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Chestnut Ravioli With Brown Butter Sage Sauce I toasted the chestnuts in the oven, then peeled and chopped them. You could however simply use chestnuts from a can or jar which would eliminate that step for you. I combined the …

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Tra nuovi modelli di produzione e consumo, al ‘Salone del Gusto’ di Torino  sapori e saperi a Stelle e Strisce Sulla scia di quella filosofia “slow food” (mangia piano e bene, vivi meglio) che sembra tanto incompatibile con i ritmi …

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From the moment we entered the Mission Viejo Country Club, there was a long table beautifully decorated with original Venetian Masks and the two chairladies beautifully dressed and adorned with Venetian Masks over their eyes.     JoAnn Waller and …

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Code di rospo, occhi di topo, ali di pipistrello:  a Cernobbio la danza delle streghe alla luce della luna. Code di rospo, occhi di topo, ali di pipistrello, denti di lupo: il mix perfetto per una serata tra streghe. Come ogni anno, …

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 I SF Giants campioni della “World League” di baseball. La gioia sportiva vista con uno sguardo quasi neutrale. Arancione e Nero sono stati i colori predominanti nelle ultime settimane a San Francisco, ed in particolare nella giornata di giovedì 1 Novembre. …

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What do the “experts” really talk about when they ramble on about the qualities of a wine varietal.  You’ve heard the drill on the language of wine-speak: “crispy, grassy, oaky, velvety, smooth, tannic, spicy,” etc. etc.   In the effort …

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“Italy is a Cultural Superpower” – An interview with the Consul General of Italy in San Francisco   The Honorable Mauro Battocchi is the newly-appointed Consul General of Italy in San Francisco; he succeeded the Honorable Fabrizio Marcelli in September 2012. …

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November means Italian cinema in SF The month of November has just started, and it is sure to be one of the most interesting ever for San Franciscans who love Italian film. Following a three-day “Cinema by the Bay” event, …

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Napa Valley accounts for less than 4 percent of America’s total wine production. Yet it’s the country’s best-known wine region.   Napa rocketed to the forefront of American winemaking in 1976, when British wine merchant Steven Spurrier organized a wine …

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La solitudine della vita moderna: dopo 9 anni Bertolucci torna sugli schermi per studiare i sentimenti con ‘Io e te’ Bernardo Bertolucci, il maestro del Novecento, il regista che ha smascherato il conformismo di ogni epoca vissuta, l’autore di uno …

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