Well, it’s almost Easter and time to break free of the restrictions of Lent and celebrate with all the wonderful Easter food we’ve been dreaming of. Here in the Tuscan Valtiberina, Easter is of particular importance, especially in the town of Sansepolcro, whose name means Holy Sepulchre, referring to the tomb of Christ. In …
I remember it coming as quite a shock, a few years ago,  when discussing what to have for lunch with my English partner that my suggestion of pasta was met with an incredulous, ‘but we ate that yesterday. We can’t have it every day. It will get boring.’ For me, having been brought up on an …
We are more than halfway through the Lenten season towards Easter, and even in Catholic Italy that calls for a break. Tomorrow, there is the Fiera Mezza Quaresima in our local town of Sansepolcro when people forget about having given up things for a couple of days and enjoy a little food and drink.
