Podcast From Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner

This weeks podcast is uber-focused on our tiny village of Piobbico - Jason becomes a local weatherman and we breakdown/review the four bars found in Piobbico. Plus we issue a warning on prohibited card and dice games in town. Ashley retells the story of rolling our car down the hill & being trapped inside & upside down! Song of the week "Mama voglio anch'io la fidanzata" by Natalino Otto Thanks for listening!!

This week's podcast is jam packed!! We chat about our upcoming online LIVE cooking classes and give an update on our salami & sausage making (plus I'm posting a video on vimeo & youtube "The Meat Machine") Then the conversation starts to really wander from an Oscar Nominated Italian film to  celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Americans Bombing Urbania (accidentally) during WWII! We strongly urge listeners not to buy plane tickets on Alitalia and just when you think he's gone for good...Berlusconi's back!  We answer your burning questions (keep them coming by the way) and read through The Local's list of Top 10 Italian delicacies foreigners can't stomach - adding a few of our own to the list as well! International shout-outs and the song of the week.... Thanks for listening!!

During a two part podcast, we fire up the mics  while driving to Fano for our first round of sausage & salami making with Dr. Gaggi & Vittorio. Along the way Jason gives his Unofficial - official tips to driving in Italy! In part two, we recant our day with the doctor including a visit to a small scale commercial slaughter house & as usual come away with some great stories to share! Conversation turns to complaining about facebook while we promote our newest short video: I love Festa della Befana. Jason explains why our new LIVE from ITALY Online Cooking Classes are more about technique and theory than just the recipe at hand. The song of the week: L'Appuntamento by Ornella Vanoni Thanks for listening & we hope you can join us in the kitchen this Sunday!

Back in 2014 with a recap of the Festa della Befana festivities in Urbania! We shot video and interviews with locals and talk about traditional foods served at the festival each year.  Time to start the in-house charcuterie but it's a little hard when there are no pigs ready to be butchered! And the song of the week is by Italy's most famous rock-export: Zucchero! Thanks for listening!!

This Podcast from Italy we recap 2013, give a behinds the scene chat on our first online LIVE cooking class & all the kinks along the way. Jason delves into his trials and tribulations of trying to get his Italian drivers license!! The song of the week is "La tana de re" by Adriano Celentano....and apparently Jason is NOT in-favor of putting mustard on mortadella!

A short podcast to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Plus details on our first ever LIVE online and FREE cooking class on December 29th! Email to register at info@latavolamarche.com Thanks for listening! Jason & Ashley

This week we interview Marco Candi from Marco's Way Wine Tours in Le Marche, Italy. We ask him about the different varieties of grapes found here, the future of organic wine and much more! We also discuss the rising costs of living in Italy from gpl (heat), milk and even the garbage tax! The song of the week is a classic festive choice - Thanks for listening & Happy Holidays!!

This week's podcast we share an all to familiar story of country living - problems with water! A recap of our lunch at Beltrami's for the unearthing of his famous formaggio di fossa and it snow's in time for Thanksgiving!  Our immigration saga continues as we renew our paperwork for next year just as boxes of panetone show up in stores across Italy.  We answer your questions about moving to Italy - how to pack and tips for finding an agriturismo or rural farmhouse. This week's song of the week: Buona Sera Signorina by Fred Buscaglione

Our 2013 season is now closed, the last guest checked out and we have returned from a whirlwind vacation! Jason shares a heartwarming story about a village elder that emerged from the woods, we answer questions about the 'Truffle Mafia' and play a song by Masi & Fatone. Thanks for sticking with us - we'll be back to a more regular schedule! Happy Thanksgiving, Jason & Ashley

A sunny September morning we answer your listener questions about shopping for 'organic' food in Italy and the EU and share a few of our favorite fig recipes as well! Positive predictions for the mushroom/truffle season this fall as hunting season begins.  A short and sweet podcast in-between jarring 100kilos of tomatoes every few day...back to work! Thanks for listening-

Finally we're back! It's the first Sunday of September and we've got a little time away from the guests and garden to answer your burning questions! From our favorite tomato recipes and Gas Station Etiquette (& How to pump) to insight on the typical Italian diet Jason & Ashley answer some of the questions written in by the listeners. Until next time....

A look at what an average day is like from sunrise to sunset running a farm, inn and cooking school. Jason shares the recipe for one of our favorite dishes of the season! Thanks for listening!

It's a beautiful July morning in Le Marche and we were able to squeeze in a little time for a podcast this Sunday. Jason answers the question on why he uses the Atlas rolling machine in his 'Pasta & Sauces' class vs. the old fashioned, traditional rolling pin.  We give an update on the garden & what's growing, the hens and hopes for a tractor one day. Paperwork looms in our future as the renewal of our drivers license, VISA, etc. is all due this winter.  And finally on a night off we hunt for a festival and come up empty handed... Thanks for listening!

It's been a month since our last podcast so we have a lot to update - from the weather and garden to the chickens and the wedding! Another late night podcast (after pizza night!) We recap all the happenings at our farmhouse, plus  explain how to use the site Marcheinfesta.it - searching for festivals in Le Marche. Thanks for listening!

After a full day of outdoor work we fired up the mics for a rare late night podcast!

Recapping early May festivities & feasts with a recipe for tagliatelle & asparagus! Planning for an upcoming wedding in June and an update on the turkey.... Thanks for listening!!

This has been another busy week - from cleaning & bottling almost 1000 bottles of wine to cooking classes and prepping the garden/farm for summer's crops. After we recap the week Jason interviews our first stage (Chef apprentice) about his misconceptions on Italian food. Thanks for listening!

Ciao Tutti! Tips for traveling with children to the Italian countryside! This week we do a garden update - the sound of diesel engines have been humming for days preparing the soil for summer crops! We've wrangled the help of neighbors with tractors and have begun our 2013 garden! We've been busy not only in the garden, but the rest of our fowl has arrived, we've been butchering with Carlo, visiting Fano and more!

Ahhh Spring has finally sprung! This week we answer your listener questions about what we do in our down-time and off-season. We're picking wild spring greens almost daily from the fields surrounding our farm and making risotto, stuffed pasta, crostini and simply sauteed! And Jason has some exciting chicken news to share!! Plus we recap the weekend festivities of hosting a large group of Italians for a by-request, American Turkey/Thanksgiving lunch! Thanks for listening!

This week's podcast we answer your burning questions about pizza making - the dough, the sauce, the wood burning oven - all of it!! Make sure to check our blog for the pizza recipe:  http://latavolamarcherecipebox.blogspot.it/2013/04/pizza-dough-recipe.html We also chat a bit about visiting Umbria's Agriculture Expo filled with tractors, cows, fowl and flowers!