Fete Lifestyle Magazine November 2024 - Food Issue | Page 43

magine walking along

the cobblestone streets,

greeted by the aroma of

freshly baked bread and the distant hum of espresso machines. Streets lined with historic buildings that will cause you to naturally pause in your steps to embrace the humility of all that has come before your moment in time. Welcome to Italy!

This fall, I embarked on an adventure to Italy. This country is a feast for the senses. The food is not just a meal but a way of life and the wine flows as freely as conversations. The food and wine lover in me was ignited, that said, I want to share with you some of the

best Italy has to offer.

I started my Italian travels in Milan, where fashion and dining were paired with such elegant class. Rome arrived a few days later where you find yourself emersed in neighborhoods like Trastevere that are full of authentic Italian tradition. The music, the streets, the restaurant, food markets and of course the gelato won over my heart and my stomach. Last portion of my trip was in Positano, Amalfi Coast where a morning climb of 75 steps was worth the effort to bite into a Pistachio Croissant and the lemon pasta and Limoncello were made to be enjoyed while wearing of course… a lemon style sundress.

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