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TRACKING DOWN SAN LORENZO
As noted last week, remembering birthdays and other important days is an element of la bella figura. Earlier this year, my husband Lorenzo and I each qualified for brutta figura when we forgot his brother Livio’s onomastico, or his saint day. No WhatsApp call, no...
OH JUST ONE LAST THING
You may have noticed I sometimes find it handy to stick additional bits of information at the end of a post with Oh, Just One Last Thing. Sometimes the last bit is directly related to the topic of the day. Other times, it's just one more thing I have in mind to say....
LA BELLA FIGURA
In the Comments Policy, I’ve urged you to keep la bella figura in mind when posting comments. I should explain what I mean when invoking this quintessentially Italian trait. La bella figura is one of the most widely known of Italian expressions – and also one of the...
TREASURES WE HAND DOWN
I doubt I was alone in choking up a bit in Searching for Italy episode #3 when Stanley Tucci's host Barbara Asioli pulled out her worn and treasured copy of La Scienza in cucina e l'Arte di mangiar bene, or Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well. As...
BECOMING A. S. FURBETTA
I met with literary agents for the first time 25 years ago in Bologna at the annual book fair held there. I had an idea for a book based on my experiences working for an investment bank in Milan, which I pitched as a cross between Liar’s Poker and A Year in Provence. ...
STARVING FOR THE FIRST TIME
When I found myself watching over and over again the episodes of Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, I realized I was STARVING FOR ITALY.Within a few days of the diagnosis, I decided to launch this blog and share my love and longing for Italy with others who suffer...
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
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