Monthly seasonal recipes celebrating the beauty of exceptional extra virgin olive oil. The Story The origins of Panzanella lie in the region's rural farming communities, where every ingredient was valued and nothing was wasted. In the tradition of cucina povera—literally "poor kitchen"—stale country bread was never thrown away. Instead, it was soaked in water, squeezed dry, and combined with whatever the vegetable garden had to offer: sun-ripened tomatoes, onions, cucumber, fragrant basil...

At Podere Campo Sasso, Pierre Gouttenoire draws inspiration from an agricultural tradition deeply rooted in the history of Tuscany: coltura promiscua. Once characteristic of the Tuscan sharecropping landscape, this system combined vineyards, fruit trees, olive trees, cereals, and livestock within the same plot to create a productive, resilient, and balanced ecosystem. Far from being a simple historical reconstruction, the Campo Sasso project offers a contemporary interpretation of this...

When we purchased our Tuscan villa, Campo Sasso, which later appeared on the wonderful TV show Fixer to Fabulous Italiano with hosts Dave and Jenny Marrs, people immediately started asking us: "So, are you going to Airbnb it once the renovation is done?" Of course, I knew exactly what they meant. But every time someone refers to a home as "an Airbnb," it sends a chill down my spine. I understand how these things happen. Some brands become so successful that their names enter our everyday...