A brisk Saturday morning started early at the restaurant at 9 am. I was scheduled to go to the market with Carlo and the tour group of 36 folks from the States. It was as usual in the morning with prepping for the demo and getting items ready for the party. Carlo and I headed to meet the group around 9:45 am or so. The contingent was a mix of folks from Texas, Michigan, Colorado, and Arizona. They were all very nice folks. After a stroll, we ended up at the market. We purchased some oranges and cheese and nuts. We finished at the market and I also met two sisters who travel on these groups and have been doing so for years now. Since they are both widowed, they make sure they continue to stride along together.
The demo went well. Carlo did well with getting his message across in english and I helped to answer some questions for folks in regards to gluten free pasta making, spicy oil, and the like. It was a great group and it is always fun to get up in front of the group and converse and make connections with other who are excited about food. Then it was back to the kitchen to get the rest of the dishes out. We also had a few folks a la carte, but nothing too major. We were all looking forward to this evening, because it would be our last night before a whole day off. YEAH!!! Drew and Angela had booked a trip to Milan for the Ferrari 150th Anniversary event, so they left that evening.
I hung out with Anna and Jacinta from KSU. I taught them how to play Boston and so we three and Frankie played cards into the evening. There was lots of chocolate milk drinking and chocolate chip cookie eating. It was the perfect midnight snack.
A day off tomorrow, and with impending rain, no major plans but to hit up the grocery store and rest some.
Ciao Bella!
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