Thursday, December 31, 2009
Cole Porter and Galla Placidia
The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, #Italy has been told to inspire Cole Porter's Night and Day: http://bit.ly/4tyAFf
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Titus, the exemplary emperor
Titus' fame suffered for the understandable "bad press" by Jewish, but he was the most compassionate Roman Emperor http://bit.ly/69blvO
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Rocco A. Petrone
Rocco A. Petrone: football champion, West Point graduate, Director of NASA. Not bad for a guy from Sasso di Castalda http://bit.ly/8Eb4hU
Monday, December 28, 2009
A photo journey through the Campo de Fiori market
RT @robbin_g: A photo journey through the Campo de Fiori market Video - Rome Travel Videos - Tripfilms: http://bit.ly/90Zosq via @addthis
The 1908 Messina earthquake
Today in 1908 an earthquake killed more than 100k people in Messina and R. Calabria, #Italy. A ghastly image gallery: http://bit.ly/584OaA
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Caviar at Emperor's table
During the Roman Empire, the arrival of caviar at the table was often accompanied by a flourish of trumpets!: http://bit.ly/5hUpet
View of Sarsina's main square
A nice panoramic photo of Sarsina's main square on a snowy day http://tweetphoto.com/7087015 #Italy
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
The best of Roman engineering
A photogallery of the best of ancient Roman engineering: http://bit.ly/5NQ1K8 From "Machina" a new exhibit in Rome
St. Theodore, unemployed Patron
Unemployment can hit even Patron Saints: St. Theodore lost his job as patron of Venice to St. Mark around 829AD: http://bit.ly/5CamF2
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
3D panorama of the Gallery of Mirrors in Genoa
A breathtaking immersive 3D visit of the Gallery of Mirrors in the Royal Palace of #Genoa http://bit.ly/7g1Cen #Italy
Monday, December 21, 2009
Angerona, roman goddess of silence
Today my favorite Roman deity was celebrated: Angerona, goddess of silence and keeper of the secret name of #Rome http://bit.ly/5l5Ua1
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Recipe: tagliatelle di crespelle with Gorgonzola
Today I cooked Tagliatelle di crespelle with Gorgonzola cheese: http://bit.ly/4OUGon
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Domenico Cimarosa
Domenico Cimarosa wrote more than 80 operas during his life pleasing the most important kings of Europe in late '700 http://bit.ly/6OemEr
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Crudo di Cuneo is a PDO now
The Prosciutto Crudo di Cuneo earned the EU prestigious PDO certificate yesterday. It's one of a kind: http://bit.ly/7au3xC
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Clearing the mystery of Caravaggio's death
A high-tech project may clear mystery surrounding Caravaggio's death: http://bit.ly/7q7e6V
The Complete Galileo on-line
The Digital Edition of the Complete Work of Galileo Galilei is now available here: http://bit.ly/617MbQ
Monday, December 14, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Back to Baroque Exhibitions in Naples
RT @ItalyTravelista: Italy Art Lovers: Back to Baroque Exhibitions in Naples til April 2010 http://is.gd/5l1SH
Webcam over Amalfi
Two very nice webcams showing the spectacular town of Amalfi, #Italy http://bit.ly/57RIFh
Friday, December 11, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Naples pizza gets EU laurel
Naples pizza gets EU laurel: Accolade will protect it from inferior clones http://bit.ly/5PlACK
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Risotto alla Milanese
Risotto alla Milanese is a very classic, and easy to cook, Italian recipe: http://bit.ly/4pKphR
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Fresh Semolina Egg Pasta
RT @culinaryprep: Pasta: Cook-Italian.com!: Fresh Semolina Egg Pasta (Recipe) http://bit.ly/900na9
Andrea Palladio
Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) is considered the most influential architect in the history of Western architecture http://bit.ly/5FV2IB
Monday, December 07, 2009
Cicero for President?
The biggest fan ever of Marcus Tullius Cicero (http://bit.ly/oNYBN)? Probably John Adams, 2nd President of USA: http://bit.ly/5IMdQP
Saturday, December 05, 2009
Pompeii on Google Street View
This is a "must see": Pompeii on Google Street View. More info here: http://bit.ly/7DoaPj #Italy
Risina: an Italian native bean
Risina is the only still existingItalian native bean. It was on the verge of extinction, when... http://bit.ly/8W9nZR #Italy #Food
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Portraits of Roman Emperors
A very nice collection of pictures of busts, statues and coins of Roman Emperors at http://bit.ly/4tjaxR. Well worth a look!
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
The ancestor of Pesto
Popular Genoese sauce Pesto has a direct ancestor in the ancient Roman Moretum, a cheese spread made with Basil http://bit.ly/6Qfmt3
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Recipe: Rigatoni with Mushroom Marsala sauce
RT @culinaryprep: Pasta: What's Cookin' Italian Style Cuisine: Italian Rigatoni Pasta with Mushroom Marsala Sauce http://bit.ly/5LXpQv
Recipe: Drunken Spaghetti
RT @culinaryprep: Pasta: Seriously Italian: Spaghetti All'Ubriaco | Serious Eats : Recipes http://bit.ly/6YYw7D
More on peaches
More on peaches thanks to RT @divinacucina: scroll down to see the foto of the Saturnia peaches- Tabacchiera http://bit.ly/5woQJI
The Bivona peach
Picture and movie showing the Bivona peach: http://bit.ly/8dfjU2 #Italy #Food #Sicily #Enogastronomy
Delicious peaches from Sicily
#Sicily is famous for peaches too. Ask for Bivona, Leonforte or Tabacchiera peach when in #Italy http://bit.ly/5Ok6W1 (bottom page)