DINNER IN VINEYARD: ANNUAL SUMMER EVENT BY QUERCETO CASTELLINA

2020 is indeed a particular year. No matter where we go and whoever we meet, we need to always be concerned about the crowds, or be super cautious about getting too close to others. When I saw almost no people wearing masks during vacation in Austria, I felt unexpectedly insecure! It was insane to realize that the old normal now has become abnormal somehow! That was when it hit me that we had been socially isolated for too long. I need to go out and catch up with friends!

Luckily in September there was the last chance to join the vineyard dinner organized by Querceto di Castellina, a family run wine estate and agriturismo located in Castellina in Chianti. Their Dinner in Vineyard is an annual event, which happens in the Summer months (June, July, August & September) every year.

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All About Food! Join Me to TUTTOFOOD Milan 2021

Hello August! As I was super excited and busy packing for our summer vacation today, I realized that we have had major part of 2020 passed. During the quickly passed 7 months, many things had happened: I gave birth to my second baby Stefano, my first boy turned 6, I finally got my Italian driver license after working on it for one year and half. Oh! Don’t forget about the LOCKDOWN due to the COVID-19.

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Visit Marble Quarry in Carrara, Homeland of Michelangelo’s David

Why should you consider a visit to the marble cave in Carrara, when you are in Tuscany?

If you are into art, for example Renaissance sculptures, you should definitely come to the marble cave and see in person the raw materials before being turned into fine pieces that are admired over thousand years. If you are amateur to sculptures, like me, and wonder how hard it required Michelangelo to shape the hardest rock into a vivid man form named David, you should definitely head into the quarry in Carrara and understand how the excavation works yourself.

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A Day Trip to La Foce: Secret Garden Tour Followed by Real Local Taste

Tuck away my heavy feather jacket, take out my trench coat and colorful ballerina shoes, as the Spring is officially here!

Me and my husband had been wanting a nice day trip in Tuscany for a while, however the past unpredictable weather held us from actually doing it. But last week we finally made it! We head off to La Foce in the Chianciano Terme (Siena) on the sunny Saturday morning, aiming to visit the garden of the Villa Origo.

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Chinese recipe

Living in Florence, with limited access to Asian ingredients, I always try to recreate my home dishes using what offers locally. That means using the fresh ingredients produced here in Italy, as well as buying semi-processed food from the local Asian grocery stores. Discover together with me on how I manage to make Chinese dishes in my Italian kitchen. And let’s have some fun!!!

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Sasha & This Blog

Hi there, this is Sasha! Welcome to my blog, where I share my expat life and Chinese home cooking in the beautiful country of Italy.

I was born in Shenyang, a city locates in the northern-east China. For the past 8 years, I lived in Hong Kong, one of the most interesting cities in the world, where different cultures meet and get along so well with each other. After experienced such a city of modern art, I decided to have something classic. And that’s why I am where I am now: Florence!

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