March – 2015 – Blog By Italy

Bottarga (Botargo): Strange food from Italy

Published on Thursday, 19 March 2015 10:46 Category: Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition

Ever heard of spaghetti with bottarga (Botargo)? It is one of the tastiest dishes in Italy. Botargo is a delicacy of salted, cured fish roe (fish eggs), typically from grey mullet or tuna. Botargo has...

Italy’s Pride and Prejudice: Commonplaces revisited

Published on Tuesday, 17 March 2015 20:25 Category: Business / Economy, Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tourism, Tradition

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“Italy – The Extraordinary Commonplace” We usually don’t like government commercials. But this one is really well done. It takes all the prejudices or commonplaces and shows what Italy is really capable of . For example: Did you know that Italy is Europe’s second largest exporter after Germany ? Did...

Happy Italian Easter ! – part One

Published on Tuesday, 17 March 2015 11:51 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition

Italians just love big Easter Eggs made out of chocolate and with a lot of colorfull wrapping around it. All the big chocolatiers bring out their own eggs. Often with a surprise for the kids inside. But this is not the only Easter tradition in Italy. We’ll post different...

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Aperitivo at 1815 meters (6000 feet) and some degrees below freezing…

Published on Sunday, 15 March 2015 18:55 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Sports, Tourism, Travel

A special aperitivo at “Terrerosse” in the Italian Alps, above Foppolo – one hour from Bergamo. In the middle of the slopes and the dark mountains, we reached the...

Osteria di Pinocchio – A very Italian Pizzeria for children

Published on Thursday, 12 March 2015 07:29 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tourism

Osteria di Pinocchio is the name of a very Italian concept of a family restaurant in Perugia. Parents and children can have great Italian food: Pasta with truffles, Pizza...

Valentino goes Zoolander

Published on Wednesday, 11 March 2015 07:49 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Italy

Italian fashion house Valentino has put on a very original fashion show in Paris. They hired Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson to revive their Zoolander characters on the catwalk.

Attenti al gatto ! Beware of the cat !

Published on Tuesday, 10 March 2015 11:33 Category: Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition

Seen in Perugia, Umbria. Attenti al gatto ! Beware of the cat !

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Cheap Euro = More Italian Food & Wine

Published on Monday, 9 March 2015 19:48 Category: Food, Italy, Wine

Do you like Italian food & wine ? Do you know what Quantitative Easing is ? Actually it doesn’t matter if you understand the latest moves of the European central bank. Fact is that the Euro is getting cheaper and cheaper. And cheap Euro means more good Italian Food...

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Spring Cheese

Published on Monday, 9 March 2015 12:02 Category: Food, Italy

The cheese stand this morning at the market. Great varieties from goat cheese to teleggio and pecorino. And with those nice flowers in between it gives you a real spring feeling.

Michelle Obama loves Pasta. After Madonna and Lady Gaga Michelle Obama is the latest new entry on our list of famous pasta lovers. Here is the picture of Michele Obama eating a healthy...

F YMonth: March 19, 2015

Bottarga (Botargo): Strange food from Italy

Italy’s Pride and Prejudice: Commonplaces revisited

Happy Italian Easter ! – part One

Aperitivo at 1815 meters (6000 feet) and some degrees below freezing…

Osteria di Pinocchio – A very Italian Pizzeria for children

Valentino goes Zoolander

Attenti al gatto ! Beware of the cat !

Cheap Euro = More Italian Food & Wine

Spring Cheese

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