Which of the twelve most chaotic places in Italy are you? Here’s to hoping you’re chaotic good, not evil!
Level of offense will be appropriately matched by vigor of la mano a borsa.
“A carnevale ogni scherzo vale” (“At Carnival, anything goes”)
“Without falling into the usual clichés that want Neapolitans to always be cheerful and smiling, there is no doubt that ammuina is an entirely Neapolitan feeling.”
“Let’s just say that the exam expects quite the opposite of what you’ll really find in our streets.”
“These quirks are too-well-known features of our national character that contribute to the disorder we create whenever we’re around. They will hardly ever change.”
Federico Fellini, Sophia Loren, Monica Vitti… who from the cinematic world has the same zodiac sign as you? (If luck is in your stars, you might even share a birthday!)
“In an ideal conversation with a Rione Sanità local, you will not yet hear of gentrification.”
“At least 25,000 editions of books were printed, transforming Venice into the de-facto nucleus of Europe’s burgeoning publishing industry.”
2022 has been a helluva year: Italy has had its fair share of ups and downs in the last 365 days, but here we’ll focus on the former. (We’ll skip the politicians with fruit-derived last names this time.) Keep scrolling instead for our random, somewhat-arbitrary, highly-specific bests of the year…and what we just can’t wait […]
DECEMBER/JANUARY
“Your great-grandparents did everything they could to leave that place, and now you’re going to go back?”
Are you as sparkly as l’oreficeria’s precious stones or as sturdy as an Italian woodworker’s chair? Here’s which Italian artisanal craft fits your personality!
“There’s no one better to talk about Made in Italy beyond the clichés”
Buying gifts off Amazon is so last year. It’s way cooler to spring for presents from smaller (and more Italian) businesses: whether for Christmas, Hanukkah, Saturnalia or any other celebration, here are a lot of very Italian gift ideas for everyone on your list!
Have you ever thought of, or has anyone ever asked, what your PERFECT last meal would look like? If you could have ANY dish from ANY (Italian) restaurant you wanted… which antipasto, primo, secondo, contorno and dolce would you choose? Well, after LOTS of thought and nitpicky debates on, say, the right ratio of […]
Cacio e pepe, trofie al pesto, lasagne alla Bolognese…which plate of pasta matches your personality?
“Loving leftovers is a mindset, accessible to all with these practical basics for ‘recycled’ recipes. And eggs. And oil. And lots and lots of cheese.”
