Georgeanne Brennan’s Provence: On Garlic, Gardening, Cuisine & Creative Living (She had me at garlic!)
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Georgeanne Brennan’s Provence: On Garlic, Gardening, Cuisine & Creative Living (She had me at garlic!)

ByStefanie Bielekova

For years now I’ve been bullying myself into reading things I β€œought to” — regardless of whether the words were compelling.Β But this summerΒ I swallowed two of Georgeanne Brennan’s books whole and enjoyed that novel feeling of indulging myself. Not only in words so lovingly crafted to convey all that is ProvenΓ§al, but in the accompanying…

From Devil’s Drink to Frappuccino: The Coffee Scene in Italy is About to Change
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From Devil’s Drink to Frappuccino: The Coffee Scene in Italy is About to Change

ByStefanie Bielekova

Bear with me while I reminisce about my first. I remember it distinctly: that very first sip of coffee with milk frothed up by way of pressurized steam. A cappuccino. Some of my earliest recollections revolve around the time I learned from my parents that we’d be leaving our home in Wichita, Kansas, to move…