January 11, 2017
Language & Arts
Would you like any Salt with your Cigarettes?
In Italy, the best place to buy cigarettes is at a Tabaccheria (tobacco shop), and fortunately for tobacco users, it’s not difficult to find one. The best way to find...
January 07, 2017
January 04, 2017
Travel
Beware of Italian Currency Exchanges
One thing about Italians is that they love to mettere in culo the American people, or in other words, put it in the ass of the American people, metaphorically speaking...
December 30, 2016
Food & Wine, Toscana
Cocktails with Julian Biondi, Florence’s #1 Bartender
Julian Biondi won the 2016 Florence Cocktail Week contest for the best cocktail. The contest was partially organized by Paola Mencarelli, a writer for Italy’s popular Italian food and wine...
December 27, 2016
December 10, 2016
Language & Arts
The Importance of Proper Italian Pronunciation
In English, when we pronounce words such as “Fall” and “Feel”, the endings sound the same. All we do is pronounce the “L” sound, even though both words use a...
November 30, 2016
Language & Arts
Today’s Popular Italian Music Performers
For an Italian Enthusiast, it is disappointing to acknowledge how little attention Italian music performers receive in the United States. Indeed, growing up in New Jersey among communities of Italian-Americans,...
November 27, 2016
Food & Wine
The Italian Aperitivo
There is a custom in Italy that is not practiced in the United States involving unlimited appetizers 2-3 hours before dinner. It’s called the “Aperitivo” In Italy, dinner is served...