Category Archives: Stuff We Like

A Visit to the Greenwich Wine+Food Festival and CTbites Blogger Lounge

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Stefano

Last weekend Francesca and I had been kindly invited to visit the Greenwich 2013 Wine+Food Festival by Amy, the energetic Executive Editor of CTbites. CTbites is (in their own words) “a web-based community built by and for people who love food in Connecticut“. … Continue reading →

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Saint Emilion Chronicles #2: Collegiate Church & Cloisters

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Stefano

This is the second post in our series about our trip to Saint Emilion (in the Bordeaux wine region of France) and its beautiful surroundings. In case you missed it, you can find the first post (about the town of Saint Emilion) here. … Continue reading →

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Chronicle of a French Wine Country Trip: Saint Emilion

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Stefano

Francesca and I have recently spent a few days in France, at Saint Emilion, in the heart of one of the most renowned among the Bordeaux wine districts and appellations. There we have enjoyed the courteous hospitality of a fellow … Continue reading →

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The End of the Quest for Authentic Italian Food: Arthur Avenue

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Stefano

A few Saturdays ago, Francesca and I finally went to check out a place that had been on our minds for a while: famed Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, NY. Arthur Avenue is first and foremost an Avenue in the … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day and a double gift: Coco and B!

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Francesca

I know what your are thinking. Where is the food? Sorry to disappoint you, but no special dish for this occasion! Mother’s Day is a holiday that I take very seriously, which means that my family knows that I will … Continue reading →

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What happened to fairy tales? A review of “The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm”

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Francesca

Reading has been one of my greatest passions my entire life. I love everything about books. To be completely honest, I do have a sort of fetish obsession with books as objects. I love their shapes and the shivering feeling … Continue reading →

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Ladurée: a world of beauty beyond macarons

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Francesca

This is my first post of our new column so I decided to start in style. Ladurée… the echo of this brand is called luxury. Of course, I’m talking about the worldwide known French pâtisserie maison founded by the miller, Louis Ernest Ladurée, in … Continue reading →

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Clicks & Corks: the blogosphere keeps growing…

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Francesca

Hi Everyone! Hope everyone on the East Coast is safe and warm. As far as we are concerned, Stefano has been shoveling a lot of snow yesterday… Let me immediately say that this is not a proper post, but rather … Continue reading →

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Flora’s Table New Column: Stuff We Like

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Francesca

My birthday is coming up and, for the first time in my life, I do not feel like that day should have been declared a public holiday. I guess it’s the inevitable aging process… it’s taking a toll, not really … Continue reading →

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OT: The Mind’s Cabin, An Intellectually Stimulating New Blog

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Stefano

Just like our headline goes, we thought it would be worthwhile briefly veering off topic  to pay homage to and give our readers heads up about a newborn blog by the name of The Mind’s Cabin which we have been … Continue reading →

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