Everyone At the Table is the exciting new venture by magnificent duo Julie Marr & Francesco Creanza that celebrates the culture, art and culinary magic of Puglia. For their first workshop, presented in conjunction with Vancouver potter extraordinaire Janaki Larsen, we made plates, pit fires, pasta, paintings, pane, picnics, formaggio, hand-dyed fabrics, and fabulous memories […]

If there’s a heart to this casa, it most certainly is la cucina.      

Whether it’s lounging in the sun at Polignano A Mare, sniffing caper berries in Matera, practicing for the upcoming Reggae Tadpole show in Alberobello, enjoying gelato in Altamura (Buona serrata, Magdalena!) watching World Cup and eating cheese at the home of Paolo Sr., getting inspired thanks to morning espresso (liquid ideas!) and constitutionals (“There’s so […]

Lisa travels to Puglia by train in a few hours, Paolo wends his way with Tipo and tent over the better part of a week. No matter which way you roll, getting there is half the fun.

Attic architecture, radical politics, fun fonts, 22 medieval towers, the first aperitivo of the trip, twilight conviviality, outdoor cinema in the piazza, jazz in the park, students singing love songs to life in the streets… Just another summer night in Bologna!  

In these chaotic times, it is our families–both the ones we are born into by chance and the ones we seek out and cultivate by choice–that keep us grounded, inspired and hopeful for the future. And so, a trip to the homeland where family is flourishing in so many places and possibilities. A multi-faceted feast […]