Not necessarily food related but important
enough for reasons of enrichment.
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Our cousin, Dick Hull, may not carry the Italian cooking food "gene" but he certainly carries the Italian music "gene". He was encouraged and taught by our grandfather, Giovanni Napoleone, to play mandolin. His mother, was a concert violinist. Check out his site and see how he is doing his part to carry on tradition in his own way. |
http://webpages.charter.net/dickhull/ |
| An Arles-based Provençal cooking school and Bed and Breakfast run by Madeleine and Erick Vedel. We're now into our 11th year offering carefully crafted vacation getaways for food lovers. | http://www.cuisineprovencale.com |
| The leading dining out blog in Portland Oregon. | http://www.portlandfoodanddrink.com |
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Giuliano Bugialli is the most popular Italian cooking teacher and demonstrator in the United States. The combination of his deep knowledge, remarkable technique and theatrical charisma consistently attract record breaking audiences to his classes and appearances. And he's our friend and teacher. |
http://www.bugialli.com |
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Than Clevenger, our friend and PR mentor, runs "3" , a marketing communications company in Portland, OR. |
http://www.why3.com |
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Raymond Larrett, "Graphinking and Pictotainment". A true creative genius, renowned cartoonist, graphic design magician, and friend. |
http://www.why3.com |
| Brian Timian runs a creative services studio offering graphic design for print and website development. He designed our book. And he's a friend and neighbor, who loves my cooking. | http://www.why3.com |
| Jonathan Louie is one of the smartest people I know, one of my best friends, and the creator of some of the most beautiful graphic designs I have ever seen. He's also an incredible Chinese cook. | http://sinuous.com |
| Barbara Soule'
creates and screen prints unique and beautiful designs on women's fashion
cotton knit tops, and sells them in craft shows and specialty boutiques
around Portland. She, and her husband Chad Jeffreys, are John and Nancy's
friends and former neighbors. And they also love John's cooking. Barbara's
mom is full-blooded Navajo who makes beautiful traditional woven baskets -
an art that is fast becoming lost. |
http://bhivedesigns.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc |