Food in Puglia

Where to eat in Lecce

My top three recommendations for restaurants in Lecce This article of mine was originally published by Fathom There's a lot of buzz about the region of Puglia right now. For good reason, from the food and the hotels to the people and the cities. Lecce, called The Florence of the South, is a town carved from limestone so soft, a butter knife could sculpt buildings into

Southern Italy’s mulberries

If you're in southern Italy you will hopefully encounter mulberries, on trees and in granita! The Italian word for mulberry is gelso. One morning in Puglia as I was talking a walk, I came upon a huge White Mulberry tree. I chatted with the local men who were feasting on the fruit. They told me the tree is over a hundred years old. White Mulberries are a super food, so I