When traditions cross over to another country and meet new traditions, something delicious usually happens. TTTโบ๏ธ = Tomatoes Tarte Tatin Same goes for the very ๐ซ๐ท French Tarte Tatin when it encountered ๐ฎ๐น Italian traditions of tomatoes and cheeses. Therefore we got Tarte Tatin with ๐ tomatoes, ricotta, and shavings of Parmesan. It makes a […]
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Finally the time for travel is back. I had Pisa on my list for quite sometime and I was glad we could finally travel although with mask on entering all public places. Starting August we (the vaccinated population), shall have a QR code on our devices, or, for the traditional type, printed on paper, called […]
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Isnโt that a relief? 700 years after the death of the Supreme Poet, there are three limited editions ice creams dedicated to the three Dante canticles, for an engaging and surprising experienceโcreated by Magnumโa trio of ice creams to transition from the provocation of Hell to the purity of Paradise. Magnum X Dante The journey […]
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Italy has a great number of small provincial towns, often overlooked in favor of other major destination. Quite understandable though; the big five (Rome, Naples, Florence, Venice and Milan), are a must see in anybody’s travel list. But for the habituee, or the discerning art lover, there are small โsleepyโ provincial towns that are worth […]
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The COVID pandemic has been a 24+ months of anguish; Italy without tourists seems incomplete. There is so much art and beauty to share, it is a pity to keep it only for us. The past years were also spent in thinking what can be done better once things get back to normal again. Italy […]
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A couple of years ago I was talking with an American friend that was about to fly to Italy for a couple of weeks visit. He told me that he seldom goes to museums, instead he prefers to visit the churches. Churches, he said, have great works of art, tickets are cheaper and easier to […]
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About Carbonara there are plenty of annedocts, old and new, and sometimes quite funny! It is one of those dishes that one will get it right, once every four tries! First myth to dispel; the story of humble and industrious shepherds (or charcoal burners) who since the dawn of time have seasoned their spaghetti with […]
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Another unmistakable landmark site of Venice is Santa Maria della Salute (Saint Mary of Health), commonly known simply as the Salute. One cannot miss it with the grand dome and the fancy spiral scrolls with statues of top which act as buttresses for the dome. It stands on the narrow finger of Punta della Dogana, […]
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A couple of years ago, Liz Milan, an artist, a turist guide, and a friend, began a journey to raise awareness about the plastic ocean pollution, with a very interesting and though-provoking exhibition called โPlastic-ocene.โ I visited her exhibition this weekend, and it was surely a gripping and provocative artwork. The intent of the exhibition […]
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St. Theodor He was the original patron of Venice. He is in fact that guy on one of the two columns in Piazza San Marco, next to Palazzo Ducale. One is the Saint Markโs Lion and the other San Todaro (in Venitian), having killed a dragon. The dragon is nothing like Viserion—the scaring dragon of […]
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I just said that there is a pistachio mania lately, and it just so happen that I saw another recipe with pistachio that I had to try. I read it carefully and what I liked was the use of lemon zest, which–I thought would make the dish fresh and zingy, just right for the season […]
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Scala Contarini del Bovolo, it is a spiral staircase (or like a โsnailโ which in Venetian translates a โbovoloโ), is part of Palazzo Contarini, a secluded corner of Venice a little off the touristsโ trails. It is actually not too far from the famous Rialto Bridge. Palazzo Contarini has known several owners. There were many […]
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