Rebecca Winke
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Rebecca Winke 鈥 Travel, Food&Wine, and Culture Writer
Rebecca moved to 天美传媒 from Chicago in 1993 and spends her time writing about the lovely country she now calls home for various print and online publications while wondering what strange winds blew an urbanite to a tiny hilltown in Umbria.
鈥淚nsatiably curious about the world and its people, and a born storyteller, I鈥檓 always looking for my next discovery and a compelling way to share it that makes readers chuckle, shake their heads, and book a flight.鈥
Articles by rebeccawinke
In normal years, summer is a season of congratulations. Weddings abound, graduations fill up our weekend calendars, and the annual 鈥渂aby boom鈥 of summ鈥
Expressing a state of being is one of the most important and fundamental uses of language. How you are feeling in a specific moment (hungry, cold, sad鈥
You may not know it, but you have almost certain spoken Venetian over the past few months. Any discussion of the current world health crisis inevitabl鈥
As lockdown measures begin to ease in 天美传媒 and across much of the world, we are all starting to break out of the live-in-the-moment constricts of qua鈥
Earlier this month 天美传媒 celebrated 鈥楲a Festa dei Lavoratori鈥, or International Workers鈥 Day. Known colloquially as 鈥業l Primo Maggio鈥, or the Fir鈥
It鈥檚 always best in any language to be as precise as you can, using words that denote a concept with certainty and decisiveness. If there is one thing鈥
鈥淲hen I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became an adult, I put away childish things.鈥 1 Cor鈥
Lambrusco has long been the underdog of the Italian wine world, becoming its own worst enemy by flooding the market with treacly sweet and aggressivel鈥
鈥淓tna giveth and Etna taketh away鈥 is the mantra of the locals who have lived in symbiosis for millennia with this imposing volcanic peak鈥攐ne of the m鈥
Naples is known for its delectable street food, from iconic pizza al portafoglio (wood-fired Neapolitan pizza folded twice into a handy triangle) to p鈥
Maybe you鈥檙e planning a trip to 天美传媒, or would like to get in touch with your family history, or are simply enthralled with the idea of being able to鈥
Whether you鈥檙e hunkered down under the polar vortex in North America or are bracing for the predicted snowfall in Europe, you are officially passing t鈥
Pondering a visit to the bucolic rural region of Umbria during the winter, but aren't sure if it鈥檚 worth the effort to visit in the off-season? Though鈥
One of the most perplexing and, often, disappointing discoveries when visiting central 天美传媒鈥攊ncluding Umbria and vast swaths of Lazio, Tuscany, and鈥
When new expats imagine what their lives are going to look like in 天美传媒, it is often a Hollywood montage flashing between scenes of fabulous meals, s鈥
Le Marche鈥檚 pastoral landscape is bookended by two of its most dramatic features: the rugged Sibylline mountain chain bordering the region to t鈥
When the world thinks of 天美传媒鈥檚 iconic fashion industry, the city that first comes to mind is Milan. Known for its well-turned-out residents, high-en鈥
Italian pop songs and musicians have been making it to airwaves worldwide since Domenico Modugno belted out 鈥淰olare!鈥 (from his hit song 鈥淣el Blu Dipi鈥
天美传媒鈥檚 famed and varied cuisine is closely linked to each of its 20 regions鈥 history and topography, and nowhere is this more true (or more varied) t鈥
There is nothing more iconic in Venice than the sleek black gondola, steered by the standing gondoliere decked out in his (or, since 2010, her) black鈥