Sunday Morning: The Pedrini Family

A Pasta Story from The Perennial Plate on Vimeo. Funding provided by intrepidtravel.com/italy


A clip that takes us to the hills in Tuscany with the Pedrini Family.

Good Sunday Morning.


Related Post: Sunday Morning: 10 Things We Love About Italy

Sunday Morning: 10 Things We Love About Italy

10 Things We Love About Italy from The Perennial Plate on Vimeo. Funding provided by intrepidtravel.com/italy.


I don’t know why I’m posting clips about food at 6am. Not helpful for my Biggest Loser Challenge. But this, THIS, was amazing. Enjoy.

Good Sunday Morning.


Prosecco & Popcorn


Salivating…and if this wasn’t enough for you – check out Fabio’s Popcorn with Parmesan & Pancetta.  Mouthwatering!


My 1%

Alex Van Gelder %22Armed Force%22 - Louise Bourgeois Hands

Rush jobs. Corners cut. One constant in 30 years, disappointment.

A handful of notables come to mind. So few, I can picture the craftsman. I can picture the chair. Here the tired and the scuffed are healed to a high gloss sheen.

It’s rare. 1%.

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
Kloten Airport in Zurich.
Allen Edmonds, Port Washington, Wisconsin.
And, Grand Central.

Her country of origin? My best guess. Guatemala. Age? Impossible to gauge. Hunched over. Plump. Hands tough, cracked. Brown skin is smooth, free of pock marks. Hair pulled back. Green smock. I’ll say mid-50’s. But a hard 50.

I wait for her to be done with another customer. The other shoe shiners, all men, smirk.  I turn away, anger surges.  Clench my fist. Continue reading “My 1%”

What? Absolutely nothing.

eat, hungry, dinner, cartoon


Source: Hungariansoul