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La Poltrona Scoreggiante Posted by Geoff on Jan 8, 2013
Choosing the wrong word amongst those that sound very similar usually just causes amusement, but sometimes the wrong choice can be embarrassing, as Serena explains in her story below. But first let’s have a look at the correct answers to our blog ‘Choose the Right Word’. 1. La cena è pronta. Puoi apparecchiare la tavola…
Gli Amaretti di Saronno Posted by Geoff on Nov 20, 2012
I see this bright red tin a hundred times a day. It sits on a shelf in our kitchen and is full of delicious … croccantini (cat biscuits)! Yes, an empty Amaretti di Saronno tin makes the perfect storage container for dried cat food, and none of our six gatti have yet worked out how…
Alla Sera di Ugo Foscolo Posted by Serena on Oct 24, 2012
Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet, writer, and essayist, was born in 1778 on the Greek island of Zante (Zakynthos), which at that time was part of the Venetian republic. Following his father’s death in 1788, he moved to Venice with his mother and brothers, leaving Zante for ever. Besides being a poet and writer, Foscolo was…
Annalisa Posted by Geoff on Oct 9, 2012
Regular readers of our blog will probably have realised that I have una predilezione per le cantanti Italiane (a predilection for Italian female singers). Here’s a great singer that I discovered recently: Annalisa Scarrone, better known simply as Annalisa. Annalisa, who was born in Savona, Liguria, in 1985, became well known last year following her…
La Bianchina Posted by Geoff on Oct 1, 2012
Here in Pontremoli we have two lovely piazze in our centro storico: Piazza della Repubblica, commonly called Piazza del Comune because it houses the council offices, and Piazza del Duomo. Most of the time it’s difficult to appreciate the beauty of these piazze due to their unfortunate, and somewhat controversial use as car parks. Every…
Italian Airport Quiz: Answers Posted by Serena on Sep 21, 2012
Well done everybody who had a go at my airport quiz! Her are the answers, with a little bit of extra information: 1. Parma, aeroporto Giuseppe Verdi. Verdi was born in 1813 in Roncole, near Busseto, north west of Parma. You can read about the role of Giuseppe Verdi during the Italian Risorgimento in this…
Orecchiette con le Cime di Rapa Posted by Serena on Sep 17, 2012
Here is the recipe that Mattia promised in his article, which was published a few days ago, about le orecchiette, a typical pasta from Puglia. You can find out how to make orecchiette by clicking on the link: orecchiette pugliesi The traditional dressing for this type of pasta is that most humble of all the…