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Dreaming of Italy with Best Selling Author Corrina Cooke

Our guest on this episode is Corinna Cooke, she is the founder of Glam Italia Tours and a best-selling author who is currently working on her 5th book! Originally from New Zealand, Corinna has lived in a variety of places around the world and currently resides in Phoenix AZ. We talk all about her early years as a makeup artist in London and Los Angeles and how everything fell together in that difficult industry.

We cover lots of topics as we chat about all the reasons we both love Italy so much and the best ways to tour/explore Italy on your own.  We cover some recent travel topics Corinna discussed in her monthly e-newsletter, how she gradually learned to speak Italian and how you can join one of her women-only Glam Italia Tours! We also talk about her guide book series, “Glam Italia!” which covers all sorts of helpful topics, tips, scenario situations & stress points, cultural points, and some of her top travel tips! She has so many wonderful stories, insights and lessons she shares, this is a must listen for anyone planning or considering a trip to Italy!

https://corinnacooke.com/

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That's a Wrap on our Summer Trip to Scotland

This podcast features a conversation on the last day of our recent personal trip to Scotland we took May 30th - June 10th. Our group included Isabel and myself, our friends and past Candelaria Design Tour travelers, Anthony and Gicela Dulcich, and Isabel’s mother, Alette Thompson who was celebrating her 75th birthday. 

As for why she chose Scotland for her birthday trip, during the pandemic Alette did a lot of research on their family and found that their ancestry was from Scotland. She traced back their ancestors as far as the 1300’s, including Scottish royalty and the castles they lived in! Thus, these castles became our itinerary and we based ourselves in  Edinburgh, Scotland in a lovely AirBnB and from there we explored castles, distilleries, St. Andrews, and the countryside of Scotland including the Scottish Highlands.
What a marvelous trip and this episode was recorded on our final day, so some wonderful reflective thoughts are shared from our journey. Enjoy~

Links:

  • Iconic Hour podcast episode featuring Mark Candelaria, Brent Kendle, and CP Drewett here.

  • Modern Arcadia Home article here.

  • Join us in Newport Beach July 23rd for a special book signing and wine tasting at Roger's Gardens, more info here. 

European Holiday - France, Switzerland and Italy

In this podcast episode Mark and his oldest daughter Tiffany talk about their incredible Christmas and New Year spent in Europe! Mark treated his three daughters on an incredible holiday trip where they spent 4 nights in Paris (scouting for our CDA France Tour this September), 3 nights in Zurich, Switzerland (to go someplace none of them had ever been), 4 nights in Florence and 3 nights in Rome (because they love Italy)! The youngest daughter is 17 and off to college next year, so Mark figured this might be the last time all 4 of them could take the time to do a trip like this, especially given the last time they all took a trip together for the holidays was back in 2015!

Mark and Tiffany share all the logistics that went into this trip, from expedited passports, to the booking process for AirBnBs in Europe, to trains strikes, to navigating the metro. Of course they will also recount all the fun stuff too, like the amazing restaurants, the Christmas Markets, the famous sights and the memories they made.

Page Knudsen Walks Us Through Willamette Valley

Our guest today is Page Knudsen and her and her brothers are second-generation owners and operators of Knudsen Vineyards, in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. In this episode she shares the rich history of their vineyard and the region that has grown to receive worldwide recognition for outstanding Pinot Noir grapes. We were fortunate enough to meet Page last summer on a guided Pinot Wine Walking tour that Page herself led that day. She told us all about the vineyards and the area’s history while walking us through the vineyards and sampling the wines along the way. We are so excited to include this wine walk on our first ever Willamette Valley Wine Tour this month with 16 of our friends and to have Page on our podcast today!

Springing into the Phoenix Home & Garden Tour with John Roark and Isabel Dellinger Candelaria

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Welcome to Spring! Today’s Inspiring Living episode celebrates Spring perfectly as our guests include Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine Editor-In-Chief John Roark and Interior Designer and my lovely wife, Isabel Dellinger Candelaria. We talk about the Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine Garden Tour coming up this Saturday, April 17. You can get your tickets by clicking here, you will not want to miss this as we have a fabulous Candelaria Design home with Gardens by Refined Gardens on the tour, pictured below.

Give our podcast a listen, give us a subscribe and review for a chance to win a custom Candelaria Design Pasta Machine!

We also have a fabulous feature in this month’s Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine showcasing a Candelaria Design ~ Earth and Images home that is one of our favorites, shown below. Visit our Press Page here for more on the April/May issue and our feature.

Checking in with Elizabeth Wholey in Umbria, Italy

This episode of Inspiring Living features one of our dear friends from Umbria, Italy, Elizabeth Wholey. We met Elizabeth many years ago during our Candelaria Design Tour Italy adventures and she has been our on-site chef and host for over ten years now when we stay at her Farmhouses while in Umbria.

This is Elizabeth's third appearance on our podcast and she gives us an update on how things are going there in Italy with the whole Covid-19 Pandemic. It is very interesting to get her perspective on how Italy has been dealing with the pandemic, especially over the course of the recent holidays, and shares her thoughts on how this might play out over the course of 2021.

We have scheduled our 2021 Candelaria Design Tour Italy thinking and hoping we might be able to pull it off this year. This will be our 16th Tour Italy over the last 20 years, so you do not want to miss being a part of this experience and get to meet Elizabeth for yourself. Our dates are set for September 15th - 29th starting in Florence, a week in Umbria and Tuscany, and finishing with a stay at the Villa d'Este on Lake Como. Click on the link for more info on our tours: https://www.candelariadesign.com/sign-upitaly2020

Follow Elizabeth on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elizabethwholey/
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.wholey
Elizabeth is also an amazing chef and has written a wonderful book about the cuisine and culture of Umbria: https://www.altabella.com/sustenance__an_italian_culinary_guidebook

ICONIC HAUS Launch with Renee Dee and Mark Candelaria

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ICONIC HAUS is a luxury designer show house presented by Scottsdale-based, lifestyle magazine ICONIC LIFE that brings together 22 talented designers under one roof for an 18-day showcase. This Winter’s 2020/2021 ICONIC HAUS is a spec home located in Paradise Valley designed by Mark Candelaria and Vivian Ayala. The stunning “Mod-iterranean” style estate is 11,000 square feet and was built by Temac Development and is marketed for sale by The Joffe Group.

Renee Dee, Founder and Publisher of ICONIC LIFE, sits down with Mark Candelaria over Aperol Spritzes in his office’s new demonstration kitchen to talk all things ICONIC HAUS. They also discuss what it’s like to be the go-to guy for spectacular estates and remodels in the Valley and the changes in design he's seen since covid-19.

ICONIC HAUS will open VIRTUALLY to the public late November and will host several very small, private events, all to benefit The Heart Center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

Thank you to ICONIC HAUS Premier Sponsors: Viking Range/Central AZ Supply, Brizo, BMW, Circa Lighting, Crestron, Dunn Edwards, Hunter Douglas and Solstice Stone.

https://iconiclife.com/iconic-haus-2020/

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Wine Making in the Heart of Oregon with Bruno Corneaux

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Our podcast today features someone special in the Willamette Wine community, being one of the first winemakers in the Ribbon Hill region/small sub-AVA, Bruno Corneaux. Today, Bruno is the director of winemaking at NW Wine Company in Dundee and owner and winemaker at Domaine Divio Winery in Newberg, Oregon. We visited their stunning winery in Newberg, the first time just by chance, and boy was it a lucky find as there are a hundred wineries in the area! Pair stunning views with incredible Rose’, Chardonnay, Pino Grigio and Pinot Noirs and friendly staff and we were in wine country heaven! While wine tasting we learned about Bruno and his childhood in Burgundy, France and then working in wineries around the world, and then starting Domaine Divio in 2014 . . . we just knew we had to come back and have him as a guest on our podcast!

Bruno with oldest son working on their vineyard.

Bruno with oldest son working on their vineyard.

Bruno in the vineyard

Bruno in the vineyard

Bruno & wife Isabelle relaxing at their Domaine Divio Tasting House

Bruno & wife Isabelle relaxing at their Domaine Divio Tasting House

Tiffany Candelaria enjoying a tasting at Domaine Divio

Tiffany Candelaria enjoying a tasting at Domaine Divio

Living Beautifully with Renee Dee

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Our guest today is Renee Dee, founder and publisher of the luxury lifestyle magazine ICONIC LIFE.

Renee founded ICONIC LIFE in early 2018, after nearly 25 years in publishing and marketing as former founder and publisher of Arizona Foothills magazine. ICONIC LIFE is a digital luxury lifestyle magazine celebrating the art of living beautifully with features on exceptional design, architecture, style, cuisine, luxury travel and living your best life. Renee’s inspired editorial direction, passion for stunning imagery and her heart for giving back are the pulse of the magazine.

In this podcast, she shares with us her impressive career trajectory encompassing all sides of the media—as a media buyer and a broadcast account executive, an editor and a television reporter. Fast-forward to today and she is poised to make a mark in publishing once more with the launch of ICONIC LIFE. This next chapter is a passion project to inspire readers to LIVE BEAUTIFULLY.

Renee also just launched ICONIC HOUR, a podcast showcasing the vibrant people behind the products, the dreams behind the designs and the innovation behind inspiring ideas. Today, Renee released a podcast on Iconic Hour featuring Mark Candelaria titled: “Architect, Chef, Travel Guru and Artist Mark Candelaria Exemplifies Inspired Living” We highly recommend you give both podcasts a listen!

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