PALERMO. The city wedged between the mountains and the sea, crammed with architectural jewels from every era, literary references at each corner, pulsing with young artisans, good things to eat and vibrant markets. My article for @desmaakvanitalie just came out, and features the wonderful @butera28apartments and the thoroughly worthwhile @cookingwiththeduchess market tour and cooking class in the historic Lanza Tomasi palace. #seePalermoanddie #palermo #cookingwiththeduchess #uniqueplacestostay Photos by @sofiedelauw
This is not a flea market, it is a very serious Mercato di Antiquariato, full, and I mean really FULL of old ceramics, linen, glassware, furniture, collectors items and more ceramics. It is in Martina Franca, one of Puglia’s beautiful Baroque towns, and it will be a key feature of the #artisansandantiques mini tours I am running to central Puglia this spring with interior designer @cristianabiraschi and this autumn with cook and photographer @thehungrychook . There are only a few spots left for each tour, get in contact by email or DM if you are interested. More details on my blog, link in profile. #italianceramics #grottaglie #huntingandgathering #puglia #searchingfortheartisans
In the early years, when I was often looking for either teaching hours or a place to stay, I would go down to the bacheca, or noticeboard, at the forno down on via renella. There was everything on that board; guitars for sale, rooms for rent, young Americans offering English lessons, young Italians looking for English tutors, a girlfriend, or maybe even both. I would comb the board, and leave with a still warm filone of sturdy Roman bread under my arm. I was a bit sad when the board came down along with the souless renovation that the bakery got, even though the bread is still good. TODAY’s SPRING BACHECA: Market to Table Friday 12 April, spots still avail, Small group seasonal cooking class Monday 13 May, An evening with @Carla Tomasi and @vickybennison from @pastagrannies , Friday 31 May. Details on latteriastudio.com. Also: Puglia artisans an antiques adventures in spring and autumn, new post with details on rusticaretro.com. #springeevents #virtualnoticeboard #whatsonatlatteriastudio #theviewfromthedentists
