This year's truffle season has been off to a good start with plenty off rain and humid conditions. Both the elusive White Truffle and the Autumn Black Truffle can be found on the grounds off The Retreat making it a popular spot for truffle hunters. We like enjoying this aromatic fungus in home-cooked local dishes…
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Annual Christmas Open Studio at The Retreat
As Christmas approaches, we are inviting the local community to see some of the work created by John during the year, as well as work done by visiting guest artists. I think the delicious nouvelle red wine this season will make a delicious mulled wine for the our pre-Christmas drinks at the studio. For…
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Waking up sleepy heads
These delicious pear and cinnamon crepes where sure to wake up our sleepy heads on this grey and wet November Sunday
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A retrospective of the year
Now that this year's painting season has come to an end we finally find a little time get back to up-dating our blog, which has been shamefully neglected. Autum here, a beautiful time of year, is slowly coming to an end and it's staring to get wintery.…
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Olive Season
It's olive picking season and we are curing a load of delicious black olives. We all love munching olives and will find sharing these delicious babies quite tough... For our 2013 course program check our website:www.paintingholidayitaly.com
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