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Non è Marzo, ma amo questa canzone! Posted by Geoff on Jun 11, 2012
It isn’t March, but I love this song by Giorgia, la mia cantante italiana preferita (my favourite female Italian singer), so much that I want to share it with you. Who is Giorgia? well, it seems to come more naturally to say it in Italian: è una bellissima ragazza Romana dalla voce stupefacente che mi…
Il Pancotto di Mattia Posted by Geoff on May 22, 2012
Yesterday I published a blog by my friend Mattia who, as he himself describes in his post, dreams of becoming a professional cook. Mattia is from Puglia in the south of Italy, and like most Italians is very passionate about his region’s culinary specialities. Here, as promised, is my translation of Mattia’s traditional Pugliese recipe…
Ciambella allo Yogurt Posted by Serena on May 7, 2012
The most traditional Italian home made cake is without doubt la ciambella, a ring-shaped sponge cake which, in recipe books, is often called la ciambella della nonna (Granma’s ciambella) to make it sound more ‘authentic’. To bake una ciambella you need a ring-shaped cake tin, but if you don’t have one you can always use…
Tales of La Gioconda–Part 3 Posted by Serena on Apr 25, 2012
Previously in Tales of La Gioconda: Monna Lisa Stolen from the Louvre by Decorator!! Vincenzo Leonard was the pseudonym of Louvre decorator and odd job man Vincenzo Peruggia who was born near Luino in northern Italy. Like thousands of other Italians, Peruggia emigrated to France in search of work. In his role as Louvre odd…
Tales of La Gioconda–Part 2 Posted by Serena on Apr 23, 2012
It’s Monday the 21st of August 1911, the Louvre museum is closed to the public, and only a few people with special permission are allowed in. Amongst them is Louis Berould, who is hoping to paint a copy of the Monna Lisa. When he reaches the gallery where La Gioconda is exhibited, Berould finds an…
Tales of La Gioconda–Part 1 Posted by Geoff on Apr 20, 2012
It’s probably the world’s most famous painting, millions of us have been to visit it in the Louvre, and just about everyone will have seen it reproduced as a print, postcard, chocolate box lid, tea cosy, etc. ad infinitum. But how many of us have found ourselves standing amongst the constant crowd of pilgrims that…
Cura Ricostituente di Primavera Posted by Serena on Apr 6, 2012
È primavera, e le galline si sono rimesse a deporre le uova. Abitando in un piccolo paese, molte famiglie intorno a noi hanno il pollaio e così, in questo periodo dell’anno, capita spesso che qualcuno ci regali delle uova fresche. Pertanto mi è tornato in mente una cosa che mi raccontava mia madre: da bambina…