilarious stories |
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| this reminds me of Camelot |
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| we were stylin'!! |
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| typical wood-fired pizzas from the area...so fresh and delicious |
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| more cappucino art |
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| Jill,hard at work |
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| most of us bought bracelets/necklaces from a local artist who had a full page ad in the Italian Elle |
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| sigh |
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| Bill at his best! |
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| our happy little group on the last night together at sho and tell time |
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| Our wonderful hosts,the Steiners! Grazie Mille!!! |
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| one last photo of Tito |
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| a ballroom inside the convent |
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| one of the staircases...by the end of the week,I was STILL gettinglost! |
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| market day |
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| color co-ordinated |
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| watching time go by |
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| beautiful doorways everywhere |
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| Le Grand Escargot!!! |
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| GOLD: white and black truffles! |
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| bread pattern |
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| gossip |
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| 3rd story window |
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| Grandpa and grandson |
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| I took this from the other side ofthe train tracks...everyone going their separate ways... |
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| Back in Rome,this is the famous Castel San Angelo...thos of you who are Angels and Demons fans will recognize it! |
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| can't lose these guys! |
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| one of the many many angels on the bridge by the Castel |
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| Lovers have been recently putting padlocks onto the bridge,representing their love |
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| 3 Roman busts inside the Castel |
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| a green café ontop of the Castel! |
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| great view out over the city |
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| one of the many brides that I saw on this trip |
