Pasticceria Scarpato – Nice cakes, shame about the website

I won't say how I found out about the site of Italian biscuit and cake maker, Scarpato, but I decided to check it out. Well, I do like Italian food and one of the aims of this blog is to do a little promotion of all things Italian.So, off I went to have a mosey around.What I found was a very … [Read more...]

The Power of Italy

Maserati - GranTurismo

In these troubled times in Italy, I'm going to buck the trend and have a look at something which puts Italy in the kind of light it should be in permanently. That something is the Italian car company, which I regard as being the Italian equivalent of Aston Martin. That company is Maserati. … [Read more...]

Brioni

You will know the names Versace, Armani and D&G, but I wonder how many know of Brioni. The company has been around since 1945.If you have never heard of this brand, fear not, for neither had I. This is not much of a surprise seeing as very few English teachers can afford suits that cost … [Read more...]