Only in Italy could they have invented this, coffee addicted as many here are. Coffee you can put in your pocket? Yes really. Let me explain. When you turn on the radio chances are high you'll hear a commercial for 'Pocket Coffee'. You hear a lady singing, she stops...
Years ago I worked with this lovely man who created some walls, terraces and a small building on site where I live. I had been working on the same projects as well as a 'facchino', one who carries stuff around (in this case building sand and stones, lots and lots of...
It took some time but it now is official, March 17 has been declared a national holiday in Italy celebrating the 150th anniversary of its unification. Some Italians are/were not so sure if this is a cause for celebration but there it is. Only this year. Now in Italy...
Carciofi aka. artichokes are upon us so what do you do? You eat them of course, loads of them! Now, one can easily write a book on them but I will stick to a foolproof recipe. No dapping leaves in sauces or oil, this you can eat with fork and coltello. First choose...
Not everyone may know this vegetable but it is getting more widely known and for good reasons. This member of the Brassica family is tasty, quick to prepare, not difficult to grow, quite cheap and with its high levels of Vitamine A, B, C, Calcium, potassium and fiber...
Oh Dio, oh dio, the old lady muttered while she slowly climbed the hill zigzagging from left to right. Drunk? No, it was caused by a dog. You see, our neighbours have a guest these days, a young dog owned by someone in the family. It is a nice dog and has got all the...
GMB isn't a name that gives me hope of finding delectable cakes, tarts and other good things. GMB to me sounds more like something participants in the annual Tour de France use to find some extra pedalpower, or it sounds like a builder of offroad motorbikes. However I...
After having finished my pizza in our favourite neighbourhood pizza joint, it took some time before I got the message on the plate in front of me. I had never seen a plate like that. It was a Moretti beer advert on a plate. Maybe up to this point not so special but...
As every year around this time the neighbours had their pig brought to their house to cut it up and transform it into salumi, sausages, capocollo, pancetta, ribs and chops. Not because they jumped on the nose-to-tail bandwagon but...
So we had peracottaio and today we give you cioccolataio. A cioccolataio is someone who makes and sells chocolate. 'Fare una figura da cioccolataio' means leaving a bad impression (fare brutta figura). There is a nice story attached to this. A cioccolataio had done...
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