Umbria at http://slowcooking.homestead.com/

Fried zuchini flowers...wish you were here..

this is the most blissfull place on earth, with Jenny's sublime cooking, long walks in the Umbrian Hills and listening to crickets by the pool.

the outdoor fireplace and table under the oak tree

my favorite wine served with stuffed zuchini

we have thick cut Florentine Bistecca sliced thin on a bed of chanterelles

and white beans with tomatoes..

another night rabbit and pidgeon fried with pancetta and sage..

St. Moritz in summer

Switzerland is pure heaven..

does anyone recognize Piz Buin?

eat drink and hike!!!

Champagne risottowines to die for..so many rarely seen
The Engadine Valley, Soglia, Susauna, Guarda, Chamanna es'cha, Hanensee, Trupchun....Hanselman..the staff and chefs at The Badrutt Palace Hotel...ahhh..MAGIC

South of France summer 2011

Lamb cooked on the BBQ Provencal style with aubergine and rosemary pick from the hillside.

The magnificent view to the village of St. Cezaire in the hills above Mougin.

Jackson Hole July 2011

View of the Grand Tetons

from Moosehead Ranch

hiking to Phelps lake on the Death Canyon trail

Polo at Melody Ranch

Melody Ranch barn where all Marlborough adds were once shot

Salad at Shooting Star home grown by chef Jeff Weskamp

fishing on the Snake river

Reschio, Umbria for concert by www.diecicantabile.org

http://www.diecicantabile.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=4

the party for the Dieci Cantabile at Reschio was a wonderful evening with full moon to accompany the stunning performance of jazz and classical music.

kitchen design by Count Benedict Bolza

Venice for the opening of the Bienalle 2011

Opening party for Julian Schnabel

at Museo Correr

and after a dinner so beautiful in a private palace lit at night,

next to the Academia bridge..

Corte Sconto in Calle Pestrine in Venice serves the local fish

and my favorite is Moeca the soft shelled crab from the lagoon...

the week after the opening in Venice Ai Wei Wei WAS released