Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner
Two American expats, Ashley and Jason are living the dream (and sometimes a nightmare) in rural Italy since 2007. Their hilarious and authentic podcast shares adventures of running La Tavola Marche an organic farm, inn & cooking school . With recipes, daily life, crazy neighbors, travels & more!
Join Ashley and Jason for stories of daily life, local Italian recipes, chicken herding, large scale gardening projects, strolls through surrounding villages, fun Italian phrases, shopping for fish along the Adriatic coast and bargain wine discoveries straight from the vineyard. -
”Their podcast is meant to be shared, as you would share a fine, slow food meal with friends” - Martini.
- Update frequency
- every 25 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 180
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2025
#82 - Easter in Italy, Saveur Blog Awards Nominee & Buying a B&B
Back at it after the Easter holidays - we recant the weekend of festivities with our beloved Dr. Gaggi and family. Ashley is nominated for a Saveur Blog Award for Culinary Tourism Coverage and thinks…
00:48:08 |
Wed 08 Apr 2015
#81 - Getting back into it...
After 3 months we're back at it! This episode we share our winter travels, comparing a bit of life in Italy vs France. Now that we're back home it's back to work and we break down how we reopen the i…
00:47:10 |
Tue 31 Mar 2015
#80 - The Holiday Season in Italy and The Search Begins in Cortona...
From panetone to cappelletti most days are spent in the kitchen cooking and eating! The season of fatness has begun and to celebrate Jason shares a new favorite focaccia recipe. We discuss a NY Times…
00:54:42 |
Wed 17 Dec 2014
#79 - A Classic Thanksgiving Disaster and Big News for 2015!
This year's Thanksgiving feast will not soon be forgot - it was a classic holiday disaster! From loosing electricity to a minor meltdown it was a crazy day to say the least. We discuss a few 'rules' …
00:58:32 |
Tue 18 Nov 2014
#78 - Tis the Season for Truffles!
After our longest 'break' from podcasting we're back!! The latest from the farm, an update from the garden and what's growing now. Then we delve into the dark world of truffles. Thanks to our wet/war…
00:41:15 |
Wed 05 Nov 2014
#77 - Gluten Intolerant...Intolerant
After a month or so of radio-silence, we've fired up the mics for a bit of rant on 'gluten-free' after reading a great Huffington Post article and posting on our facebook page - the response was over…
00:42:54 |
Thu 31 Jul 2014
#76 - Summer Weddings in Italy & Recipe for Poached Peaches
We're back after a June hiatus with an update on the farmhouse and happening in the area. We recap the past month and beautiful wedding and festivities we hosted as well as what it's like watching th…
00:36:47 |
Wed 02 Jul 2014
#75 - Fried Elderflowers, Local Elections, The PH Factor and SlowFood
After an update on the weather and the garden we dive into a discussion on PH and Jason's new interest in micro-nutrients in soil and 'listening' to the plants. This Spring the farmhouse has been all…
00:34:22 |
Tue 27 May 2014
#74 - Wine, Wi-Fi & A Few of Our Favorite Questions
Back after a whirlwind of Italian Spring holidays from Easter to Labor Day - four holidays in two weeks! A story on our latest drama with getting our citizenship, a garden update and discussion on of…
00:37:40 |
Mon 05 May 2014
#73 - Memories of Easter's Past in Italy...
With Easter just around the corner we squeeze in time for much needed podcast to share stories of past Easters in our farmhouse!! We chat about a lunch we attended to celebrate a new book on living/c…
00:42:19 |
Sat 19 Apr 2014
#72 - 5 Things That Hands Down, Taste Better IN Italy and A Cook's View on Culinary Charlatans
This week's podcast is late - sorry!! We are back to work, readying the garden, turning the soil, burning the hills and preparing for guests to arrive. We brought home 12 new young hens + 1 rooster t…
01:17:47 |
Sun 23 Mar 2014
#71 A Short Podcast
This week's a short podcast with a great song at the end! Morning hikes, a hen attacked by a hawk, festa delle donne and what happens when we run out of coffee...a short & sweet podcast with promises…
00:32:42 |
Thu 06 Mar 2014
#70 - Italian Idioms & Where to Eat Fish in Fano
After celebrating the doctors birthday we recap the week from peeling lemons for 3 hours for limoncello & driving school lessons to a farming scandal in the making...We share our favorite places to e…
00:54:57 |
Wed 26 Feb 2014
#69 - Bitchn' about Bureaucracy, Top Romantic Spots in Italy & 2014 Cooking Classes
Happy Birthday to good ol' Doctor Gaggi! This week a favorite segment returns, "Bitchn' 'bout Bureaucracy" when we need medical forms for driving school! The drivers license saga continues! Ashley sh…
01:06:12 |
Thu 20 Feb 2014
#68 - Caves, Cardoons & Confit
This week's podcast Jason tells the story of how the Frasassi Caves were discovered and his recent daytrip there. While Jason was exploring Caves in Le Marche, Ashley was eating confit in France! Car…
00:54:05 |
Wed 12 Feb 2014
#67 - Local Weather Reporting and The Bars of Piobbico
This weeks podcast is uber-focused on our tiny village of Piobbico - Jason becomes a local weatherman and we breakdown/review the four bars found in Piobbico. Plus we issue a warning on prohibited ca…
00:50:26 |
Thu 30 Jan 2014
#66 - Oscar Nominations, Online Cooking Classes, A List of "Weird Food" and...Berlusconi's Back!
This week's podcast is jam packed!! We chat about our upcoming online LIVE cooking classes and give an update on our salami & sausage making (plus I'm posting a video on vimeo & youtube "The Meat Mac…
01:03:34 |
Fri 24 Jan 2014
#65 - Field Trip & What's up with Facebook?!
During a two part podcast, we fire up the mics while driving to Fano for our first round of sausage & salami making with Dr. Gaggi & Vittorio. Along the way Jason gives his Unofficial - official tip…
00:56:24 |
Thu 16 Jan 2014
#64 - Beautiful weather in Italy for the Festa della Befana!
Back in 2014 with a recap of the Festa della Befana festivities in Urbania! We shot video and interviews with locals and talk about traditional foods served at the festival each year. Time to start …
00:55:43 |
Thu 09 Jan 2014
#63 - Oh F@#%! I have to get my Italian Drivers License...And no mustard on my mortadella!
This Podcast from Italy we recap 2013, give a behinds the scene chat on our first online LIVE cooking class & all the kinks along the way. Jason delves into his trials and tribulations of trying to g…
00:28:49 |
Mon 30 Dec 2013
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