Category Archives: Parma

 

Poets in Parma

Dec 19

We spent five days in Parma, retracing some of my old steps and doing what we could to boost the economy: consuming ample Parmigiani fare and combing markets and shops for Christmas presents and bits of finery.  It was good … Continue reading →

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Polpo in Parma

Dec 22

Alas, and all too soon, yesterday afternoon I stepped out of Parma’s crisp winter sunshine to join the Ryanair throng being herded into smaller and smaller spaces in the Giuseppe Verdi International Airport. After a couple of hours spent in … Continue reading →

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Parma mi piace

Dec 20

Managed to squeeze in a little visit to Parma, to see how the place has changed in the four years since my last stop here, and check out the Christmas madness. For madness it was when I arrived on the … Continue reading →

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In transit

Nov 9

An interim posting while I stop briefly in London en route to Scotland… Have now left Parma after a week of turmoil and transition. Yesterday was tiring. I had a couple more parcels to send, one 10kg and the other … Continue reading →

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Masters of Food Culture

Nov 7

So: we’ve done it, and here’s the proof… with the sad exceptions of Marta, Louisa and Donghyun who could not join us, being in the other three of the four corners of the world. We’d caught that Colorno bus – … Continue reading →

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