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…the king of intercalari, sequins et all: at the beginning of the sentence it shows you’re gathering your thoughts; before a question, it can express curiosity, impatience and even sarcasm….

…much as I wish, as a proud daughter of Italy, to be all that we are believed to be, reality is much more prosaic and less picture perfect than words….

I’ve always appreciated that the Italian-American experience, whether for survival or success, issues its own good advice. You may recall, for example, in the movie A Bronx Tale (1993, Chaz…

…opportunità di inviarle i più sentiti auguri del popolo italiano e miei personali. Stati Uniti e Italia sono legati da un’amicizia storica, alimentata dalla convinta adesione ai valori di libertà,…

…confused by the products, the ingredients, and the quality. There are many American chefs that today cook terrific Italian food, yet quality is what makes the true difference.” Gnocchi alla…

…to major museums in the city, you are going to need the Firenze Card (€60 per person) or the Amici degli Uffizi Card (€60 per family of 4) for express…

…our hobbies, through what we think and in the opinions we express, through the books we choose among the millions available. But it isn’t an innate quality, nor an objective…

…to being an expressive communicator of terroir, Pinot Nero is an adept and equally expressive reporter of any shortcomings in quality it may encounter. This is an especially interesting point…

…concerts more than 20 years ago when he found out that a co-worker’s young daughter had tragically died of a brain tumor. The colleague mentioned that his daughter had received…

…old vines. Lithe and graceful body, expressive notes of dark cherry, small red berries, kirsch, spice, and mint, underlined with delicious salinity, all knitted together by silky, fine-grain tannins. Stunning….