Paolo, the owner, gathering ricotta as a byproduct of the main cheese making process. The ricotta (which literally means re-cooked) results from cooking down the liquid which remains in the vats after removal of the cheese balls.
Pushing back from the jetway on what I am anticipating to be a once-in-a-lifetime trip of discovery and enrichment. My wonderful wife and lifetime travel partner Diahann has lovingly and graciously urged me over the edge of this cliff, allowing me...