Pressing matters, a phrase with two meanings: one defines ‘an issue of crucial importance’; the other acknowledges that how something is pressed, matters. Both are very relevant to the subject of olive oil. On a metaphysical level olives symbolize Peace, a fragile concept. But in reality olives are rugged and hardy trees, with roots that extend […]
Archives for Novembre 2010
The Three Wise Salad Men
My mother has always prided herself on her huge american-style salads which are a combination of everything available at the market-place including lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers bell peppers, fennel, sprouts, onions and radishes. And if it happens to be taking the place of a meal, she’ll add some form of protein such as cheese, tuna […]
Faith Stewart-Gordon (2)
On return from her second visit in November 2010 – which included an exhibition of her art at the Polo Culturale Gastronomico in Montesarchio – Faith wrote: “We are back home and I have just opened the wonderful CD you made of Benevento, S. Agata and my art show. What a thrill! What great memories! […]