What’s new at SV

This winter the Southern Visions team will be touring U.S. cities and spreading the word about the food and wine of Puglia. We will be hosting culinary events at a number of restaurants, wine shops and private homes throughout the East Coast and the Bay Area. We are very pleased to be working with four local and family run businesses on this tour. More details

What's new at Southern Visions...

The Laundry Line

On a slow moving Sunday afternoon I went back to and old file on my computer titled IN PROGRESS WRITING. As I had imaged there was the sketch of an essay in there titled “Clothes LIne” created on March 5, 2006. I am not sure I have opened it since until today. But clearly there has been a...

December 20th, 2011 | Blog | Read More

Thankful

Last week I experienced my third Thanksgiving in Italy and surprisingly, the holiday celebration has gotten a little bit more American every year instead of the other way around. It stated with a few American friends and some pumpkin ravioli taking notice of the American tradition but not reveling too...

November 27th, 2011 | Blog | Read More

Little Victories

I have a job in Italy working with Southern Visions Travel. Lately though it feels like I have two jobs, the other being battling the Italian bureaucracy in order to live here legally. But the good news is after a couple knock downs its seems that I am winning. As it stands today I have Italian residency...

October 14th, 2011 | Blog | Read More

Interview with Gillian and William Gibson

Last week I spent a lovely afternoon wandering around Masseria Il Frantoio with Gillian and William Gibson from Vancouver, BC. On the last day of their vacation they spent some time sharing some of their thoughts about Puglia with me. How did you end up here in Puglia with Southern Visions? A colleague...

October 3rd, 2011 | Blog | Read More

Fico d’India Season

We are in the season of the prickly pear blossom, or as we say in Italian, Fico d’India. And being full of prickly pear cactus, Puglia has no shortage of this spiny fruit in these days. Soon they will flower magically but for now, we eat them. And admire the touch of pinkish, orangish, redish color...

September 24th, 2011 | Blog | Read More