Oct 19, 2010 | Picky Eaters, Slow Food
Tweet Thirteen is a tough age. You’re no longer a little kid, but you’re not yet an adult either. We took our youngest daughter, thirteen, along with us on our Italy trip for a couple of reasons. One- to show her there is a big big world out there beyond...
Oct 18, 2010 | Go Green, Slow Food
Tweet After trying my best to sleep on the long flight from NY, I knew I’d need some caffeine for the last leg of the trip to Rome. I stopped on my way to my connecting flight at the Milan airport for a quick cappuccino. Unlike every other airport I’ve...
Oct 14, 2010 | Better Health, Picky Eaters, Slow Food
Tweet I recently became involved in an interesting online conversation about the word “picky eater” with some mommy bloggers. Christina Le Beau who has a blog, SpoonFed. wrote a recent post that makes the argument that labeling kids becomes a crutch for...
Oct 10, 2010 | Better Health, Slow Food
Tweet Once upon a time in the late 1980’s a man named Carlo Petrini organized a bold and powerful campaign against McDonalds. The fast food chain was planning to open a branch of the golden arches near the Spanish steps in Rome. Carlo and his pals brandished...
