Gelateria Bocelli: Sidewalk
The sidewalk has been glued down. It doesn’t show too well in the photos, but the window panes have been installed as well. The pieces of acrylic that came with…
Pasticceria Penso: Sidewalk
The sidewalk has been glued down, but the windows haven't been installed yet. One of the acrylic panes was badly scratched and needs to be replaced. Also, I'm waiting to…
Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo: Sidewalk
The sidewalk has been glued down. It doesn't show too well in the photos, but the window panes have been installed as well. The pieces of acrylic that came with…
Sidewalks
In deciding how to address the area in front of the shops, I've gone through several ideas. My first thought was some sort of cobblestone or flagstone, so I bought…
Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo: Interior Walls
I stained the inside trim dark walnut to match the exterior. The walls are painted white. Once the walls are assembled, I'll be adding the baseboard, chair rail, and other…
Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo: Exterior Walls
The purpose of my very first trip to Italy's Friuli-Venezia Giulia region was to meet with the owner of the Ledragomma GymnastikBall company, in order to develop some sort of…
Pasticceria Penso: Baseboards & Wainscoting
While I'm aiming to recreate certain exterior elements of Pasticceria Penso as authentically as possible, the interior is born entirely of my imagination. The inside of the real bakery is…
Gelateria Bocelli: Exterior Walls
In 1994, I participated in the dance festival Pro Danza Italia, located in Castiglioncello, on the Tuscan coast of Italy. I returned to the festival in 1997 as a Pilates…
Pasticceria Penso: Concrete Block Veneer
For the concrete blocks, I used a sheet of styrene veneer, painted light gray with white grout lines. Here they are glued in place. I've left the one above the…
Pasticceria Penso: Exterior Walls
When I was doing research for my cookbook Flavors of Friuli: A Culinary Journey through Northeastern Italy, I rented an apartment in Trieste for three weeks. Much of that time…