Christmas in Bologna – Food and more
Somehow Italians manage, to turn the time before Christmas, which is stressful and hectic for many people, into a celebration on its own. Natale itself still [...]
Italian cafe bar
“Let´s have a coffee” – sounds simple enough, you would think. But depending on where you are, the meaning changes: saying it in the US, [...]
Aperitivo in Bologna
Drink wine on an empty stomach after work and feel how it starts to ease you - that's what you call aperitivo in the Mediterranean [...]
End of summer chutney
After summer, there will be fall. This fact creates bewilderment and consternation for many people by the beginning of October. But in fact it’s nothing [...]
Il Rientro – end of the summer party
Although the Italian summer is a very long one, it ends at some point and the empty streets, you could dance on during the Ferragosto [...]
Ferragosto – an Italian phenomenom
The bank holiday on August 15th marks the exodus of the whole population to the coast, to the extent it is possible to dance on the [...]
La cucina bolognese
The people of Emilia-Romagna eat more, care more and talk more about food than anyone else in Italy. Yet in the US and Canada, while [...]
Mille Miglia – the charm lives on!
If you haven’t signed up for the annual Mille Miglia storica (the original race took place from the 1920 to the late 1950), you probably [...]
Thank you Anthony Bourdain!
“This is exactly the kind of documentary we need to promote Bologna”, was my first impression when I watched Anthony Bourdain’s “No reservation” sequel about [...]
Train from Florence to Bologna – take the Foodie route!
“La Faentina”, a relic of an older Italy, still connects Florence with Faenza/Bologna and reveals lesser known places to the one, who likes to travel [...]