Tag Archives: Liguria

Apricus Osteria & Bar serves fresh Ligurian food in Apricale, Italy’s most beautiful village!

Last night I ate dinner with Babs Valente and her mother and stepdad at Apricus Osteria & Bar in Apricale, known as the most beautiful village in Italy. I had met Chef Babs in the village two days prior, and recognized her South African accent, despite her now living near Boston, when not visiting her mother in Italy. Continue reading →

Eating with the locals in a Ligurian village square in Italy, celebrating Ferragosto!

Yesterday evening I ventured up the steep lane to the square in the village in which I am living in Liguria province, celebrating not only the Catholic religious holiday of Ferragosto, the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, but also a successful first two days of writing my book.  Continue reading →