021: If you love seafood and beaches, you’ll love Puglia, Italy
The second part of our Puglia coast series we cover Puglia beaches and the southern coastal towns of Puglia, including Bisceglia, Molfetta, Giovinazzo, Poliganano A Mare, and Monopoli, Otranto, Leuca, Gollipoli, Porto Selvaggio and one of the world’s most amazing places to take a swim. So put bring your appetites and bathing suits, and join us on this tour...
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...
048: Villa Cappelli Guest Chef
After a long hiatus, we are back to give you updates on happenings at the villa from record snow storms to our latest guests. But most importantly, the amazing experience we had — and hope to continue to have — with a guest chef at Villa Cappelli.
Topics we cover:
We hosted our annual Thanksgiving dinner at the villa...
042: Orecchiette with broccoli rabe
Orecchiette with broccoli rabe is one of the signature dishes in Puglia. In this podcast, Paul and I are joined by Anna Vocino as we talk all about this amazing dish.
Topics we cover:
How long it's been since Anna's last visit in person
How Paul and I are getting married now that gay marriage is recognized in Italy
The...
005: Italian names: nicknames, family names, married names and more
It’s the Italian name game. Paul and Steven start the episode talking about Paul’s trip to Florida, but then quickly progress into a conversation all about names in Italy. You’ll learn all about the funny nicknames in small towns, why married women here don’t take their husband’s last name, and why there are no juniors in Italy.
You’ll learn:
About...
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...
025: Christmas in Italy
What's Christmas like in Italy? Well, some traditions are the same and some are very different. We'll take through our experience with this amazing season in Italy.
Topics we cover
Paul's memories of his family drinking Manhattans in Boston
The Italians start celebrating the season on Saint Nicolas day in early December
The fact that Saint Nicolas is actually buried...
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!
064: Translating Pasta
We take a lot of pasta names for granted. Sure, we all enjoy “spaghetti,” but do you know what it means? How about “penne” or “fusilli”?
In this podcast, we talk about the names of various pastas. And in many cases how the name describes the shape.
If you want to...
062: Our experience with the coronavirus in Italy.
Not much in the way of show notes for this episode guys. And this might be a trend as we focus more on putting out good audio, and not so much on the show notes, so we can do more podcasts.
This episode, we catch you up with what life has been like with...
