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Postcards from Italy

April 18, 2009

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We here at dp hq take our journalism and reporting duties quite seriously. Because of this, I have reporters dispatched in various bureaus throughout the world. Ahem… truth be told, my best friend is in Lecce, Italy, at The Awaiting Table Cookery School, so this week’s travel posting contains snippets of what she’s soaking in.

And in today’s tech age the physical postcard has now been altered to text messaging, here’s the abbreviated text with photos…

Gustate! (English translation – everyone, enjoy!)

Cappucino. Delicious. Apparently they won't serve cappucino after noon. I was tempted to just order espresso and steamed milk. They have lots of rules. Pizza only at night...Rough life. Liters of wine for 6 dollars. Ah. Italia.

Cappucino. Delicious. Apparently they won’t serve cappucino after noon. I was tempted to just order espresso and steamed milk. They have lots of rules. Pizza only at night…Rough life. Liters of wine for 6 dollars. Ah. Italia.

Molto Buono

Cannoli – Molto buono

Pastries...

Pastries…

At el mercato porta rudiae

At el mercato porta rudiae

vino

Wine

salami

Salami

Picnic lunch at the park

Picnic lunch at the park

Parmigiano

Parmigiano

Making capeletti

Making capeletti

Nicole making pasta

Nicole making pasta

Giuseppe. Our teacher.

Giuseppe. Our teacher.

Uh rabbit...

Uh rabbit…

fatal attraction

Fatal attraction

Fried Squash Blossom

Fried squash blossom

Learning how to kill rabbits

Learning how to kill rabbits

Tomatoes

Tomatoes

Antipasti

Antipasti

Antipasti course

Antipasti course

Cooking pasta

Cooking pasta

Passing pasta

Passing pasta

 

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