Jessica Turpin

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FOOD + WINE

Say cheese!

About 12,000 years ago, a nomadic shepherd somewhere in the Mediterranean poured his day’s milk into a sack made of a calf’s stomach before a long journey, only to open it a few days later to find that the milk had solidified and the substance

THINGS TO DO

Scoppio del Carro: the tradition of Florence’s exploding cart at Easter

In Florence, the tradition of the Scoppio del Carro (the exploding cart) at Easter is as unique as they come.

Lifestyle

Il Dolce Natale: Christmas time in Italy

In modern day Italy, the celebration of Natale (Christmas) has it’s own unique flavour, combining pastoral traditions, traditional cultural rites, influences from Northern Europe, and a strong spiritual context to mark the important event.   Although Italians have adopted some of the northern European traditions, the season is

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