Cheerful, energetic, resourceful, creative, original. These are Sveva’s qualities, young designer from Trieste (class of 1991) that decided to launch her first brand “LabLab” on the market. Coats for men and women made with different fabrics and following one only rule: customize! Her specialty is to create a specific coat for each client, choosing with…
One of the unwritten rules of my life is to always look good without spending too much. This principle, that I often use in my style, I also applied it while setting the table for MissClaire’s Christmas lunch. A traditional, classic table but enriched with vintage details. For whoever likes this style will find the…
Like every year, it’s already Christmas time and we’re filled with occasions to celebrate. It’s always the right moment to have a drink and something to eat with friends. Drinks, dinners and parties that really don’t help us, common mortals, to keep our figure and even keep guilty feelings away. Like everyone else, I’m always…
Tasting menu with 4 or 9 dishes, respectively 30.00 Euros or 50.00 Euros. Everything is based on fish, wine not included. This is where my story starts from today, and the main character is Locanda Gaudemus, a restaurant in Sistiana, a fraction of the commune of Duino-Aurisina in the province of Trieste. I chose to…
The wine from Zidarich’s cellar has stolen my heart. I met it (and tasted it) for the first time a few years ago, during “Mare e Vitovska” a tasteful wine and food event, hosted in the appealing Castel of Duino. Despite my “love” for this wine, I don’t know much about Zidarich’s canteen… I know…
A few weeks ago I took part in a wine tasting that allowed me to get to know Skerk, a winery in Prepotto, in Duino-Aurisina (Trieste) I found out their story and a few family secrets as I chatted to Sandi, the heir who now takes care of the business that his grandfather started.…
A beautifully renovated building from the end of the 1700, in the heart of the city center, hides away a cute little hotel with 10 rooms and few small apartment. The owner, Aldo, is an art collector and he invested his love for vintage objects into his hotel, decorating it as if it was his…
