An original article published by Italian Notebook Not a lot is known about the Emperor Vespasian’s life and brief rule, other than that he built the enormous Flavian Amphitheatre, better known as the Roman Colosseum. His famous aphorism “Pecunia non olet” (money doesn’t smell) refers to the response to his son’s complaint about the unpleasant […]
Capua’s Mithreaum
Fotos and article by Barbara Sargoza from Italian Notebook ]The ancient Romans had as many gods as there were people and if you visit the Capua amphitheater, make sure to stop at the entrance and ask the custodian about the Mithraic temple. He disappears for a moment, then returns with a key and tells you […]
Pizza, Pane & a Pignata
[slideshow=71] Click here to view at Italian Notebook The pignata, seemingly straight out of Geppetto’s workshop in Pinocchio, is a ceramic pot that comes in various sizes. It has an adorable tubby body with two stout handles attached lopsidedly to the jug. Facing away from the fire, they never get hot even after hours in […]
Have I Made Myself Unclear?
click here to view at Italian Notebook If there is one thing that gets my knickers in a twist, it’s those things that still have me stymied after 50 years in Italy. So let’s like to try to solve the broccoli/broccoletti dilemma once and for all, shall we? First up are broccoletti aka cime di […]
Vera – Heidelberg, Germany
“Barbara and Federico, Thank you so much for arranging such a delightful cooking experience in the Mustilli kitchen. I was so happy to share the pasta making experience with my 16 year old nephew; Marili and her staff were so encouraging to him. I like to remember the “Bravo, bravo” when he was forming the […]
Cooking with Marilì Mustilli in S. Agata de’ Goti
[slideshow=70] Welcome to a delicious culinary and cultural event hosted by Marilì Mustilli. Together with her husband Leonardo and their two daughters, Anna Chiara and Paola, her family runs the prestigious Mustilli Winery, set in the medieval town of S. Agata dei Goti and perched on a spectacular tufa outcrop. Under Marilì’s expert supervision you […]
Alberobello: Yours Trulli
I recently spent five glorious days revisiting Puglia and one of the places I enjoyed most was Alberobello. That is the beauty of travelling in Italy: once is never enough! This was my third visit to the UNESCO world heritage site, and I could focus less on the quaint and irresistible charm of the round […]
Wow! is for Wisteria
As I was walking along Sant’Agata’s sunny ‘panoramica’ and basking in the delicious warmth of the longer days, I marveled at the explosion of greens, yellows, whites and pinks coursing through the countryside that, until a week ago, had seemed dead to the world. I rounded the homeward bend, and while keeping an eye on […]