Good Weekend, Bad Weekend

The 442 Pub, Milan

Ah, spring is in the air.  It's almost feeling balmy in Milan at the moment, as winter starts to drift definitively away.And I wish the problems with my hosting service would drift away definitively too. I did not manage to post anything to this blog at the weekend.  Partially because of … [Read more...]

New Year Nosh in Italy

Lobster and Cristina

This episode of Food and Wine Friday feature is dedicated to the mountain of food we consumed during our New Year's Eve bash.There were six adults and three children partaking of the festivities and most of the time, with the exception of a few boxing matches on our new Wii, was dedicated to … [Read more...]

Dining With Anarchists

Anarchy symbol

Seeing as I find myself home alone dog sitting during the remnants of the Christmas holidays, our hospitable neighbour and fine cook invited me over to dine with a group of her friends last night, even though I do not have a beard.What she did not mention was that this group of friends formed … [Read more...]

Random Reminders

Italy's public finances are in a mess.  The credit crisis is causing problems too, and Italy's government is introducing various measures to help its less fortunate citizens and businesses through the worst.Owing to the poor state of Italy's coffers, Italy cannot afford to dish out too much, … [Read more...]

A Wii Aperatif

The wee Wii

Those with a Scottish background could be forgiven for thinking that a 'wii' aperitif meant a 'quick' aperitif, but no, it really was an aperitif followed by a few bouts on Nintendo's latest box of tricks which goes by the oddish name of 'Wii'.Despite the funny wee name, a great wee time was had … [Read more...]