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by Francesca Re Manning | Thu, 01/25/2018 - 04:35
I would probably list walking and eating as two of my favourite activities. And if you can do both in a beautiful setting surrounded by art and historical…
Culture
by Francine Segan | Fri, 01/12/2018 - 06:43
Alchermes, a spicy-sweet liqueur with a lovely floral aroma and distinctive bright red color, was created in Tuscany and has been popular throughout Italy…
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by Francine Segan | Wed, 12/20/2017 - 10:58
A Natale con i tuoi e a Pasqua con chi vuoi. “Spend Christmas with your family, but Easter with whoever you want,” a popular expression throughout Italy. In…
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by Francine Segan | Mon, 12/11/2017 - 11:25
A box of pasta can cost anywhere from $1 to $7 or more per pound. Since pasta is just flour plus water, what, if anything, makes expensive pasta worth the…
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by Silvia Donati | Thu, 12/15/2016 - 08:00
“La pizza napoletana è una pizza da amare.” (“Neapolitan pizza is a pizza to cherish”). That’s the sentence I remember most vividly from my conversation with…
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by Silvia Donati | Wed, 05/04/2016 - 00:00
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by csabino | Mon, 04/25/2016 - 14:55
A cocktail that came into being thanks to a cowboy count, the Negroni with roots in Milan, Turin, and Florence, enjoys a fast-growing revival in bars around…
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by Silvia Donati | Thu, 04/14/2016 - 10:00
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by ITALY | Mon, 01/25/2016 - 05:47
All over Italy, there are no Carnival celebrations without some crispy fried dessert, the ones on the photo above, which represent the real taste of a true…
Culture
by Germaine Stafford | Thu, 04/02/2015 - 11:06
Pranzo di PasquaThe abbey of San Vincenzo in Molise was founded in 703 A.D. by Paldo, Taso and Tato, three monks from Benevento. They built San Vincenzo on the…