The Witches of Benevento Benevento is a historical city located about 70km northeast of Naples, in Italy’s Campania region. Known for its Roman ruins, Catholic church, and my mother’s childhood home, the city is also remembered for its eerie legends…
Park of Monsters in the Sacred Woods
I once trekked (literally) to the medieval town of Bomarzo located near Viterbo, north of Rome; to visit the eerie Park of Monsters, also known as the Sacred Woods. As I mentioned, it was a damn trek and a half……
Restaurant: Locanda della Luna
Local Chef Honors Traditional Flavors Through Modern Cuisine [Autumn 2011] – Every time I find myself visiting friends and relatives in southern Italy (Campagna), it has become a tradition to enjoy a delicious meal at La Locanda della Luna in San Giorgio…
Stuzzichini: Supplí
Stuzzichini are small bite sized snacks typically found at bars at happy hour or served as appetizers. These bites vary from fried mozzarella, finger sandwiches, arancini, supplí, potato croquettes, and more. This post focuses on supplí specifically. Supplí are typical…
Adventures in Rome 2011
Over the next few weeks, I will re-release my ‘Adventures in Rome’ blog post series as I transfer them from the archives to Magnusmade.com. Contributing to #tbt or #ThrowbackThursday, a new post will be released every Thursday, beginning Sept 5,…
A Lumberjack’s Feast
La Buche (meaning ‘the log’) is, for me, another of the most memorable restaurants in old city Québec, offering a fantastic and fun dinner of local Québécois cuisine. The space: La Buche’s interior is reminiscent of a sugar house log…
Old Warehouse, Modern Cuisine
[Québec, Canada] – Located in an old warehouse attached to the Auberge Saint Antoine, Chez Muffy celebrates local Québécois ingredients via elegant presentations. The space: Highlighting the structure of this former warehouse, Chez Muffy’s style is accentuated by exposed wood…
Summer Negroni at Bar Artefact
The weekend in Québec City started with an aperitivo at Bar Artefact in the museum-like hotel Auberge Saint-Antoine – located by the Saint Lawrence River. The space: A sleek modern design with accent pieces including cannon balls and deconstructed leather shoes,…
The Sage Monkey
This is my really simple twist on a basic Gin Rickey. The gin: I wanted to highlight the delicious flavor of Monkey 47 gin; a small batch gin distilled in the botanical fairy tale woods of Germany’s Black Forest. My…
Canada: Québec City
I’m finally going to Canada! Yes, for the first time, I’m finally crossing the northern border to taste the goodies Canada and Québec City has to offer a curious guy like me. I am eager to experience the border crossing…
The Man With The Bow Tie
This is true account of an event that happened on a short flight years ago. I was at the boarding gate, waiting for the airline employees to call out my name from the standby list. The time between each name…
Blog Tour – August 2018
Throughout the month of AUGUST, several blogs in USA️ and Canada️ will be featuring my debut novel THE LOVE FOOL including guest posts by me. Participating blogs will include author interviews, guest posts, book spotlight, and a giveaway! Starting Monday, Aug 6th….
