STORY BEHIND THE STORY; CREATING CHARACTERS
Where do all these characters come from? Many will surprise you.
VERDICCHIO & MORE; THE WINES OR MARCHE
Come and explore the easy drinking wines of a well hidden, beautiful region of Italy
DISCOVERY IN ITALY; A PRIVATE DINNER BY A PAIR OF AMAZING CHEFS
Pure farm-to-table at its best by a pair of talented chefs in an obscure corner of Italy. A lucky discovery, an awesome private dinner.
NO FIANO, ISCHIA! NO PEPSI, COKE!
A classic SNL experience in Naples turns into a wine lesson.
PALINKA
Tibor Bognár, the fearsome Slovakian gangster respects his adversary Mark Kent, our hero in Mark to Murder. After his men capture Mark, while interrogating him, Bognár says, “if I may say so, I kind of like you. If circumstances were different I wouldn’t mind sharing some of my homemade pálinka with you. I make good pálinka. Strong. Apricot flavor. Did you get to taste some pálinka while you were here?” “Yes,” answers Mark, recalling the poison-like drink he sampled a few days earlier. He then lies. “It was very good.” I discovered Pálinka while researching Hungarian drinks. It is a[...]