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Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#177 - Gearing up to start the season!Finishing up winter projects and starting spring ones - from sharpening knives to hauling manure, there's a little bit of everything to do before the first guests of the season arrive. As usual a classic Gaggi & Rossana story to lighten the mood, along with Jason's first attempt at Pastrami!Thanks for listening!2025-03-3037 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner176 - Restocking on Olive Oil, Vet Saga & KitchenAids are a Piece of Sh!tOur big Great Dane, Leroy had a medical emergency that turned into a House episode & has been a month and a half of vet trips. In between his appointments I went to the Boar Hunter's end of the season lunch which is always fun! (A video and post are coming on Instagram!) And this last weekend was Gaggi's birthday - which means there was a plethora of funny stories to share of the birthday boy! (there may just be a post for this too, definitely a video!)Our neighbor Pierangelo has been working on a stretch of...2025-02-2436 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner174 - Christmas in Italy & a roadtrip to Lucca, Cararra Marble Tour, Prato, Pisa & PadovaFinally a proper full episode - starting with a recap from a November to remember! We took our first road trip since getting dogs and visited the marble quarries above Cararra for an unforgettable private tour & then our thoughts on visiting: Lucca, Prato, Pisa and Padova! We chat about a few holiday favorites: mazzafegato & cotechino. And Jason is on a new donkey kick...! Happy Holidays and thanks for listening!! Buon Natale!2024-12-1958 min
Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason BartnerChasing Crazy Dreams: Ashley Bartner's Journey from New York to an Organic Farm in Italy - A New Life in ItalyWelcome to another episode of New Life in Italy! I'm Samantha Wilson, and today, we’re diving deep into the power of chasing big dreams—especially the dream of moving to Italy and building a meaningful life here.In this episode, I sit down with Ashley Bartner, the co-founder of La Tavola Marche, an organic farm, inn, and cooking school tucked away in the stunning countryside of Le Marche. Ashley and her husband, Jason, took the plunge 17 years ago, leaving their fast-paced lives in New York to start fresh in rural Italy. They didn’t have all the an...2024-12-1847 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner168 - The Dark Truth Behind Truffles: Why the cost is much higher than you think!Newsflash: Jason broke the plow, right away! So we are calling this the transition year in the garden & we explain what that means and why. After an unsuccessful trip into the woods for mushroom with the guests, it reminds me that we get asked a lot why we didn't get truffle hunting dogs or if we are training our dogs - the answer is darker than you may think as to why we won't ever get a truffle hunting dog. Speaking of animals - I had the opportunity to ride a quarter horse when I accidentally spent a morning...2024-05-2656 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#167 - Memories of our first trip to Italy, 18 years ago todayIn this short & sweet or as Jason called it 'quick & dirty' episode we reminice about our first trip to Italy 18 years ago for our honeymoon and a few of the highlights & low points! Leroy is becoming an international stud, literally! And we shout out listeners from across the globe in interesting locations. Thanks for listening!!Join our Truffle Hunting Holiday in October & November: https://www.latavolamarche.com/truffle-hunting-holiday.html#lifeinItaly #italy #italianculture #trufflehunting #expatsinItaly #expatlife #travel #italytravel #truffles #italianfestivals #italiancelebrations2024-04-2525 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#166 - An Easter Episode: Making Pizza di Pasqua & Ciccioli (Pork Cracklings)An Easter episode and recap of Spring! Jason explains not only how to make Crescia or Pizza di Pasqua a savory peppery Easter bread, as well as making homemade ciccioli (think pork cracklings), plus he shares his thoughts on using spent sourdough starter. We put our old & new tractor to their first real test, hilarious stories from dinners with Gaggi & his wife Rossana, bidding on farm equipment and a flatbed dump truck at an online auction and then what happens when you 'win'?! Thanks for listening and Buona Pasqua!Ashley & Jason from La...2024-03-3149 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#165 - Slaughtering our 1st pig, Carnevale Dolce & Boar Hunter's Lunch#165 - Slaughtering our 1st pig, Carnevale Dolce & Boar Hunter's LunchKicking off a new season of the podcast with a whirlwind of activity in our valley! We slaughtered our first pig with the help of our neighbors and then took nearly a week to process it all to be either cured, eaten right away or into the freezer! The same week Jason took his driver's test and we were invited to a hearty lunch hosted by the boar hunters to celebrate the end of the season. We found out the hard way Italian's thoughts on puzzles, it's...2024-02-2549 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#163 - Holiday Stories, Recipe for Wild Boar Sauce & A Major AwardA little holiday recap and memories of La Befana and the living nativity scenes of years past. Jason shares a local boar sauce recipe after the hunters left us a nice little thank you gift! And we return with a listener favorite and name the winner of a 'major award'... Join us September 5-8 for the Polenta Feast & Ugly Club (Club dei Brutti) festival in Piobbico and get evaluated and inaugurated into the internationally famous Ugly Club!Thanks for listening!2024-01-1444 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#161 - Gelato is on the Menu + Wild Life Encounters deep in the Italian countrysideSpring is in full swing and we decided to procrastinate on a rainy evening & instead of working down our to-do list we recorded a new episode! We share crazy and funny wild life encounters at our farmhouse and along our road throughout the last 16 years! An update on our wifi (thanks to all that reached out with ideas!!), the garden, pigs and other projects. Plus we are now living that sweet warehouse life! Jason talks gelato now that we finally have a machine, he's busy recipe testing away!
2023-05-1139 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#160 - Pasqua, Pigs & LARPing?!Happy Easter from Italy! We've been busy with Spring projects as usual during early Spring but for the first time Jason was at the helm of the tractor when we prepared the soil! Was it all he had built up in his mind over these past 15 years...? The pigs have finally arrived and making themselves at home nicely, it's really feeling like a farm now! We discuss an interesting theory by a local butcher on why our cured sausages were a total fail. An update on archery and is this considered LARPing?! And of course since it's Easter we ta...2023-04-0952 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#157 - Holiday RecapA festive holiday recap - from dinner on Christmas and New Year's Eve with good ol' Dr. Gaggi to a satanic ritualistic sacrifice of sorts in the main piazza of Urbania during the La Befana children's festival vs. our memories of the same even 15 years ago and my has it changed! The sausages & salami have been made and hanging from the rafter, find out from Jason how he thinks they will turn out due to all this warm weather. Plus a sneak peek at the 2023 calendar as we discuss ideas for Meat Week in September. But the most exciting n...2023-01-1043 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#154 - FICO, Foot Surgery & Farm AnimalsA review of my trip to FICO Eataly in Bologna, tales from an Italian hospital for foot surgery and Jason's new adventures with our neighbor's farm animals! A jam packed, hilarious podcast that's for sure. Thanks for listening!!
2022-01-1042 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#150 - A few of your questions answered & a chapter from the book, Truffle ManiaAfter the snow the air has changed and it feels like Spring! We are busy soaking up the sun while working outside with the usual late winter cleanup of brush and tree trimming. Local gossip: the road meeting happened, we'll see if any action is taken. We answer a few of your questions until Jason is annoyed. And I read another chapter of the untitled, unpublished, unfinished book about our first year in Italy!
Thanks for listening!2021-03-0133 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#146 - Stories about Polenta & How to get an Italian Driver’s LicenseOur days are spent jarring tomatoes, berry picking and not much else. Our big event this summer was Ferragosto and the old school Polenta Feast! We tell stories from this years festivities plus we read a another chapter from the book and it’s all about the first polenta festival we held at our farmhouse 13 years ago! An update on our immigration and listener Q&A: How to get a driver’s license in Italy as an expat.
2020-08-2636 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#145 - Update Post Surgery and Listener Q&A about Moving to ItalyWe give you an update on how the surgery went for Jason's torn rotator cuff in a humorous recount of his hospital stay. A garden update - what to do with hundreds of kilos of potatoes?! Then we answer your questions about moving to Italy and starting a business along with sharing Ashley's dinner/cooking playlist favorites!
2020-07-131h 20Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#144 - Surgery in Italy: Private vs. Public, Immigration Frustrations & Eating OutAn update from sunny central Italy! While the virtual Move to Italy Workshops have been a great success (we are extending them thru the summer!), the virtual cooking classes are a technological fail due to our shoddy satellite internet. The garden is growing and looking amazing, eating beats, radishes, lettuces and carrots already! We take a few trips out and discover our new favorite way to eat out without worry of social distancing. Then a bit of immigration frustration and bitchin' about bureaucracy. And the biggest update - Jason needs surgery after tearing his rotator cuff and we weigh...2020-06-231h 04Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#143 - 1st Outing since Lockdown, Listener Q&A and Recipe for NocinoThis week’s podcast we sit outside, mid-day on the patio and answer your questions sent in via email/instagram/Facebook - everything from what we miss most from the States to how to make pizza sauce! We share our local recipe for Nocino (walnut liquor/digestivo). Of course, an update on the garden and Dr. Gaggi! And more details on the Virtual Move to Italy Workshop and Cooking Classes. Thanks for listening!
2020-06-0134 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#142 - The Latest from Italy - Restrictions/Openings, Bread Baking Tips & the GardenThanks for waiting, there hasn't been much new in our neck of the woods. We give you an update on the restrictions and openings in Italy. Jason shares a few common bread baking problems and tips to he's learned along the way. And Gaggi returns to the Garden...
2020-05-1842 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#141 - Country Living has it’s perks - bartering is back!An update from deep in the Italian countryside! Bartering is alive and well in the foot hills of the Apennines, and we are now making our living off our free-range eggs! We answer your question on if we will reboot our online cooking classes, announce the ‘winner’ of our photo submission request and share our new favorite Italian TV show, Cammionisti in Trattoria. Jason scratches the surface of his bread baking obsession. Ashley reads a few chapters from the book - The Art of the Mushroom Hunt, A Patron Saint and The Harvest.
Thanks for listening!!
2020-04-0650 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#140 - Living in Italy during the LockdownAn update from our neck of the woods in Le Marche, Italy during the nationwide shutdown/lockdown. Living la vita lockdown (a bad pun for Jason!), staying home & healthy, busy as usual with projects around the farmhouse and hoping for the best come April! Be sure to share your photos of where you listen to the podcast with #podcastfromItaly or message us on Facebook or Instagram!
2020-03-1315 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#139 - Rebuilding the Coop = A trip to the ERA Coronavirus update from our neck of the woods in Le Marche, Italy. Back to work and Ashley's quickly on the IR (injured reserve)! The weather took a strange turn from mild and sunny to a snowstorm in hours. Plus Ashley reads another 2 chapters from the unpublished, unfinished book!!
2020-02-2740 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#138 - House Hunting in Italy | Exploring Ruins with a Realistic POVA warm winter across Italy is bringing Spring vegetables to the market in February. Jason goes down the rabbit hole on local items for sale on FB Marketplace. He shares a few of his big finds! In celebration of carnevale we prepare cresce di Pasqua but end up with 8 kilos of FAIL! Water cooler talk in town is all about curing sausages! We learn we are not alone with some of problems this year curing our salami & sausages. And in the midst of winter projects we explore a nearby ‘ruin’ on our continuing quest to find our ‘forever home’ for one...2020-02-1746 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#137 - This Ain't No Bathtub GinPreperations for carnevale are in full swing & the parade of endless sweets: castagnole, struffoli, cookies and so much more! We finally answer your burning question, Where’s the Tractor? Which leads us into a discussion on the garden and learning how to start thousands of seeds for our tomatoes, onions,… everything! On a recent wine tasting (for research purposes only), I happily discover a nearby winery, is one of the last in Italy making vin santo in the antique way - hanging the grapes in the kitchen rafters & letting the fireplace slowly smoke & cure the grapes before they make the wine.
...2020-02-0750 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#136 - How Much Does it Cost to Move to Italy? & Italian Truck Stop DinersPreparing for a move to Italy? We share a few of the most frequently asked questions and offer our candid answers: How much does it cost to move to Italy? Can I buy a house in Italy as a Foreigner? and How to Open a Bank Account in Italy.
An update on the 2020 Salami & Sausage making and the annual “Great Salt Debate” with Dr. Gaggi. We chat about the real cost of cheap flights and a truck stop find in Imola! Winter projects continue and it’s time to plan out our new greenhouse!
I read 2 chapters from the Book - Running...2020-01-2741 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#135 - Avanti un Altro.... and the Holiday Wrap Up
A jam packed post holidays podcast! After a quick look at the 2020 calendar of cooking workshops we're planning at the farmhouse, we jumped right in. We had a lot to talk about this episode: From the death defying drive over the Apennines with Gaggi & Ashley’s debut at the Christmas concert, to our thoughts on Livorno. Then we spent New Years in Corsica and finished the holiday season with the annual Festa della Befana in our neighbouring village of Urbania. A little reminiscing about our first time to the festival, 14 years ago! The conversation turns to the difficulties & realities of fa...2020-01-0952 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#134 - Holiday Happenings & Memories of our 1st Christmas in ItalyA recap of all the holiday happenings in town from cappelletti making with Dr. Gaggi to Christmas cookies, Jason's scarring trip to the salon, 'war games' and packs of wild boar... there's lots going on in our valley lately! Plus Ashley reads a chapter from the book - remembering our first Christmas in Italy and that it wasn't what we had imagined...
Buon Natale!!
2019-12-2446 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#133 - Road trip thru the Alps: The Food, Wine, CultureCelebrating Thanksgiving with a road trip thru the Alps to find our Christmas trees to bring home to Le Marche! Our set destinations: Verona, Vipiteno, Innsbruck, Soprabolzano, Moena & Trento - stopping for cheese, meats, wines, hockey and Christmas markets along the way! Sharing a few of our favorite meals & memories - we realize we eat a lot!
Thanks for listening to this holiday episode of our inconsistent podcast from Italy!!
2019-12-0656 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#132 - Cashmere Road & Details on the Advanced Workshop: The Sunday LunchThe last guests of the season have checked out and we've got time to fire up the mics for a new podcast! This episode: Truffle Season updates & inside scoop, we just finished a 4 night Truffle Workshop so lots of great info to share!! Just as we are finishing the season, the house kicks back and throws us a curve ball...
Now that we are closed for winter, it's time to start planning our trip north to the Alps for this year's Christmas Tree! Plus we share the details of our first ever Advanced Workshop for returning guests...2019-11-0647 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#131 - Truffles in the Forecast & My Italian Hospital Experience: Surgery in ItalyIt’s been a busy 2 months at the farmhouse so we start the podcast with a summer update on what’s growing, cooking, delivery of wood and our ‘staycation’ in Fano.
The weather forecast for autumn: Truffles!!! The talk of town is this should be a good year for white truffles with the ‘hunting season’ opening 1 October in Le Marche.
We a day at the Fano hospital for a small surgery Ashley needed and share some of our observations and differences in hospitals in Italy vs. the US.
A big shout out to our podcast listeners tu...2019-10-0143 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#130 - Heat Wave & How To: Toll Booth's in ItalyA jam packed podcast: from piloting a boat along the Adriatic coast (when we had no idea what we were doing!), a small town boxing match & festival where we grilled our own bistecca, a very official letter from the local Post Master to finally, how to navigate the toll booth's in Italy! Thanks so much for listening!
2019-07-0155 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#127 - BIG Announcement + the newest addition to the farmhouseWe are so excited to make a BIG announcement on our podcast!! A very big collaboration is in the works and we share it here first! Plus a visit to AgriUmbria (agricultural expo) to pick out this years hens. A garden & Gaggi update of course along with the wild price of shutters. Yes, shutters. Easter is on it's way and Jason has been busy practicing the recipe for a local Easter bread, crescia di brusca. Plus I read 2 more chapters from the untitled, unfinished, unpublished book!
2019-03-3147 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#126 - Do you need an International Drivers License?A lot to catch up on since our last podcast! Just in time for Spring & Summer travel to Italy, we share the inside scoop on international drivers licenses and if it's worth the trip to AAA. An impromptu discussion on grappa and what it really is and an update on the garden and the latest projects around the farmhouse. Plus Ashley reads 2 chapters from the un-named/published/finished book!
2019-03-1044 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#125 - Understanding the levels of 'B.S.' in Italian + How to Use a Wood Oven + Airport StrikesWhenever conversations in Italy turn to politics, multiple terms for 'B.S.' are woven like rich tapestry into the discussion. We decided to explore the complex levels of severity when using the term "B.S." in Italian!
After a winter getaway to Budapest to see comedian Bill Burr we share a few of the highlights of this stunning city along the Daube. Our short trip gets longer as we are hit by winter weather delays and airport closures due to strikes in Germany & Italy! Back home, we're planning for the next season of guests and cooking...2019-01-1442 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#119 - The Road to Italian Citizenship...it's a long road! A Wood Oven is for more than just Pizza! A month after our last podcast & Spring has sprung! The chickens, turkey & rooster are happyily roosting in their new home - our coop! Spring garden updates and improvements...and frustrations! Jason explains how he utilizes our wood oven at different temperatures & cook many more dishes than just pizza, even a chocolate cake! The we chat about our 10+ year road to Italian citizenship and the latest in the saga!
Thanks so much for listening, Jason & Ashley
2018-05-0243 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#115 - Barcelona Travel Tips, Questions about High End Hospitality + Chapter 13 from The Book!This week's podcast we apologize to the Florence airport for our disparaging words on a previous podcast and then quickly take back the apology! An invitation to Barcelona for a five start hotel opening at the Alamanac means a surprise winter getaway to one of our favorite ciities! We share a few of the best tapas bars & spots to visit off the beaten path. Staying at the ritzy new hotel makes us ask ourselves the question about what the definition of high end hospitality is today. After seeing a photo of us dressed up & Jason in a Tux Gaggi...2018-02-1853 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#112 - Merry Christmas Eve -we had to call the Fire Dept!A festive Christmas Eve episode with the holiday higlights from around town! An update on the kitchen renovation - it's finally done and then the fire department arrived...find out why! Happy Holidays - Buon Natale, Ashley & Jason
2017-12-2438 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#111 - Black Friday in Italy, A Pumpkin Pie Disaster, Paid Magazine Articles & Old Rope...In a post turkey/stuffing/pumpkin pie haze we covered a lot of ground this podcast plus another chapter of the Book! After we took the dog (dog sitting for our Dutch neighbors) on a frozen walk we fired up the mics! A little late to the party - Italy joined America by enthusiastically celebrating Black Friday with crazy sales & on thoughts on this. But first RAI (Italian TV station) arrived to interview us during our Thanksgiving Prep for a (what I hope to be lovely & endearing) segment on life in Le Marche, then returned the next day for...2017-11-281h 00Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#110 - Truffle Hunting, Immigration Costs & Christmas Trees Shopping in ItalyNow that the last guests have checked out for our 2017 season we are ready for winter projects & a christmas tree! But before we closed the doors and began to batton down the hatches we hosted a truffle hunting weekend! Jason stews over being nickle & dimed in the immigration process and begins to add up the costs already associated with our Italian citizenship! Then a little "Yummy" talk and our thoughts on adults this word! Plus the continuation of The Book!! Chapter 11: Spring in like a Lion, out like a ... fox.
Thanks for listening!!!
2017-11-0950 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#109 - Kitchen Renovations in a 500 year old farmhouse & Health Care in ItalyAn autumn update - from the garden and our first frost to kitchen renovations planned for the winter! We announce our 2018 calendar of cooking classes and workshops along with Ashley's thought's on the health care system in italy vs. the US.
2017-10-2940 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#104- Bolsena & Orvieto Summer Travel & An Interview with the Brother!We snuck away while family was in town to Lake Bolsena and Orvieto for a few days to explore Lazio and enjoy the tourist free lake...but more importantly due to listener demand we have interviewed Jason's brother Zack (aka Fat Zac) and we hope you enjoy the banter!
2017-06-2357 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#103 - New Copper Cookware for our Cooking Classes + More from the BookIt feels like Christmas in June with a huge delivery of copper cookware for our cooking classes!! Jason researched for months and explains his choice - listen to find out who we went with and why. Plus I read a few more chapters of the book including "Welcome to the Neighborhood" delivering apple pies to our new neighbors...
2017-06-0652 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#99 - Fired up for the first cooking class of the season, vlogging pains...and more excerpts from The Book!We are fired up for our first cooking class of the season - pizza, only to have a classic April shower washout. The workshop went great - we just don't know if it was the content or all the food & wine!! Jason shares one of his favorite lamb recipes. And Ashley shares her frustrations on vlogging...damn Casey Neistat! This week - we share a few more excerpts from the unpublished, unnamed, unfinished book!
2017-04-0638 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason BartnerPodcast #97 - 48 Hours in Venice & Chapter 3 of the Book! This week is a doozey! We share with you our honest opion of 48 hours in Venice with a few great recommendations including a truck stop for lunch! We are getting ready for the start of the season and busy working on the vlog & projects around the house. While trying to support his strong back, Jason is strengthening his mind...with basic algebra and a little music from Tennesse Earnie Ford. And back by popular demand...another excerpt from "The Book" - Chapter 3! Thanks for listening!!
2017-02-231h 10Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#96 - An Excerpt from The BookAfter catching you all up on the latest happenings: from ladri in Piobbico to carnevale & citrus season we swtich it up and read an excerpt from the unpublished book Ashley started years ago...
Thanks for listening and send us your comments & quetions to read on an upcoming episode!
2017-02-1046 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#94 - Christmas Gift List & 10 Year Anniversary in ItalyAfter a month of work at the house and visiting family in the States, we are back reminiscing about our first Christmas in Italy, 10 years ago! Jason runs down his top list of Christmas gifts for the cook and we compare Christmas in the States vs Italy.
Happy Holidays!!
2016-12-1544 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#93 - Turkey Talk & Planning Your Holiday MealWe woke to the first hard frost of the year after a light snow on Saturday. Jason shares his tips for menu planning and preparing your holiday feast! From brining the turkey to making the most of your equipment - plan ahead & you'll do great! We talk Italian politics from the new garbage bins to Renzi's reform. Happy Holidays & thanks for listening!
2016-11-1339 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#92 - Truffle Hunting Adventures & Celebrating Ogni SantiIt's the end of the season at La Tavola Marche (farm, inn & cooking school), we fire up the mics as we prepare for winter. Thankfully safe & sound after another round of earthquakes in Central Italy, we chat about our mezzo-gallo (half rooster), kimchi & stocking up on olive oil. Ashley shares her truffle hunting adventures and Jason explains the traditions of local hunters and the unique feast for Ogni Santi (All Saint's Day)! Thanks for listening!!
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Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#90 - Summer in Italy, Earthquake Update & Stuffed Zucchini Food TalkThankfully we are safe & sound without any damages in our area after the devastating earthquake. We recap the last few months and how the Dutch saved our Summer! The fun vs. frustrations of kids at the farmhouse and menu planning involved for families. And Jason asks if 'Stuffed Zucchini & Carbonara what you really want?!' Announcing the 2017 NEW cooking classes! Thanks for listening & have a great day!
2016-09-0837 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#89 - Dirty LaundryHe fled the country!! The unbelievable true story of selling our cooking in Italy. Two days after all the documents and contracts
were signed at the notary (and legally binding), the “new owners” of La
Tavola Marche fled the country on a plane back to the good ol’ U.S of A.!! They lasted 6 days in Italy. We were in total shock - not only did they leave without telling us but without paying either! It’s
the stuff movies are made of. Jason & Ashley are back to share with you the trials, tribulations and joys & laughter of running a farm, inn...2016-07-2044 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#87 - Bordeaux, Mallorca and the BEST Airport for a Long Layover in the EUOur latest travels to France & Spain, including the best place for a layover in Europe! Our househunting continues for the next great farmhouse for LA TAVOLA MARCHE and our new business/brand NO HALF MEASURES is taking off quickly with a stay at the five star boutique (agriturismo) Gran Hotel Son Net in Mallorca! From flights to funerals we cover a wide range this week! Thanks for listening, Jason & Ashley
2016-02-2853 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#84 - Roasting Chestnuts While Podcasting & PeriscopingToday's podcast is a little different - we woke up early to simultaneously record a podcast & LIVE! Periscope video! Thanks to everyone that sent us your questions - both ahead of time and while the periscope feed was live! Jason showed and explained how to roast chestnuts in an open fire while I complained about Christmas in Italy! We announced big new about La Tavola Marche and what's next for us and the business!!
Thanks for listening!! And if you'd like to watch the periscope feed (only available for the next 24 hours...) or follow us for future broadcasts: https...2015-12-1754 min
Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#82 - Easter in Italy, Saveur Blog Awards Nominee & Buying a B&BBack at it after the Easter holidays - we recant the weekend of festivities with our beloved Dr. Gaggi and family. Ashley is nominated for a Saveur Blog Award for Culinary Tourism Coverage and thinks it must be a mistake! And we discuss the sale of our b&b business and property in Italy!
2015-04-0848 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#80 - The Holiday Season in Italy and The Search Begins in Cortona...From panetone to cappelletti most days are spent in the kitchen cooking and eating! The season of fatness has begun and to celebrate Jason shares a new favorite focaccia recipe. We discuss a NY Times Article on Italy & the internet, a problem that has plagued us for years. A visit to the famed Cortona in Tuscany for lunch sets the scene to begin the search for our property and what's next....
2014-12-1754 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#78 - Tis the Season for Truffles!After our longest 'break' from podcasting we're back!! The latest from the farm, an update from the garden and what's growing now. Then we delve into the dark world of truffles. Thanks to our wet/warm early fall its been one of the most prolific seasons for truffle hunting (driving down the price) meaning each morning there is steady stream of truffles coming out of our back woods. Learn how we buy them direct from the hunters! And finally, Jason shares one of his favs for the song of the week.
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Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#76 - Summer Weddings in Italy & Recipe for Poached PeachesWe're back after a June hiatus with an update on the farmhouse and happening in the area. We recap the past month and beautiful wedding and festivities we hosted as well as what it's like watching the World Cup in small town, Italy! Ashley recreates the 'barking deer' and we share a few recipes: Nocino (walnut liquor) and Poached Peaches in white wine! The we run down a list of upcoming festivals in the area from beer to gelato there is something to eat/drink/do!!
Thanks for listening!
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Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#75 - Fried Elderflowers, Local Elections, The PH Factor and SlowFoodAfter an update on the weather and the garden we dive into a discussion on PH and Jason's new interest in micro-nutrients in soil and 'listening' to the plants. This Spring the farmhouse has been all a flutter with baby birds and nests in the trees & windowsills. Jason shares a recipe for fried elderflowers using a super simple beer batter. Local elections are all the buzz around the region and we share our favorite marketing strategies. A few festivals from Cantine Aperte (Open wineries throughout Italy) to SlowFood's return to Cagli for Distinti Salumi.
2014-05-2734 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#72 - 5 Things That Hands Down, Taste Better IN Italy and A Cook's View on Culinary CharlatansThis week's podcast is late - sorry!! We are back to work, readying the garden, turning the soil, burning the hills and preparing for guests to arrive. We brought home 12 new young hens + 1 rooster to add to our brood! Jason vents a bit and share his feelings on culinary 'charlatans' - untrained, inexperienced personalities/bloggers teaching you to cook. We'd love your feedback & thoughts on this topic. And we share five foods/drink that hands down taste better IN Italy! Thanks for listening!!
2014-03-231h 17Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#69 - Bitchn' about Bureaucracy, Top Romantic Spots in Italy & 2014 Cooking ClassesHappy Birthday to good ol' Doctor Gaggi! This week a favorite segment returns, "Bitchn' 'bout Bureaucracy" when we need medical forms for driving school! The drivers license saga continues! Ashley shares our 2014 calendar of cooking classes/packages and online classes - so begin planning your spring/summer/fall holiday now! And to help you plan your trip we weigh-in on a Top 10 List of Romantic Places to Propose in Italy - some we agree with, others not so much - find out our thoughts! This week's song is from Mina - "Rossetto sul colletto" - Have a great week!!
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Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#68 - Caves, Cardoons & ConfitThis week's podcast Jason tells the story of how the Frasassi Caves were discovered and his recent daytrip there. While Jason was exploring Caves in Le Marche, Ashley was eating confit in France! Carnival is quickly approaching and find out which Marche village is actually the 1st place Carnival was celebrated in Italy! And cooking with cardoons - what are they, how do you cook them?! (It's the same question we get asked for fennel!) Jason shares how to clean them and a few cooking techniques.
The song of the week is a radio class in Italy!
2014-02-1254 min
Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#67 - Local Weather Reporting and The Bars of PiobbicoThis weeks podcast is uber-focused on our tiny village of Piobbico - Jason becomes a local weatherman and we breakdown/review the four bars found in Piobbico. Plus we issue a warning on prohibited card and dice games in town. Ashley retells the story of rolling our car down the hill & being trapped inside & upside down!
Song of the week "Mama voglio anch'io la fidanzata" by Natalino Otto
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2014-01-3050 min
Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#65 - Field Trip & What's up with Facebook?!During a two part podcast, we fire up the mics while driving to Fano for our first round of sausage & salami making with Dr. Gaggi & Vittorio. Along the way Jason gives his Unofficial - official tips to driving in Italy! In part two, we recant our day with the doctor including a visit to a small scale commercial slaughter house & as usual come away with some great stories to share! Conversation turns to complaining about facebook while we promote our newest short video: I love Festa della Befana. Jason explains why our new LIVE from ITALY Online Cooking Classes are m...2014-01-1656 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#63 - Oh F@#%! I have to get my Italian Drivers License...And no mustard on my mortadella!This Podcast from Italy we recap 2013, give a behinds the scene chat on our first online LIVE cooking class & all the kinks along the way. Jason delves into his trials and tribulations of trying to get his Italian drivers license!! The song of the week is "La tana de re" by Adriano Celentano....and apparently Jason is NOT in-favor of putting mustard on mortadella!
2013-12-3028 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#62 - Buon Natale & What's up with Chicken Sweaters?!A short podcast to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
Plus details on our first ever LIVE online and FREE cooking class on December 29th! Email to register at info@latavolamarche.com
Thanks for listening! Jason & Ashley
2013-12-1924 min
Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#59 - Bentornati, Welcome Back!!Our 2013 season is now closed, the last guest checked out and we have returned from a whirlwind vacation! Jason shares a heartwarming story about a village elder that emerged from the woods, we answer questions about the 'Truffle Mafia' and play a song by Masi & Fatone.
Thanks for sticking with us - we'll be back to a more regular schedule!
Happy Thanksgiving, Jason & Ashley
2013-11-2450 min
Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#57 - Answering your questions: Tomato Recipes, How to Pump Gas and Typical Italian DietFinally we're back! It's the first Sunday of September and we've got a little time away from the guests and garden to answer your burning questions! From our favorite tomato recipes and Gas Station Etiquette (& How to pump) to insight on the typical Italian diet Jason & Ashley answer some of the questions written in by the listeners.
Until next time....
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Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#56 - A day in the life of...A look at what an average day is like from sunrise to sunset running a farm, inn and cooking school. Jason shares the recipe for one of our favorite dishes of the season!
Thanks for listening!2013-07-2244 min
Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#55 - Pasta Machine vs. Rolling Pin DebateIt's a beautiful July morning in Le Marche and we were able to squeeze in a little time for a podcast this Sunday. Jason answers the question on why he uses the Atlas rolling machine in his 'Pasta & Sauces' class vs. the old fashioned, traditional rolling pin. We give an update on the garden & what's growing, the hens and hopes for a tractor one day. Paperwork looms in our future as the renewal of our drivers license, VISA, etc. is all due this winter. And finally on a night off we hunt for a festival and come up empty handed...
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Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#51 - Bottling Wine & Talkin' Shop with another ChefThis has been another busy week - from cleaning & bottling almost 1000 bottles of wine to cooking classes and prepping the garden/farm for summer's crops. After we recap the week Jason interviews our first stage (Chef apprentice) about his misconceptions on Italian food.
Thanks for listening!2013-04-3037 min
Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#49 -Eating Wild, Spring is in the Air!Ahhh Spring has finally sprung! This week we answer your listener questions about what we do in our down-time and off-season. We're picking wild spring greens almost daily from the fields surrounding our farm and making risotto, stuffed pasta, crostini and simply sauteed! And Jason has some exciting chicken news to share!! Plus we recap the weekend festivities of hosting a large group of Italians for a by-request, American Turkey/Thanksgiving lunch!
Thanks for listening!2013-04-1631 min
Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#47 - Easter Recap & Interview about the Recipe for a Longer Life with Dr. RakotzThis week Jason & Ashley recap Easter festivities including the menu from a traditional Easter breakfast they attended at their friends pig farm. Move over Dr.Drew! Ashley interviews Dr. Mike Rakotz from Northwestern University, an energetic family practitioner passionate about the recipe for longevity; healthy eating, staying active and being part of a community. They discuss salt & olive oil as well as all the recipes he's learned in his cooking classes at the farm!2013-04-0251 min
Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#45 - Preparing for Easter & Recipe IdeasDuring a blustery windy day Jason & Ashley chat about 3 days til guests arrive, corned beef for St. Patty's Day and starting seeds for the garden (Watch our *VIDEO*: How to Start Heirloom Tomato Seeds) all the preparations, festivities & food for Easter. Jason offers a few suggestions for recipes with lamb and vegetarian options. Send us an email with week with your discussion topics for a chance to be chosen for a skype call to be recorded for the podcast (our lame attempt at phone-in questions) - info@latavolamarche.com
Thanks for listening!2013-03-1828 min
Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#44 - Driving in Italy: Sat Nav vs. MapIn this short episode Jason & Ashley discuss the difference between traveling with a map in hand and/or a sat nav while trying out a new digital recorder. (Hope the volume and levels are a little better - let us know what you think)2013-03-0720 min
Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#43 - Recipe for our Beloved Blood Orange Liquor & 2013 Calander of Events at our Cooking SchoolRecorded on March 1st- the opening day of "Gelato Season!" This week Jason & Ashley pimp their packages & upcoming classes/courses from foraging for wild edibles in the Spring, market trips and artisan beer tastings/tours over the summer, a yoga retreat in September and our annual butchering program in October, we are busy at our little farmhouse! 2013 Events at La Tavola Marche
Ashley explains how to make Arancello the blood orange version of the famous Limoncello - Ashley's Arancello Recipe. They touch on the state of Italian politics and have 20 days before guests arrives!
Thanks for listening!2013-03-0139 min
Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#38 - Sausage Making Season Has Begun and Jason is Bamboozled out of 50 Kilos of Meat!The first thirty kilos of charcuterie hang from the rafters in our farmhouse, sausage making season has begun! Jason tells a great story about getting bamboozled while making sausages for Dr. Gaggi. Ashley is afraid of mold! And as usual the conversation turns back to food and what's cooking for dinner! Thanks for listening!!2013-01-0925 min
Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#37 - Living in "Small Town" ItalyHappy New Year - Buon Anno Nuovo!!
Kicking off 2013 with a new episode of Jason & Ashley's look at life as expats in Italy. This week we chat about living in a small town during the holidays - playing Bingo (Tombola), grocery shopping and festivities. Jason explains how to cook eel and an update on his bread baking.2013-01-0133 min
Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#36 - A Trip to Rome, Ostia Antica and Norcia & Where to EatIn snowy covered Le Marche, Jason and Ashley chat about a recent trip to Rome, Antica Ostia and Norcia (Umbria) sharing the best places to eat along the way. Jason then explains the trials and tribulations of baking bread in a cold stone farmhouse...
Roscioli -Rome, near Campo dei Fiori
Il Granaro del Monte - Norcia2012-12-1233 min
Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#35 - A rainy day podcast with tips on cooking risotto & a secret hunter's hideaway for lunchA rainy day podcast, we recap Thanksgiving and helping a neighbor build a greenhouse. As usual the conversation turns to food with an update on Jason's bread starter, born and raised here in Le Marche plus talks of a 'secret' lunch spot, the hunter's hideaway in the hills above Apecchio. Jason then shares tips for making creamy delicious risotto. This week's podcast is short & sweet. Let us know any suggestions you have or requests for topics to talk about!
Thanks for listening - Ashley & Jason2012-11-3028 min
Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#34 -Road Tripping in Europe, The Dirty Part of Country Life and Turkey TalkThis week Jason and Ashley chat about closing down the house for winter now that the guests are gone, road tripping through Europe and the dirty deed of slaughtering chickens. Then we turn the conversation to Thanksgiving and turkey-talk with how & why to brine a turkey. We interview my younger brother Jerome on his first impressions of Le Marche and the food of Italy.2012-11-1840 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#33 - Fall Festivals & How toAfter a summer hiatus, Jason & Ashley are back & just as bubbly as ever - chatting about life in Le Marche on their farm.
This week: "What Grows Together Goes Together" Jason talks about cooking seasonally and shares a seasonal truffle recipe, answering the question: "How do you cook truffles?"
We talk about local festivals like the "Sturgis of Italy" and the truffle festivals in Le Marche throughout November, making fresh sausages for the hunters and beginning to prepare for winter.
THANKS for listening!!2012-10-2736 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#32 - A Road Trip to Modena for the Best Balsamic in the WorldEaster has come & gone - we reminisce on the day & opera singing Zio Albi (incase you missed the clip - watch it here: Easter Concerto). During the podcast, learn from our mistakes both in the garden & finding a lunch spot in a foreign city! Then be transported to the attic of an ancient acetaia (vinegar making family & home) in Modena where Jason & I sample 8 traditional balsamic vinegars and interview the passionate Giovanna from Acetaia di Giorgio. She lovingly tells us about her families balsamic making traditions & why the product her family makes is far superior to any mass produced version. I...2012-04-1946 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#29 - Sausages, Salami's & StrikesStart your day with a cappuccino and get into the Italian state of mind as we talk about our favorite winter activity - sausage & salami making! Jason shares our simple recipe and explains how simple sausage making is. Currently there are 90 kilos of meat curing in the rafters upstairs! We laugh as we retell stories of Doctor Gaggi & his impromptu sausage tests he gives Jason, not ready to hand-over the reigns. We recap some of winters events and don't miss the fitting word of the week!2012-01-2629 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#26 - Cow Herding, Rally Car Racing, Marche Wine & Jazz FestSo much going on! We participated in the annual transumanza - cow herding through Piobbico up to Mt. Nerone with family & friends. It's that time of year to start making homemade digestivi (after dinner liqueurs) like visciolino (wild cherry liqueur) & nocino (walnut & vanilla liqueur). Garden updates, weather system installed & funny stories around town. Don't miss the Marche Wine & Jazz Festival from 3-31 July.
Thanks for listening, Ashley & Jason
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http://www.latavolamarche.com2011-06-2830 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#25 - June Events, Summer Recipes, Yacht Trip & Going Green-erAfter a busy May, we are back with a jam-packed podcast! Updates on our organic farm & what's in the ground, solar panels have been installed & the chickens. Plus Jason shares seasonal summer recipes from our cooking classes. We run through a few fabulous June festivals in Le Marche and share our day at sea on a wooden yacht in Fano with a not to miss artisan gelato shop - Maki.
Fano Yacht Trip & Fish Feast
Gelateria Maki
La Tavola Marche - Organic Farm, Inn & Cooking Classes in Italy
Thanks for listening! Jason & Ashley
info@latavolamarche.com2011-06-0340 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#24 Easter Menu & Local Traditions, Bread Baking, Fresh Ricotta & ChickensThis all about food & the farm. We chat about our Easter menu & the local traditions with an interview with our friends Giorgio & Michele. A gift of fresh ricotta means Jason is using it for sweet & savory dishes - Jason shares simple ways to use this delicious creamy cheese. Plus bread baking tips from focaccia to whole wheat with raisins & nuts. We are back to chicken wrangling, training our newest hens where to lay & to come home at night.
Thanks for listening - Ashley & Jason
La Tavola Marche Agriturismo & Cooking School - http://www.latavolamarche.com2011-04-2637 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#23 - 10 Ways to Save Money in Italy, Day Trip to Rome, How to Shop at the MarketThis week after a whirlwind trip to Rome, Jason & Ashley share their Top 10 Ways to Save Money on your next trip to Italy. The word of the week will come in handy at the market: un mazzo - a bunch. Plus updates from the garden & off to a good start with over 700 onions in the ground!
Thanks for listening, Ashley & Jason
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http://www.latavolamarche.com2011-04-1324 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#22 - Spring in Full Swing, Top 10 Day Trips & a Funny Frog FestivalCiao tutti! Spring is in full swing & its hard work being an organic farmer! Fields are full of wild poppies & daffodils, the salami are done curing and we just got a delivery of manure for the orto! The Palio della Rana (Frog Race) of Fermignano is coming up & we chat about how they 'celebrate' the frog.
Plus this week we list our Top 10 Day Trips from our farmhouse in Le Marche, Umbria, Tuscany & San Marino! This week's phrase that pays is a spring proverb: Quando canta il cucolo la primareva e' imminente.
Thanks for listening - Ashley & Jason
http://www.l...2011-04-0531 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#21- Interview with Giorgio and Michele, The Pro Loco, and The Three Stages Of DrunkenessJoin us this week in part 1 as we interview our friends and members of the ProLoco of Piobbico Giorgio and Michele. They give us a little lesson in dialect and take us through the three stages of drinking on a Saturday night. (We will post part 2 closer to Easter.) Thanks for Listening! Please leave comments or ratings on itunes.
Ciao - Ashley & Jason, La Tavola Marche Agriturismo & Cooking School in Italy
www.latavolamarche.com2011-04-0140 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#20 - Eating Wild, Hens from the Hardware Store & Never Trust the GPSThis weeks episode from Podcast from Italy we update the "State of Ca'Camone," discuss buying hens at the hardware store, pick wild greens in the field with nonna & how SNL (Saturday Night Live) mucked-up my Italiano with a single word!
Plus long term car rental solutions for non-EU residents from AutoEurope. But most importantly when driving in Italy don't trust your tom-tom (GPS) - we've learned from experience. We discuss how to get from Florence to our farmhouse the "Italian-way."
This weeks word of the week - You can't have a full bottle & a drunk wife!
Thanks for Listening...2011-03-2128 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#17 San Remo Song Festival, Frustrations with Immigrations & Health Care in ItalyAfter a week-off with a broken computer & stuck in the snow we update on the happenings of rural Le Marche. We announce the winner of the Italian Song Festival of San Remo, get ready for Carnival in Piobbico & Apecchio and address the rumors of a roaming wolf pack! Ashley vents her frustrations after a visit to the Questura (Police Station) for immigration business. Then talk turns to the health care in Italy. The phrase that pays this week - How Italians say "break a leg" and "knock on wood"
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For more visit our b...2011-03-0331 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#16 So you want to move to Italy, now what?! And, How to order a caffe!So, you want to move to Italy, now what?! We get this question all the time, so we decided to breakdown a few of our top answers on taking the 1st steps to moving to Italy from language lessons to estate agents! This week Jason makes the Carnival sweets- castagnole. Plus how to properly order a coffee in a bar.
Thanks for listening!2011-02-1525 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#15 Top 10 Places to Visit “Off the Beaten Path” in Italy & Deserts made with Pork FatThis week Jason & Ashley chat about their favorite places to visit in Italy "off the beaten path" and what to eat once you are there. From north to south there are a few hidden jewels to add to your list for your next trip to Italy besides Rome & Venice. As always, the conversation turns to food & this week we focus on local Carneval treats & how they are made with a very special ingredient - pork fat! Plus a few fun Italian proverbs.
Thanks for listening!2011-02-0834 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#14 From Charcuterie in Italy to Pottery & PoliticsThis weeks podcast is jam-packed! We chat about taking raw pork & making cured sausages & salami. We visit Deruta in Umbria the home of Majolica pottery to make a big purchase at a discounted price! Plus commentary on the controversial documentary Videocracy about Berlusconi's media hold & how it affects politics, media & culture in Italy. What's in-season? Jason offers up a delicious Stuffed Artichoke recipe. And start practicing this week's Italian phrase for your next trip to Italy!
Thanks for listening! Ashley & Jason2011-02-0225 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#11 Eating Up Summer Festivals and Who is Doctor Gaggi?This is our longest podcast yet! We chat about the local summer festivals from the hill town of Piandimeleto to Senigallia along the Adriatic Coast and what festival food we love to order. Then we are out buying more wine from the vineyards and the latest updates from the garden. How many kilos of pasta did Jason make this week?! We address the question: Who is Doctor Gaggi…and is he really a doctor? Plus the word/phrase of the week: “Facciamo le corna”
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2010-07-3027 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#10 All hail Ceasare! And Why we chose to live in Le MarcheWe are back this week with all the happenings & updates from our crazy little farmhouse in Central Italy! We start a running total on how many kilos of pasta Jason makes & rolls by hand each week plus we answer your questions on why we chose Le Marche! Plus daytrips to Fabriano & Fano for a Ceasare festival!
Thanks for listening & tell a friend - Ashley & Jason2010-07-1918 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#9 Chipper as the chickensBright & early we are chipper & ready to start the day! Stories of daily life as expats living in rural Italy: we went on a day trip to the sea, chat about our favorite menu/cooking class of the week - Jason shares a few recipes. And of course the word/phrase to learn - this week its in local dialect!2010-07-0417 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#8 A midnight recap of the wedding & updatesWe were up late & exhausted but wanted to get another podcast up - so bear with us on this one. Jason recounts a funny 'overheard.'
Thanks for listening! Ashley & Jason2010-06-2906 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#7 Cow herding, chicken wrangling & preparing for a big Italian weddingCiao tutti-
This week on our Podcast from Italy we chat about La Transumanza (cow herding, Italian style), a flower festival in Piobbico, the word of the week and how we are gearing up for a big Italian wedding this weekend! Our goal is to have 10 subscribers & comments on iTunes! -Ashley & Jason2010-06-1517 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#6 Festa della Republica & Back in the Veggi GardenThe latest updates from our farmhouse in Central Italy - this week we chat about the Festival of the Republic, what's growing in the garden & the return of the "word of the week." Thanks for listening - Ciao, Ashley & Jason2010-06-0414 minPodcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner#3 Cyclists, Grilled Meats, Castles & More!I think this is my favorite podcast yet! Jason is perfecting the music & it's all qued up! This week we share a great interview with 3 young ambitious british cyclists riding coast to coast (they are hysterical - plus the accents are... brilliant!), day trip stories of grilled meats & medieval castles and much more!
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