All Episodes

#187 -Do you watch or listen to podcasts? Plus the F1 KitKat Heist

#186 - Why Italy has the highest life expectancy in Europe + A breakdown of Sanremo, Italy's biggest music showcase

#185 - Italy, where the onions predict the weather

184 - Sometimes it's an 'All You Can Eat Sushi' Kind of Christmas + Pavarotti on Ice

#183 - Thanksgiving as an Expat in Italy, Truffle Festivals and a Big Butchery Workshop!

#182 - I was in The Ugly Club Festival Parade + A Helicopter Ride and the Polenta Festival

#181 - "Respectful Silence" and They don't make things like they used to...

#180 - Life in Italy - Small town summer festivals and the cost of an X-ray & MRI

#179 - HOT local gossip from stolen cows to new road signs to nowhere

#178 - Feeling Old and the Story of How we Met Gaggi

#177 - Gearing up to start the season!

176 - Restocking on Olive Oil, Vet Saga & KitchenAids are a Piece of Sh!t

#175 - 50 kilos of homecured lard + the $1 Homes in Italy vs. 100% Property Tax for Foreigners in Spain

174 - Christmas in Italy & a roadtrip to Lucca, Cararra Marble Tour, Prato, Pisa & Padova

Chasing Crazy Dreams: Ashley Bartner's Journey from New York to an Organic Farm in Italy - A New Life in Italy

#173 - Autumn in Le Marche: Truffle Hunting & Festivals + the Annual Boar Hunters Lunch

#172 - The Ugly Club

#171 - Local August Festivals in Italy & Jarring Tomatoes

170 - Midsummer Festivals in Small Town Italy

#169 - Bitchn' bout Bureaucracy is BACK! Plus our #1 tip when making a reservation.

168 - The Dark Truth Behind Truffles: Why the cost is much higher than you think!

#167 - Memories of our first trip to Italy, 18 years ago today

#166 - An Easter Episode: Making Pizza di Pasqua & Ciccioli (Pork Cracklings)

#165 - Slaughtering our 1st pig, Carnevale Dolce & Boar Hunter's Lunch

#164 - The Blessing of the Animals, Italian Driver's License Test, A New Tractor and Logistics of Slaughtering the Pigs

#163 - Holiday Stories, Recipe for Wild Boar Sauce & A Major Award

# 162 - 2023 Recap

#161 - Gelato is on the Menu + Wild Life Encounters deep in the Italian countryside

#160 - Pasqua, Pigs & LARPing?!

#159 - Archery Classes, Formula 1 Racing & Clarkson’s Farm + A Chapter from the Book

#158 - Pigs, Lake Garda and a Traffic Light

#157 - Holiday Recap

#156 - 6 months later... + 8 Memorable Christmas Market in Italy

#155 - Jam Packed Update on Everything!

#154 - FICO, Foot Surgery & Farm Animals

#153 - Thanksgiving Leftovers

# 152 - Finally we are BACK! Glory Garden, Citizenship, Summer Getaways along the Adriatic

#151 - An action packed podcast!

#150 - A few of your questions answered & a chapter from the book, Truffle Mania

#149 - Fake Business is Booming & Eco Bonus Breakdown

#148 - Lardo, Lockdown & Restoring a Ruin, winter update from Italy

#147 - All About The Cinque Terre, Carrara, Lucca & Lardo

#146 - Stories about Polenta & How to get an Italian Driver’s License

#145 - Update Post Surgery and Listener Q&A about Moving to Italy

#144 - Surgery in Italy: Private vs. Public, Immigration Frustrations & Eating Out

#143 - 1st Outing since Lockdown, Listener Q&A and Recipe for Nocino

#142 - The Latest from Italy - Restrictions/Openings, Bread Baking Tips & the Garden

#141 - Country Living has it’s perks - bartering is back!

#140 - Living in Italy during the Lockdown

#139 - Rebuilding the Coop = A trip to the ER

#138 - House Hunting in Italy | Exploring Ruins with a Realistic POV

#137 - This Ain't No Bathtub Gin

#136 - How Much Does it Cost to Move to Italy? & Italian Truck Stop Diners

#135 - Avanti un Altro.... and the Holiday Wrap Up

#134 - Holiday Happenings & Memories of our 1st Christmas in Italy

#133 - Road trip thru the Alps: The Food, Wine, Culture

#132 - Cashmere Road & Details on the Advanced Workshop: The Sunday Lunch

#131 - Truffles in the Forecast & My Italian Hospital Experience: Surgery in Italy

#130 - Heat Wave & How To: Toll Booth's in Italy

#129 - Urbino, Furlo & Gubbio Staycation + Father's Day Gift Guide for the Pizza Maker

#128 - Easter & Spring Holidays: How to Shop + Cow Herding in Italy

#127 - BIG Announcement + the newest addition to the farmhouse

#126 - Do you need an International Drivers License?

#125 - Understanding the levels of 'B.S.' in Italian + How to Use a Wood Oven + Airport Strikes

#124 - The Worldest Largest Christmas Tree Lighting

#123 - Christmas Markets in the Alps + "German Spa Rules"

#122 - When DIY in Italy goes wrong...+ Truffles & Antiques Festivals

#121 - Short & Dirty

#120 - House Hunting in Italy Tips & Bitchin' About Bureaucracy

#119 - The Road to Italian Citizenship...it's a long road! A Wood Oven is for more than just Pizza!

#118 - An Easter Episode, including a WWII bomb found in Fano!

#117 - D.I.Y vs. Hire the Pro, Move to Italy Workshop, Politics & Jeremiah Tower's Thoughts on Food

#116- What it's REALLY like when it SNOWS in the Italian Countryside! + Another Chapter of the Book

#115 - Barcelona Travel Tips, Questions about High End Hospitality + Chapter 13 from The Book!

#114 (FILE UPDATED)- "Breaking & Entering" Do's & Don'ts and Why Coffee Pods Suck

#113 - Airports: Florence vs. Ancona, Long Layovers & Italian “Public Relations”

#112 - Merry Christmas Eve -we had to call the Fire Dept!

#111 - Black Friday in Italy, A Pumpkin Pie Disaster, Paid Magazine Articles & Old Rope...

#110 - Truffle Hunting, Immigration Costs & Christmas Trees Shopping in Italy

#109 - Kitchen Renovations in a 500 year old farmhouse & Health Care in Italy

#108 - The Big NEWS on house hunting! Plus a spontaneous Skydiving adventure!

#107 - House Hunting in Italy Continues...

#106 - Latest Local Gossip

#105 - Thoughts on Italian Fine Dining in Italy...

#104- Bolsena & Orvieto Summer Travel & An Interview with the Brother!

#103 - New Copper Cookware for our Cooking Classes + More from the Book

#102 - The Barnum & Bailey Circus Show of Food

#101 - A Trip to Puglia

#100 - April Snow Storm & Thought on Train Travel

#99 - Fired up for the first cooking class of the season, vlogging pains...and more excerpts from The Book!

#98 - Ahh the beauracracy, it can come 8 years later and bite ya! + Chapter 4 of The Book

Podcast #97 - 48 Hours in Venice & Chapter 3 of the Book!

#96 - An Excerpt from The Book

#95 - Home for the Winter & 50 Kilos of Salami Making

#94 - Christmas Gift List & 10 Year Anniversary in Italy

#93 - Turkey Talk & Planning Your Holiday Meal

#92 - Truffle Hunting Adventures & Celebrating Ogni Santi

#91 - Amazon in Italy, How we "Grease the Wheels" and Cooking Rabbit

#90 - Summer in Italy, Earthquake Update & Stuffed Zucchini Food Talk

#89 - Dirty Laundry

#88 - Interview with Villa Cappelli, Puglia

#87 - Bordeaux, Mallorca and the BEST Airport for a Long Layover in the EU

#86 - Barcelona Winter Getaway, House Hunting in Italy + Annual Sausage Making

#85 - A Holiday Wrap Up, House Hunting & How We Travel

#84 - Roasting Chestnuts While Podcasting & Periscoping

#83 -Travels to Sicily...

#82 - Easter in Italy, Saveur Blog Awards Nominee & Buying a B&B

#81 - Getting back into it...

#80 - The Holiday Season in Italy and The Search Begins in Cortona...

#79 - A Classic Thanksgiving Disaster and Big News for 2015!

#78 - Tis the Season for Truffles!

#77 - Gluten Intolerant...Intolerant

#76 - Summer Weddings in Italy & Recipe for Poached Peaches

#75 - Fried Elderflowers, Local Elections, The PH Factor and SlowFood

#74 - Wine, Wi-Fi & A Few of Our Favorite Questions

#73 - Memories of Easter's Past in Italy...

#72 - 5 Things That Hands Down, Taste Better IN Italy and A Cook's View on Culinary Charlatans

#71 A Short Podcast

#70 - Italian Idioms & Where to Eat Fish in Fano

#69 - Bitchn' about Bureaucracy, Top Romantic Spots in Italy & 2014 Cooking Classes

#68 - Caves, Cardoons & Confit

#67 - Local Weather Reporting and The Bars of Piobbico

#66 - Oscar Nominations, Online Cooking Classes, A List of "Weird Food" and...Berlusconi's Back!

#65 - Field Trip & What's up with Facebook?!

#64 - Beautiful weather in Italy for the Festa della Befana!

#63 - Oh F@#%! I have to get my Italian Drivers License...And no mustard on my mortadella!

#62 - Buon Natale & What's up with Chicken Sweaters?!

#61 - Interview with Wine Expert from Le Marche & Rising Costs of Living in Italy

#60 - Moving to Italy: Tips to Finding a Rurual House & How to Pack

#59 - Bentornati, Welcome Back!!

#58 - "Organic" Food in the EU and Favorite Fig Recipes

#57 - Answering your questions: Tomato Recipes, How to Pump Gas and Typical Italian Diet

#56 - A day in the life of...

#55 - Pasta Machine vs. Rolling Pin Debate

#54 - After Pizza Night Podcast

#53 - A Rare Late Nite Podcast

#52 - Primo Maggio/InRock Fest & Wedding Planning

#51 - Bottling Wine & Talkin' Shop with another Chef

#50 - Family Travel: What to do with Kids in the Italian countryside

#49 -Eating Wild, Spring is in the Air!

#48 - Pizza 101

#47 - Easter Recap & Interview about the Recipe for a Longer Life with Dr. Rakotz

#45 - Preparing for Easter & Recipe Ideas

#44 - Driving in Italy: Sat Nav vs. Map

#43 - Recipe for our Beloved Blood Orange Liquor & 2013 Calander of Events at our Cooking School

#42 - The Mindset of Moving to (& Living in) Italy

#41 - Recorded & Delayed at Sea

#39 Day trip to Ostra & the Restaurant Convention in Rimini

#38 - Sausage Making Season Has Begun and Jason is Bamboozled out of 50 Kilos of Meat!

#37 - Living in "Small Town" Italy

#36 - A Trip to Rome, Ostia Antica and Norcia & Where to Eat

#35 - A rainy day podcast with tips on cooking risotto & a secret hunter's hideaway for lunch

#34 -Road Tripping in Europe, The Dirty Part of Country Life and Turkey Talk

#33 - Fall Festivals & How to

#32 - A Road Trip to Modena for the Best Balsamic in the World

#31 -All About Gelato: Interview with the Owners of Gelateria Maki

#30 - Snow snow & more snow in Italy

#29 - Sausages, Salami's & Strikes

#28 - Stinky Cheese, Lost Dogs, Meat Grinders & More

#27 Preparing for Thanksgiving in Italy

#26 - Cow Herding, Rally Car Racing, Marche Wine & Jazz Fest

#25 - June Events, Summer Recipes, Yacht Trip & Going Green-er

#24 Easter Menu & Local Traditions, Bread Baking, Fresh Ricotta & Chickens

#23 - 10 Ways to Save Money in Italy, Day Trip to Rome, How to Shop at the Market

#22 - Spring in Full Swing, Top 10 Day Trips & a Funny Frog Festival

#21- Interview with Giorgio and Michele, The Pro Loco, and The Three Stages Of Drunkeness

#20 - Eating Wild, Hens from the Hardware Store & Never Trust the GPS

#19 Ides of March and La Bella Figura

#18 Interview with Fabio, Festa della Donna & the

#17 San Remo Song Festival, Frustrations with Immigrations & Health Care in Italy

#16 So you want to move to Italy, now what?! And, How to order a caffe!

#15 Top 10 Places to Visit “Off the Beaten Path” in Italy & Deserts made with Pork Fat

#14 From Charcuterie in Italy to Pottery & Politics

#13 Holiday Wrap Up & Kick off 2011 in Italy

#12 A Summer Feast with Porchetta, Pizza Night with a Folk Band and The VISA process

#11 Eating Up Summer Festivals and Who is Doctor Gaggi?

#10 All hail Ceasare! And Why we chose to live in Le Marche

#9 Chipper as the chickens

#8 A midnight recap of the wedding & updates

#7 Cow herding, chicken wrangling & preparing for a big Italian wedding

#6 Festa della Republica & Back in the Veggi Garden

#5 An impromtu concert at our farmhouse, chickens & more!

#4 We're Back! Updates from Italy

#3 Cyclists, Grilled Meats, Castles & More!

#2 Italian Menu Guide and Dining Out

#1 Our first Podcast