Here is another story of a 'Good Italian Thing' that I discovered while starting a new English course last week which is tied to a part-time master in Sports Business Management. As you might expect, many of the participants are ex-sportsmen and women, and they are a fascinating bunch of people … [Read more...]
Not a lot of people know this – Francesco Rutelli
February 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Apparently, Francesco Rutelli, the present Italian Cultural Affairs minister, once replaced the Italian flag which flew at Palazzo Montecitorio with that of the Vatican. I have not been able to discover in exactly which year Rutelli did this mischievous act, but it was interesting to hear about it … [Read more...]
Pasticceria Scarpato – Nice cakes, shame about the website
February 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Walter Veltroni – again.
February 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Rob, over at his interesting bi-lingual blog, Wind Rose Hotel, has written a couple of posts on Veltroni, in Italian.In the first of his posts back in June last year, Rob observed that although Veltroni is no great orator, he does appear to be an effective communicator, and is possibly good enough … [Read more...]
Walter Veltroni – saviour, or same old, same old?
February 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
My brief profile of Walter Veltroni led to a couple of unexpected reactions. First, I received an email in Italian in support of the man, saying that he really is a great hope for Italy. And then, someone from Stateside asked, very nicely, how to contact Veltroni. No reason was given.I have to … [Read more...]
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