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Life in lovely Le Marche Italy! Scenes our farmhouse & cooking school La Tavola Marche by Ashley Bartner (No Half Measures Films) Sustainable Farm, Cooking School

During a whole hog butchery course in Italy we break down the pig and make strutto (rendered lard) and ciccioli (cracklings) with La Tavola Marche (farm, inn & cooking school) and Master Butcher Carlo of Calbianchino. Simply delicious!! The full recipe for how to make strutto & ciccioli are available…

On a cold winter's night we set up the camera & shot the Marche night sky & stars! Enjoy the first test of playing with 'nightlapse' time lapse on a GoPro Hero 4! Music: White Stripes "It's a cold cold night" Filmed & Edited by: Ashley Bartner

A Christmas Special! This episode/class can help you prep for the Holidays with a beautiful Butternut Squash Soup and the classic, rich & creamy, Tiramisu. Both dishes can be made ahead or the morning of your event and can be scaled up easily to feed a full house of hungry…

**Rescheduled due to Snow Storm** New Date: January 4th, 2015 It’s all about pasta! First we will make a semolina dough pasta, Cavatelli or little caves. This is a perfect intro to pasta making because no rolling pin is even needed! After you get down the knack of forming the…

The 2nd Season of LIVE! from ITALY: Online Cooking Classes kicks off on December 14, 2014 with a menu cooking with wine!! Starting with our Butcher’s favorite and a staple at our farmhouse, Bone-In Veal (or meat of your choice), Braised in White Wine with Potatoes & Tomatoes a meal…

Special "Thank You" LIVE! Online Cooking Class from Italy at La Tavola Marche (farm, inn and cooking school) with Chef Jason Bartner. Prepare your culinary questions and Jason will answer them all! The class will cover Salsa Verde, this simple yet versatile 'salsa' made with parsley, capers & anchovies that…

Due to a rainy summer, blight has set in on our 400 tomato plants in the garden but some things like the rain! Farmer/Chef Jason Bartner explains what's coming out of the garden from August to early October! From the peppers to pumpkins, onions and chard the garden still has…

Due to a rainy summer, blight has set in on our 400 tomato plants in the garden. Farmer/Chef Jason Bartner explains what blight looks like, why it happens, how to try to prevent it organically and what your tomatoes will taste like...if they are even edible. A disastrous year for…

Two young American expats, Jason & Ashley Bartner share their true story of moving from NYC to the Italian countryside to share the good life with others at La Tavola Marche (farm, inn and cooking school) La Tavola Marche http://www.latavolamarche.com

Learn how to cut fresh pasta by hand! A glimpse of our Fresh Pasta & Sauces Class at La Tavola Marche. Filmed on an iPad LIVE during a summer cooking class in Le Marche, Italy at our farmhouse, inn & cooking school! "Taste of Italy" is our webseries of shorts…

Make your kitchen smell outright divine with this Tuscan-based slow roasted tomato bread soup, Pappa al Pomodoro. This recipe is a perfect example of eating with the seasons & peasant cooking. Using our homegrown tomatoes & garlic along with stale bread - with only three ingredients the taste is explosive!…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 -…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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