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 “The perfect lover is the one who turns into pizza at four in the morning” – Charles Pierce Italians love pizza, and we are obsessed with it: “Saturday night is pizza night” or, in my case, it could be “every...

Puglia, the “heel” of the boot, has become increasingly popular in these last few years. And the reasons are many: its enchanting beaches, its “whiter than white” villages, its vastness, as compared to the hilly landscapes of Tuscany and...

Bread is the centrepiece of our Mediterranean diet, a central element of lives and cultures. Christians consider it a sacred food, broken and shared at the table, a symbol of brotherhood. When I was living in America, it was served in Italian...

Venice is a city that excites and amazes, radiates vital energy and fills you with nostalgia when you leave. During my university years, I had the good fortune to study in Venice, get to know it, explore it and get in touch with its most genuine...

The most traditional image of Christmas is the Nativity scene, representing the hut with the newborn baby Jesus between Mary and Joseph and warmed by the donkey and ox. Ever since I was a baby, the Nativity scene and the tree have been...

I have been hosted several times in a Sicilian house and for sure they never run out of food! The first time I went to Sicily, I was hosted by a friend of mine in the beautiful city of Syracuse; I am a hearty eater but, trust me, I remember those...

Basil is a plant which thrives off light and air. The air of the Ligurian Riviera. It is the star ingredient of a famous condiment, strictly ground in a marble mortar. No other way… Ligurians far from their home land can often be spotted...

I am in love with Tuscany: a perfect combination of landscapes, art, culture. I really am, also because “il mi nonno”, my grandfather, originally came from Serravalle, in the province of Arezzo. But there’s another reason why I love it so...

Venice, the city on the water, is famous worldwide for its history and undisputed beauty, but especially for the Carnival, one of the most famous in the world. Venice is much more; it is a magical city, a unique and iconic place, an open-air...