People
Levice | Back to Nature
I recently found myself in one of the most breathtakingly beautiful places on earth. Scouting around with people who've now become friends (Elisa, Mauro and the other guys who were part of our troupe), my photographer John and I set out ... More
Deep down in the boot
Urban Italy's been on line for just over two years now. I know I boast about how undemocratic the whole thing is, but that's really just the stubborn Capricorn in me that rears its head every now and then. ... More
Martina Franca | The Sartorialist
Someone recently asked me where I lived. My answer was somewhere between Matera and 1C. That's were I spend most of my time nowadays. Luckily for me, 1A has been occupied by some pretty interesting people lately, turning wasted transit time into constructive ... More
Genoa | Pesto Heavyweight
Last year I thought I knew how to make pesto. I did my homework, R&D, reading, making, tasting. Then I met Roberto Panizza (at the Taste of Liguria event) and realized that I really didn't have a clue. So eat this post! Roberto is ... More
Noviglio | The Culture of Plastics
The night before last I was at a party in Noviglio, just outside Milan, where the Luti family had invited a few people over to present a book: Kartell - The Culture of Plastics. Their book, given that the Lutis are Kartell, ... More
Cavalese | El Molin
Alessandro Gilmozzi needs no introduction to anyone who knows anything about Italian culinary excellence. He trained and worked with some of the best (Aldo Tamburini, Giorgio Nardelli, Bruno Stofella) before opening his own restaurant at age 25. He's one of ... More
Milan | Boarding Pass Art
Valeria Francione, a girlfriend of mine who's a fashion and interior designer based in Milan, has come up with the ultimate travel souvenir. She takes some apparently trifling token of your trip - a luggage tag or boarding pass, a ... More
Matera | Elisa&Janna
Here's one of those magical partnerships, a case of - to paraphrase Aristotle - the whole being undeniably greater than the sum of its nevertheless remarkable parts. When I first met Johanna Curti she was quite rightly floundering in Matera, desperately ... More
2012 Little Black Book
2012 has been a PhD for me. A learning and growing process way beyond any I can remember, made up of unexpected encounters, uncanny coincidences, inexplicable serendipity and very, very special people. Here's an album of just a few of those I ... More
Venice | Arnoldo & Battois
Last Saturday I was in no mood or condition for shopping. From the waist up I was still wearing part of the outfit I'd put together for a morning conference in Belluno. This was paired with post-conference jeans - but two ... More
Milan | The Ultimate Panettone
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, and last weekend 36 stalwart pastry chefs from the finest artisanal bakeries in Italy rolled up their sleeves in Milan to present a peerless panettone. Re Panettone is the event, organised by the appropriately ... More
All Over Italy | Damn Smart
Smart Women is a project aiming to connect and unite girl geeks up and down the whole considerable length of Italy; a roadshow spreading digital culture in stages from Bologna down to Cosenza. It's a call to action for women across the country to ... More
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