hathor, I am totally taken by your blog! Thank you Edsel for directing me to it. hathor, I will be driving to Umbria from Turin on the 30th or 31st. I have about 4 days to discover the region of my grandparents. No, there has not been one family member that has returned to her region or home in Norcia since 1916. Her name was Carrie but as a young girl in Italy it was Scholastica. Our family owns and operates a restaurant in North East Ohio by her name, Carrie Cerino's, www.carriecerinos.com, and we feature the food of her family from Umbria. I am all ears and willing to go anywhere to cram as much info as possible from that region. I will be starting at her home base in Norcia. Please advise as to salumi makers, butchers, pasta makers etc that you would recommend a chef should visit. After reading your blog I am really getting excited about Terra Madre and this trip. I do not speak Italian, except of course for the curse words that my grandmother had taught me. So, I can't use those, is there a good % of people that speak English there? Thanks