061: Day in the life Running an Italian Villa
In this episode, we try to give you a bit of behind the scenes look at what it’s like to run a villa, especially from the tour and vacation rental aspect.
We cover all sorts of topics, including:
• Breakfasts, as far as what we serve and why a simple breakfast...
060: Italian Villa Projects
In this podcast, we catch you up on the projects we’ve been doing at the villa during our “off time” without guests. From major new interviews to unexpected construction, we’ve had a lot going on.
Topics we cover:
• Paul’s interview on CBS Sunday Morning about olive blight in southern Puglia...
The Top 10 reasons to book an Italian villa for your next celebration
Have a big milestone birthday coming up? Or perhaps an anniversary? Perhaps you’re just looking to travel with a large group of family and friends. Then booking a villa in Italy might be the perfect way to celebrate with family and friends. Here are just a few of the reasons you should book an Italian villa now!
058: Real News, Fake Food
In this podcast, we take a dive into the culinary world and explore where there is a lot of “fake food” out there. From doctored extra virgin olive oils and grated cheese to wine and balsamic vinegar, we give you the real news on fake food.
Topics we cover:
• How we’ve had a few podcast fans visit this year, including Kendra...
057: It’s Not Only Rock ‘n’ Roll
We move outdoors to sit among the olive trees for our second part of our interview with rock ’n’ roll royalty Jenny Boyd. We talk music, creativity, and her book It’s Not Only Rock ’n’ Roll.
Topics we cover:
• We talk about Jenny’s second husband
• The British invasion
• How Brits saw America a land of opportunity
• What musicians drive was...
056: Jenny Boyd “Rock ‘n’ Roll Nobility”
We are finally back after a very very very busy summer. But we couldn't resist making some time to sit down with one of our guests, Jenny Boyd, and talk to her about creative and music and her book It's Not Only Rock 'n' Roll.
Topics we cover:
• We introduce Jenny Boyd, a recent guest at Villa Cappelli
• She wrote...
055: Spring in Puglia
Another quick catchup episode, talking about spring in Puglia, our new dogs, our spring projects, and other odds and ends of life in our villa in Puglia, Italy.
Topics we cover:
• How we lost our dog Orso recently
• And how we decided to get some new puppies
• Mina came to us from a farm in the Mugia
• Mina is a...
Artichoke Parmigiana
You are probably familiar with this dish's cousin, Eggplant Parmigiana. But when winter comes around and eggplants aren't in season, artichokes can be substituted to make this amazing dish.
For a quick culinary background, artichokes are a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as a food. The edible portion of the plant consists of the flower buds before the flowers come into bloom.
Cleaning...
054: Catch-Up Italian Style
After a long hiatus (we were super, super busy), we are back with a podcast catching you up on everything that’s been happening since we last broadcast.
Have a subject you’d like us to cover, let us know in the comments.
Topics we cover:
• Our experience being actors in August
• How we had to grow our beards out in the middle...
053B: Bonus, Eat Happy Sweepstakes
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