Benvenuto!

Hi everyone! Welcome to my blog. I never really thought I would be a blogger, but when I told people I would be spending the summer cooking in Lake Como, Italy, it was usually one of the first things they suggested! Hopefully some people back home will read it, and at the very least, I know it will be a good way to keep track of my memories from my summer abroad. So, here goes... apologies for any rookie blogger mistakes I might make :)

About my trip

Last August, I traveled to Lake Como with my St. Olaf hockey team. We had the best time playing three games against teams in nearby bordering Switzerland. In our free time, we got to explore the surrounding towns and the coast - so cool! One of my favorite experiences, though, happened when most of the girls traveled to Venice on a free day. Instead of tagging along, my mom and I decided to take a cooking class in Blevio, a small town right on the lake. The restaurant was called Ristorante Momi, and Momi is the chef who taught us how to make bruschetta, a calamari dish, and flourless Italian cake. Yum! Anyways, long story short, Momi invited me to come back this summer to work in his restaurant. I grabbed my friend Kelly, who loves to cook too, and now here we are! I can't wait to see what this summer will bring!

Cooking with Momi in summer '12

Here is the restaurant - right on the lake!