Banana Republic

This is a blast from the past, but with what is going on in the Living Museum at the moment, it appears to be strangely relevant.  Naughty me! … [Read more...]

Milan 2015

Today I'm going to do a little future gazing, and imagine how Italy will be in 2015, the year of the Expo.Well, first of all let's imagine that in 2011 Silvio Berlusconi sadly passes away, having refused advice from his, American, doctors and gone ahead with plugging his head onto the body of a … [Read more...]

Gastronomic Fair – Via Paolo Sarpi, Milan, Italy

All sorts of Grappa

2011 edition of the Paolo Sarpi food fair this Sunday October 9, in Milan, Italy. Today was our annual appointment with the delightful Paolo Sarpi street fair.  As always there was an abundance of choice for Italian food lovers.This year we lunched on goose filled pasta, followed by fresh … [Read more...]

Diesel Reactions

I wrote about Italian fashion wear company Diesel's 30th anniversary promotional video recently, and I've been showing the video to a range of people to gauge reactions.I still want to show it to a few more people, but I thought some might like to know the reactions I've had so far. … [Read more...]

Take a Leek and add some Pecorino

Leeks

Those who hail from my homeland may think that the humble leek belongs in that small corner of the UK dominated by sheep and male voice choirs - namely Wales.Well, it may surprise you to know that leeks are quite well known in Italy too, and professional chef Judith from Think on It tells me that … [Read more...]