author interviews

Food & Drink

Talking Tuscan Cooking with Giulia Scarpaleggia

by Phoebe Hunt | Mon, 01/17/2022 - 13:14

The founder of Jul’s Kitchen lets us in on her secrets to Tuscan cooking, La Cucina Povera and the joy of good, simple ingredients when you know how to use…

Culture

Talking Bologna, Truffle Hunting and Mystery Novels With Tom Benjamin

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 01/07/2022 - 00:00

Crime thriller The Hunting Season is set in the foodie town of Bologna, and food indeed plays a central role in the plot, especially as it refers to the world…

Food & Drink

Author Robert Camuto on the Wine and Soul of ��ý

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/08/2021 - 03:27

“��ý began for me south of Naples,” reads the opening sentence of Robert Camuto’s newest book, “South of Somewhere - Wine, Food and the Soul of ��ý.” It…

Lifestyle

Italians talking in the street wearing a face mask

"The Italian Art of Living": An Inspiring Author Interview

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 12/04/2020 - 00:00

Given the year we’ve gone through, a book like "The Italian Art of Living: Your Passport to Hope, Happiness and Your Personal Renaissance" is just what we need…

Lifestyle

Rainbow over Venice with Redentore Church in the background

Is There a Better Future for Venice? A Book Tries to Answer

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 11/20/2020 - 00:00

The best way to learn what life is really like in a certain place is to listen to the people who live in the place, sharing their experiences and feelings;…

Culture

Anita Garibaldi: The Heroine of Two Worlds (Author Interview)

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 10/15/2020 - 00:46

While the figure of Giuseppe Garibaldi is widely known and often admired for his fierce personality and his role in the unification of ��ý, another figure,…

Culture

Five Books on ��ý To Read in Quarantine

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 05/13/2020 - 00:00

For our list on great books about ��ý, we’re going to keep it lighthearted - no heavy tomes, no dense, exacting reads; life in quarantine is already hard…

Food & Drink

Author Interview: Learn How to Make Great Gluten-Free Pizza At Home

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 03/05/2020 - 04:27

[Photo: the Bronski family in a Neapolitan pizzeria.] Having been diagnosed with celiac disease in 2007, Peter Bronski didn’t want to lose the beloved food…

Culture

Interview with Author Taras Grescoe

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 01/31/2020 - 00:37

For our author interviews series, we’re delighted to present Taras Grescoe, a Canadian journal-ist based in Montreal and the author of seven non-fiction books…

Lifestyle

Talking To: Novelist Nicky Pellegrino

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/25/2019 - 00:00

Raised in Liverpool by an Italian father and a British mother, novelist Nicky Pellegrino has been immersed into Italian culture and lifestyle since she was a…