Restaurant review: A 90th birthday celebration at Montevecchia’s Terrazze di Montevecchia
We recently discovered the beautifully positioned Terrazze di Montevecchia in Brianza, Italy which has commanding views over the terraces of Montevecchia and further afield the mountains surrounding Lecco and Lake Como. A small agriturismo who’s principle business is wine the Terrazze di Montevecchia opens it’s doors each weekend for lunch and dinner in their beautifully … Read more
Polenta Party with a mountain view
For the past week I’ve been staying with my in-laws in their summer house in the mountains in Valle Vigezzo to firstly escape the heat of Milan, which I’m told peaked at 40 degrees plus humidity, and secondly to experience my first full week of hospitality here in the “valley” as the locals call it. … Read more










