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Listed are the posts for October 2009.

Convivio Rome, Toffia, Italy

The second Italian cooking program I attended in September was Convivio Rome. While it’s not a vegetarian program, I contacted the school ahead of time and they assured me that I would have something vegetarian to cook while the other students cooked meat. For €999, the program included the following:

6 nights accommodation in a local [...]


Organic Tuscany, Certaldo, Italy

The first of the three Italian cooking programs I attended this past September was Organic Tuscany. While the school is not vegetarian, it offers week-long vegetarian programs a few times a year. For €1,300 (the price has since gone up), the program included the following:

7 nights accommodation in a 19th-century villa
4 cooking sessions (2-3 hours [...]


Metaphors: More than words

Just read a fascinating article about how metaphors reflect more than just the way we speak, but also how we think… and how we can be manipulated: The Boston Globe – Thinking Literally