Since I moved to the UK 6 years ago, most of my conversations are about “proper Italian food”: not that I go around restaurants investigating all ingredients…… Read more “The Italian way”
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The Superb
“You will see a majestic town, backed against the hills of the Alps, superb both for its men and its walls, the view of which alone suggests its…… Read more “The Superb”
Love conquers all
“Amor vincit omnia, et nos cedamus amori” (Love conquers all things, so we too shall yield to love) – Virgil, Eclogues Every year, around the beginning of February,…… Read more “Love conquers all”
Cheesecage?
“Montalbano felt moved. This was real friendship, Sicilian friendship, the kind based on intuition, on what was left unsaid. With a true friend, one never needs to…… Read more “Cheesecage?”
The last artichoke
-Have you got them? -Not yet, but I spoke to my guy – by the time you get here, they will be in my bag -How can…… Read more “The last artichoke”
The taste of the sea
South of Italy, August. It is 23:30, the temperature isn’t even considering to drop, it is too hot to go to sleep. You live in a small…… Read more “The taste of the sea”
Of druids, sins and pasta
“Through singing, opera must make you weep, shudder, die.”- Vincenzo Bellini Today we are in Catania, the second largest city in Sicily after Palermo, famous for her…… Read more “Of druids, sins and pasta”
All (small) ears
There is a place, in the South of Italy, where time stands still: it doesn’t matter if you have the new iphone, if you are a youtuber…… Read more “All (small) ears”
Six impossible things
“Let’s consider your age to begin with — how old are you?’ ‘I’m seven and a half exactly.’ ‘You needn’t say “exactually,”’ the Queen remarked: ‘I can…… Read more “Six impossible things”
The gnocchetti call
You have now mastered the art of malloreddus, you are a pro using the wood board, you can make gnocchetti with both thumbs tied and your eyes…… Read more “The gnocchetti call”
THE PARMIGIANA WHISPERER 