Italy and France in the Fall - Help Choose Where I Go

 

I'll be on the road again this Fall for another blogging-based trip through Italy and France.  I already have some awesome food-loving journeys planned for Paris, Provence, Puglia, and Rome, along with either more pizza in Naples or chocolate in Umbria, depending on a few logistics issues. 

There is still one week I've yet to plan, and that's where I need your help. There are some great things to do, see and taste in each of the six destinations listed below, but I can only choose one.  I'd like you, who will be reading about my culinary adventures, to choose for me.

 

Please vote for the destination that you would most like to read  about?  Voting is open until Midnight August 22nd, and the place that receives the most votes is where I'll be going.

 

UPDATE:

You've chosen the Piedmont region of Northern Italy! As the voting results below show, Piedmont narrowly beat out Verona/Lake Garda.  So, I'll be eating and drinking my way around the region this Fall.  Thank you all for voting and following this food lover's odyssey.

Comments

[Paula]

Clever idea!

[pro_vence]

hmmm, there is already more Italy than France...

[Kathy]

Paula - Thanks!

Pro_vence - True, and yet, both France destinations have taken an early lead.

[ekc]

PIEMONTE absolutely!! I was there last year and the food and wine blew me away! Yummm ...

[Esme]

I chose the Lake region in Italy, alsace is another great place to visit.

[Lisa Burdan]

Hey Kathy,
NOt sure where you decided to go, but it looks like Piedmont won the vote.
Just wanted to let you know if you are going there for a culinary experience, there is this american couple who live there now, who used to own a restaurant in the US, and now do wine tours and cooking classes near Asti-www.travellanghe.com. They also have a great wine and food blog off this site. I am going there in Sept to do a one day cooking class with them and my friend is doing wine tours of Barolo and Barberesco with them. Might be something you might want to check out if you ultimately decide to go there!
If you are interested, I can let you know how my cooking class went with them.
Regardless of where you go, Happy Travels!

[Kathy]

Lisa: You're right, Piedmont is the winning region. I've already made some of my plans for the region, but will check out the website. I would love to hear how your class and the wine tours go. Thanks, and happy travels also to you!

[Paula]

Let's hear it for NORTHERN ITALY!!