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…of being “santo.” Another story places the origin of the name one century later, in 1439, when pope Eugene IV called the council of Ferrara and Florence to discuss the…

…herbalist Pietro Andrea Mattioli in 1544. In spite of it, tomatoes were to become an essential ingredient in all kitchens, an addition to any type of dish. It didn’t take…

…thereof Nutritional features:  It’s contains only 30% water and 70% nutrients: protein, vitamin, phosphorus, calcium and mineral. Quickly digested and easily assimilated, dieticians often recommend it for children and the…

…are inclusion, richness, Italianness, sexiness, all are resulting into a vivid, vibrant, and fearless aesthetic. I develop my messages of inclusion and beauty. I amplify the dialogue between cultures, diversity,…

…at the heart of  discussions, also with Anthony Fauci.  For his part, the head of US diplomacy did not only stress that Di Maio was the first representative of a…

…globe, digestivo. A digestivo, as its name hints at, is a liqueur you have after dinner, to “digest” the meal you’ve just consumed. In truth, having a digestivo is much…

…sweet prosciutto di Parma to go with the figs.  The fig is also entwined in Roman legend. The Romans believed a fig tree to have been connected with the founding of Rome,…

…life in Italy to protect Aeneas, ancestor of the founders of Rome – at least according to Virgil, of course. Pallas was, so to speak, the first to die for…

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… it was at the heart of a complex system of canals and waterways not much different from what we can still see today in Venice or Amsterdam. The aim was…

I feel fortunate to have experienced a completely different way of life in Italy. I was a child in the late 1960s, when many Umbrian villagers still didn’t have home…