Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Amilcare Ponchielli and Walt Disney

Everybody knows Giuseppe Verdi, but Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-86)? Walt Disney did... and used his Dance of the Hours http://bit.ly/9PPHBG

Monday, August 30, 2010

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Giuseppe Balsamo, Count of Cagliostro

Giuseppe Balsamo, Count of Cagliostro (1743-95) or how to fraud your way into history: http://bit.ly/bV6LXL

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Potatoes in puff pastry with Salame di Cremona

Easy to prepare and perfect for Summer: "Potatoes in puff pastry with Salame di Cremona" - http://bit.ly/9VkURP

Do you know Ruchè wine?

RT @vintrospective: An Italian wine we need to see more of... Ruchè from Piemonte http://bit.ly/cSnU7S #italy #wine

Monday, August 16, 2010

Antonioni and "Sex and the City"

Before there was 'Sex and the City,' there was Michelangelo Antonioni's 'The Girlfriends.' - http://bit.ly/am9F7c

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Friday, August 13, 2010

Meet the delicious Cicerchia

Meet the delicious Cicerchia: Why Do Poisonous Beans Have to Taste So Good? - Food - The Atlantic - http://tinyurl.com/35jrzvj

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Pasta e ceci

RT @vegeterranean: Pasta e ceci ... good winter comfort soup (especially with lashings of reggiano!) http://bit.ly/bV1LWp #italian #recipe

Tomatoes filled with rice

Tomatoes filled with rice: a typical summer recipe in Italy on ItalianFoodNet today: http://bit.ly/9W9PMI

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour

Today Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour was born in 1810. He was the leading force behind the birth of Kingdom of Italy http://bit.ly/90htAi

Friday, August 06, 2010

Monday, August 02, 2010

English from fear

"English from fear" or how to speak English by translating Italian jargon literally. I may die laughing: http://bit.ly/brBXWa