Exploring the Monferrato hills has taught me how to eat and grow food. I have learned so much by eating in Piemonte, going to the farms and nurseries. Then applying it in my back yard in Germany, the differing climates prevented my seeds from Italy to prosper but I still learned a lot about the process of growing from seed. I started my first official job as a farmhand when I got back to Texas in August. A Chef I worked for previously started a small farm of his own to grow food for his...

I attended a summer course at the biggest and most influential culinary university in Italy. University of Gastronomic Sciences of...

Throughout our time in Germany, I have been able to visit the Monferrato villages in Piemonte. It has been such a blessing getting to...