Videos

July 5, 2014

Taste of Italy: L'Orto (The Veg Garden) 400 Tomatoes - Part 1 (Episode 9)

A walk through our 400 tomatoes in 12 heirloom varieties at our farm (agriturismo) in Le Marche, Italy. Jason Bartner (chef & farmer) waters his pride of the garden & explains which are for eating & which are for jarring/preserving. Filmed on an iPad in July 2014 - be sure…

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June 24, 2014

Taste of Italy: World Cup Mania 2014 (Episode 8)

A slice of life in rural Italy during the World Cup mania of 2014!! Filmed on an iPad in Piobbico (Le Marche) Italy - with a population of 2,000 most everyone was watching like us at one of the 3 bars in town. A 30 second look at watching soccer…

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June 23, 2014

Taste of Italy: Crostata (Rustic Tart) Cooking Class in Italy (Episode 7)

Filmed on an iPad LIVE during a Cooking Class at La Tavola Marche (farm, inn & cooking school) in Le Marche, Italy. Rustic Tart or Crostata: Traditionally made with marmalade, this rustic tart is found kept under a kitchen towel in most homes in our area. With strawberries in abundance…

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June 5, 2014

Taste of Italy: Porchetta (Episode 6)

A slice of heaven can be found at the weekly markets in Le Marche - Porchetta! A whole pig, deboned, filled with herbs, rolled back up and spit roasted! Chef Jason Bartner from La Tavola Marche (farm, inn & cooking school) explains the recipe and how to secret to ordering…

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May 27, 2014

Taste of Italy: Fried Elderflowers in Beer Batter, Cooking Class at La Tavola Marche (Episode 5)

A short video recipe shot on an ipad during a recent Spring cooking class at La Tavola Marche (farm, inn & cooking school). Jason explains how the recipe and procedure for how to make Fried Elderflowers or Sambuco Fritto - it is the same beer batter recipe used in making…

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May 22, 2014

Buying it by the KILO: Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Le Marche, A Taste of Italy in Under 20 Sec.

We buy extra virgin olive oil by the kilo direct from producers in Ostra (AN) Marche, Italy for our farmhouse. Refilling stainless steel containers with a buttery flowery olive oil "Laura" and a sharp green olive oil "Capolavoro." Sharing a slice of life from Le Marche and our farmhouse -…

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May 21, 2014

Baby Birds Born in the Windowsill

A glimpse of life on our farm in the Marche countryside of Italy! Six blue eggs were laid in our windowsill and after watching them for weeks, they hatched and finally began to fly! I shot this quick vid on the ipad the day before they flew away to continue…

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May 18, 2014

Pizza Class at La Tavola Marche in under 20 seconds, A Taste of Italy

Pizza Class all from scratch (dough, sauce, toppings & tiramisu), using the wood burning oven the guests do it all at La Tavola Marche! *Super short (mobile) uploads of life at La Tavola Marche (farm, inn & cooking school) in Le Marche, Italy. http://www.latavolamarche.com http://www.instagram.com/ashleybartner http://www.twitter.com/latavolamarche facebook.com/latavolamarche

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March 6, 2014

Live from Italy - Online Cooking Class from the Kitchen of La Tavola Marche Cooking School

La Tavola Marche's "LIVE from ITALY" Online Cooking Class for January 26, 2014 (*Note: When watching LIVE! the feed is in HD, however when converted to video the quality of the recording decreases, thank you for your patience as we strive to make your viewing/cooking experience better!) Menu: Baked Vegetables…

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Jan. 24, 2014

Taste of Italy: The Meat Machine, Part 1 of Homemade Sausages & Salami Making in Italy (Episode 4)

Our series "Life in Le Marche" continues at La Tavola Marche (farm, inn and cooking school) during the winter months in rural Italy we make and cure hundreds of kilos of pork shoulder for salami & sausages! This short video we highlight our pride and joy: the meat machine (a…

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Jan. 14, 2014

Taste of Italy: Festa della Befana - The Folklore, Festival & Food (Episode 3)

A short film capturing the magic of Befana with the smell of roasted chestnuts and spiced wine, the cold air fills with festive music as Befana's of all ages descend upon the cobblestone streets to celebrate in Urbania (Le Marche) Italy. La Befana is believed to hail from the medieval…

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Jan. 8, 2014

30 Seconds of Festa della Befana - La Befana Festival in Urbania Le Marche, Italy

Under 30 seconds - a quick look at the Festa della Befana in Urbania (Le Marche) Italy 2014. An Italian festival day. Filmed by La Tavola Marche - Jason Bartner & Ashley Bartner http://www.latavolamarche.com info@latavolamarche.com http://www.facebook.com/latavolamarche http://www.twitter.com/latavolamarche Short film to follow - 2014

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Jan. 3, 2014

Live from Italy | Online Cooking Classes with La Tavola Marche

La Tavola Marche (Farm, Inn & Cooking School) in Italy presents a new series "LIVE from ITLAY" Online Cooking Classes - stripping away wild TV personalities and focusing on the food & techniques filmed LIVE from our farmhouse. We ask the question, "Do you want to be entertained or do…

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Jan. 1, 2014

Learn to Cook in Italy Online Cooking Class

La Tavola Marche (Farm, Inn & Cooking School) in Italy presents a new series of LIVE from ITLAY: Online Cooking Classes. Without leaving the comfort of your kitchen, join us in ours! It's more than just watching an episode of a cooking show on television because this is not only…

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Dec. 8, 2013

Taste of Italy: Buon Giorno or Good Morning from the Free Range Hens at our Farm (Episode 1 )

35 seconds of country happiness and my favorite way to start the day! Buona Giornata! Episode 1 in our new series of short clips about Life in Le Marche, Italy on our farm!! Jason and Ashley Bartner are young American expats that moved from NYC to start an agriturismo (farm,…

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Sept. 2, 2013

The Potato Harvest (over 200 lbs!), Life in Le Marche

A short garden film from La Tavola Marche (farm, inn & cooking school). Harvesting over 100 kilos (or over 200 lbs) of yellow & white potatoes in Le Marche, Italy! (Sorry I accidentally shot this in portrait mode - my first iPad video)

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May 27, 2013

Wine from Le Marche: Visiting Vineyards & Bottling Wine in Italy (Our Life in Le Marche)

Every year we visit our favorite winemakers to collect hundreds of liters of wine for guests. In this short film we visit 3 vineyards & winemakers, buying 600 liters of loose wine or vino sfuso and then return to our farm to bottle, cork and label the bottles with guests!…

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May 5, 2013

Farm to Fork Cooking Class in (Le Marche) Italy: Foraging for Wild Edibles & Rustic Tart Recipe

During a hands-on cooking class at La Tavola Marche (farm, inn & cooking school) in Le Marche, Italy guests forage for wild greens in the field in front of our 300 year old farmhouse (agriturismo). Jason helps guests identify the different edibles and with bags full of dandelion greens, poppy…

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April 28, 2013

A Tale of 3 Tractors (Life in Le Marche, Italy)

A glimpse of our life in Le Marche, Italy as 2 American expats running a farm, inn & cooking school DEEP in the Italian countryside! Without a tractor of our own, it takes a village or at least the help of a three neighbors and their tractors, to help us…

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April 18, 2013

How to Transplant Seedlings, An Italian Garden (Part 2)

Spring in our Italian garden! A short & pretty video on gardening. How to easily transplant seedlings. In the video we are transplanting tomato seedlings for our organic farm in Le Marche, Italy where we grow 12 varieties and over 500 tomatoes alone! Spring in the Garden Series: Part 2…

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April 13, 2013

From Pig to Pancetta, Master Italian Butcher (Le Marche, Italy)

A short film on butchery & charcuterie in Italy. A visit to a cinta senese (antique breed) pig farm outside Urbino (Le Marche) Italy we butcher a pig and make cured, rolled pancetta with a Master Italian Butcher. by La Tavola Marche (farm, inn & cooking school) Ashley & Jason…

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March 15, 2013

Starting Heirloom Tomato Seeds, Spring in our Italian Garden (Part 1)

How to start seeds from a packet. In this pretty Spring video we start heirloom tomato seeds for our farm in Le Marche, Italy where we grow 12 varieties! Spring in the Garden Series: Part 1 A Film by: La Tavola Marche Music By: Spencer Dahl Shot at our friend…

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Feb. 2, 2013

How to Make Italian Coffee with a Moka (Un Caffè Italiano)

The best part of waking up in Italy is enjoying a proper Italian caffè! This short film shows you how to use and clean for a Moka to make Italian coffee (caffè, macchiato & cappuccino) at home. The Moka is the most widely used home coffee maker in Italy &…

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Jan. 18, 2013

A Short Lesson in Italian Salami & Sausage Making (Le Marche, Italy)

A short fun film on sausage & salami making with two old Italians in Le Marche, Italy. We made 40 kilos of meat to cure in our farmhouse this winter! Join us for our Annual butchery program in October or our Master Butchery Courses featured in The Guardian, Food &…

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