Jun | 27
This past Saturday Harvard undergrad Teagan Lehrman presented a paper at the annual conference for the Association for the Study of Food and Culture (ASFS). Lehrman's paper, "Steamed, Sealed, Delivered: How Canning Revolutionized, Unified,and Globalized Italian Cuisine," grew out of... Read MoreJun | 26
This morning, Professors Tom Baker and Tracy Meyer accompanied a group of Clemson marketing student to the headquarters of AC Perugia Calcio, Perugia’s professional soccer team. They were met by two representatives of the team’s marketing department and given a... Read MoreJun | 25
After a whirlwind weekend of horseback riding through Tuscan countryside, poolside sunbathing, wine tasting, rich food, and adventures in ancient cities, 35 Umbra Institute students climbed out of the private bus at Piazza Italia Sunday evening, happily exhausted. Early Friday... Read MoreJun | 21
On Wednesday morning, Umbra Institute students from Chapman University found a shady place between the olive oil and honey vendors in the weekly market in Piazza Matteoti, "adopting" their handmade dolls to benefit UNICEF, an international children’s rights and relief... Read MoreJun | 21
Check out our new UmbraViews video! We took this one at the truffle hunting on Saturday (see post below). What do you guys think? Read MoreJun | 18
“Sole, dov’è il tartufo (Sun, where’s the truffle)?” called Matteo Bartolini after his dog. Picking their way carefully over the uneven ground, two Umbra Institute food studies classes followed Bartolini – and the truffle-hunting Sole – as the farmer... Read More