Attend the Italian Life Expo in Portland, Maine Next Week
The Italians are invading Portland, Maine following week! Never worry, it is a friendly invasion for the first Italian Lifestyle Expo. Held at Portland’s waterfront Ocean Gateway Center, the festival will host exhibits on meals, wine, and journey possibilities in Italy. Six sessions about the weekend will emphasis on wine tasting, journey, and culinary goods. The celebration is sponsored in component by Dream of Italy and proceeds will benefit Maine’s Institute for Global Research and the Spannocchia Basis, which supports conservation efforts and environmental training in Tuscany.
Among the mostly Italian exhibitors are dining establishments, vintners, out of doors and sports experts, travel and tour businesses, the Italian consulate and Italian language experts. Artisan items from Italy will be obtainable to sample and purchase, including cheese, prosciutto, olive oil, Italian regional wines, preserves, garments and ceramics. Guests will have the opportunity to go over journey choices with Italy travel authorities, which includes traveling in Tuscany, browsing locations off the tourist track, and taking cooking lessons in Italy.
The Italian Life Expo will be held from June nine-eleven from 11am-nine:30pm at Portland’s Ocean Gateway Middle. Periods drop on Friday and Saturday, with a welcome reception on Thursday. Website visitors can get sessional tickets or day passes, which incorporate access to the exhibit hall, a wine glass for sampling Italian wines, foods, and samples of artisan items. So join the Italian invasion! -- Elaine Murphy
Join Us for #italychat on Italian Wine
Two weeks in the past, Dream of Italy (@dreamofitaly) hosted the very first #italychat on Twitter. We had a grand time speaking about Rome journey. The 2nd #italychat will be held Wednesday, February 2nd at 3 p.m. ET. We're speaking about Italian wine and going to vineyards with unique guest @vinoroma! You are invited to join us by asking inquiries and/or sharing your own Italian wine experience.
Now, @vinoroma is genuinely Hande Leimer, a sommelier primarily based in Rome who provides wine tasting programs for visitors and Italian natives alike by means of her firm Vino Roma. You can see a sample of her wine tasting suggestions in this Why Prosecco is Not Italian Champagne video clip and this How to Taste Italian wine video clip.
If you would like to take part by reading through the chat and hopefully asking and answering questions (we know numerous of you are knowledgeable Italy travelers!), the following are some tips:
- Be positive to use the hashtag #italychat inside of your Tweet so everybody can see your question, remedy, contribution, and many others.
- Whether or not or not you have a free Twitter account, you can comply with #italychat Live the following OR here or you can arrive again to these back links later to go through the chat in total.
- @dreamofitaly will tweet out all concerns using "Q" and a amount-
Sample tweet from @dreamofitaly: "Q1: What if your favored white wine? #italychat" - Our unique guest @vinoroma will tweet her reply employing exact same quantity -
Sample tweet from @vinoroma: "A1: I love Pinot Grigio #italychat" - Anybody else on Twitter which includes YOU can solution the question too using A+range as this is all about sharing wonderful experiences and Italy travel details.
Sample tweet from YOU: "A1: Via Condotti is my favorite for the designer stores #italychat" - If you want to inquire Hande or the crowd a wine issue, commence your tweet with @dreamofitaly followed by the query and I will put it in the queue and give it a number (illustration - "Q6") and tweet it out when all set.
Sample tweet from YOU: "@dreamofitaly What are your favored vineyards in Puglia?"
We approach to host #italychat each and every other Wednesday at 3pm ET. The next #italychat will be Wed, February 16th with unique visitor @brigolante. The topic will be journey to Umbria!
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Join Us For a Twitter #italychat on Italian Cuisine and Cooking
Dream of Italy (@dreamofitaly) will again be hosting #italychat on Twitter on Wednesday, May 5tth at 3 p.m. ET. The topic will be Italian cuisine and cooking and our special guest will be Judy Witts Francini (@divinacucina)! You're invited to join us by asking questions and/or sharing your own Italian culinary expertise.
Our dear friend Judy Witts Francini fell in love when she moved to Tuscany in 1984, first with Florence and then with her husband, Andrea. Already trained as a pastry chef, Judy began to study Tuscan cooking right at the source learning from locals at the markets how to choose and combine the best and freshest ingredients. In 1988, she started Divina Cucina, a cooking school across the street from Florence's famous food market, Mercato Centrale. Judy's passion for her topic and wealth of knowledge about authentic Tuscan cooking earned Divina Cucina media attention around the world. Her classes are always filled. She recently opened a new culinary teaching space in the Tuscan countryside and she is the author of the cookbook Secrets From My Tuscan Kitchen.
If you would like to participate by reading the chat and hopefully asking and answering questions, here are some tips:
- Be sure to use the hashtag #italychat within your Tweet so everyone can see your question, answer, contribution, etc.
- Whether or not you have a free Twitter account, you can follow #italychat LIVE here OR here or you can come back to these links later to read the chat in full.
- @dreamofitaly will tweet out all questions using "Q" and a number-
Sample tweet from @dreamofitaly: "Q1: What is your favorite Italian dessert? #italychat" - Our special guest @divinacucina will tweet her answer using same number -
Sample tweet from @divinacucina: "A1: I love biscotti with vin santo #italychat" - Anyone else on Twitter including YOU can answer the question too using A+number as this is all about sharing great experiences and Italy travel information.
Sample tweet from YOU: "A1: Every time I go to Italy, I cannot resist semifreddo #italychat" - If you want to ask Judy or the crowd an Umbria question, start your tweet with @dreamofitaly followed by the question and I will put it in the queue and give it a number (example - "Q6") and tweet it out when ready.
Sample tweet from YOU: "@dreamofitaly What is the most unusual way to prepare pasta? #italychat"
