Fredo Violas Web Site Fredo Viola is a music composer. He is multi-talented and works in graphics as well as music. He is currently collaborating with the band, Massive Attack, and has music in the upcoming film, Man About Town, starring Ben Affleck and Rebecca Romijn. You can hear his music and see his music video at his site.

The artisan- A wonderful site dedicated to authentic Italian food. The owners teach Italian cooking and have gleaned recipes from their travels abroad as well as ancient texts. We salute their integrity.

buon italia - Our favorite place for the best imported Italian ingredients. Their products are scrupulously chosen, an attribute that draws top New York City chefs to their store.

the chelsea market -The Chelsea Market is New York's largest wholesale and retail concourse. The building itself was once the original factory for the Oreo cookies. Today it houses top tier food merchants. Visit their site, and when you visit New York, go to the Chelsea Market just to look - the architecture alone is worth the stroll. And then, there is the food. While you're there you can have a bite to eat, watch bakers at work in their spotless bakeries, and discover unique imported foodstuffs. 

Mayra L. Dole's Cuban Culture Site - Mayra is a writer who has produced bilingual children's books. Her site offers information on barrio culture, and a robust serving of 50 authentic Cuban recipes. There are author stories, interviews, book reviews. It is great fun to read though the Cuban idioms, barrio slang and colloquialisms.

erica de mane - Erica is a food writer and the author of Italian cookbooks. We are especially fond of Pasta Improvvisata: How to Improvise in Classic Italian Style. Improvisation is the first ingredient in Italian cooking and Erica does it with flair based on knowledge.

floria-publications - If you love books and things Italian, this site is a dream. There are books of essays and short stories, Italian Vegetarian Cooking, Bilingual children's books, articles of Italy and Italian culture. They also offer the service of Italian translation.

Gracious Jane Marie- Jane Marie is a writer who also believes in gracious living. Her site has writing, of course, but also covers any facet of elegant living from recipes to gardens.

Caribbean-Dutch- The homesite of Ilka Hilton-Clarke. She has recipes from Trinidad, her adopted home, as well as information about legends, both Dutch and Trinidadian.

Harrison House - The most elegant bed and breakfast in a town of elegance - Lenox, MA in the Berkshire Mountains. Lenox is the home of Tanglewood and a wonderful place to go skiing in the winter. Cross-country skiers only have to walk across the street from Harrison House to find their sport.

buonappetitoate.com An Italian site run in several languages providing links to good foods of Italy. The owner is a former chef.

tuscany-cooking-class. - Just as the name says, you can take classes and vacation in Tuscany at the same time.