I could tell you about a romantic dinner, among the violet flowers that tint the Lagoon at the beginning of Autumn. I could tell you how the last golden rays of sun…
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Venice
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FallTwo Autumnal recipes with Amedeo Modigliani’s grapes & a nostalgic glimpse of the old Academy of Fine Arts of Venice
In the 1750s the Venetian Senate granted young people a room – a space – in the palace where the Magistrate of Flours was located, so that, under the guidance of the…
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FallVenetian aperitif | Tiziano, a cocktail inspired by the Master of color & some roasted grape cicchetti
The large, heavy wooden doors at the entrance of the Basilica creak a little. I have to push them hard to enter into the typical darkness of many Italian churches. My eyes…
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SpringGlimpses from an ancient world | Crostatine with homemade rose petal jam with Miranda’s roses
In my olfactory memory, the intense scent of some ancient varieties of roses is associated with secret Venice, that of the hidden gardens, those that you spy through the cracks of the…
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WinterBigoli in salsa: a Venetian timeless recipe for a dish of whole wheat spaghetti with anchovy sauce
Whenever I am asked about typical Venetian recipes, my list starts from “bigoli in salsa“. Perhaps to me, this dish of bigoli is the pasta dish par excellence, the first I think…
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I don’t know what silence is, I said, while I am floating in the void. It looks like Paradise – however you call it – the place where we go afterwards, doesn’t…