Tag Archives: First Spritz Is Free

First Bar, First Spritz

Posted on November 25, 2023 by seductivevenice

Let the celebration continue! We had our first tombola (raffle) winner: Rosemarie will get to choose a book from the list below for correctly answering the previous post’s question about the Venetian festival known for its fireworks. For today’s contest, … Continue reading →

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Last Spritz Is Free

Posted on June 16, 2022 by seductivevenice

On my last day in Venice yesterday, I stopped in to Bar Tiziano for a tramezzino and a last spritz. Fortunately, both Bepi and Claudio were working. I’ve been coming to this place since 1996 and they always have a … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary, Venice Rising!

Posted on April 9, 2021 by seductivevenice

One year ago this week, I agreed to Rosemary Wilmot’s idea to create the book that became Venice Rising: Aqua Granda, Pandemic, Rebirth. She and I had met via email because of Venice blog posts that brought us together and … Continue reading →

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The Impiraresse Gain Recognition!

Posted on April 5, 2021 by seductivevenice

Venice’s glass beads, bead makers, and the women who strung and worked with these beads have achieved worldwide recognition: They have been granted status by UNESCO as an “Intangible Cultural Heritage.” Read here about the history of these beads and … Continue reading →

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“A Love Letter to Venice”

Posted on November 1, 2020 by seductivevenice

Save Venice, an American organization that does restoration work in Venice on buildings and individual artworks, just released a short film called “A Love Letter to Venice.” Narrated by Jeremy Irons, it features a number of art conservators showing their … Continue reading →

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Venice Rising Has a New Look!

Posted on September 6, 2020 by seductivevenice

Check out the lovely new website by Michelle Miller to promote the book her mother, Rosemary Wilmot, and I created. You can also learn more about the charities that Venice Rising supports: There’s also a new Facebook page where you … Continue reading →

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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Marco Zecchin

Posted on December 9, 2019 by seductivevenice

Marco Zecchin and I met in, I think, 2005 when we were both selling our books at the Italian American Heritage Foundation event in San Jose. We hit it off immediately and have been friends ever since, enjoying dinners together, … Continue reading →

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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Candace Magner

Posted on November 11, 2019 by seductivevenice

Candace Magner is a lyric singer, baroque guitarist, and musicologist. She created the website BarbaraStrozzi.com to collect all the known information, and has now finished publishing The Complete Works of Barbara Strozzi along with co-editor Dr. Richard Kolb through her … Continue reading →

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Unboxing Campari

Posted on October 26, 2019 by seductivevenice

I got a cool gift in the mail recently, related to First Spritz Is Free. This is my first ever “unboxing” video. Hope I did okay! A toast to Campari CEO Bob Kunze-Concewitz for sending me this lovely book, and … Continue reading →

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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Katia Waegemans

Posted on October 14, 2019 by seductivevenice

Like so many other “Venice, My Muse” interviewees, I met Katia because she is a Venetophile who I invited to contribute to First Spritz Is Free. She runs an excellent blog, The Venice Insider, with many great tips and insights … Continue reading →

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