Meet Juls’ Kitchen – Tuscany in the kitchen through recipes and lessons
January 25, 2012 – 9:00 am | View Comments

Meet Giulia Scarpaleggia, also known as Juls’ Kitchen. A victim of the economic crisis, or a person who is taking advantage of it to pursue her dreams? She writes “From January 1, 2012, in fact, …

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Florence “Vintage Selection” viral fashion video & event
January 25, 2011 – 2:49 pm | View Comments
Florence “Vintage Selection” viral fashion video & event

Vintage Selection in Florence is an annual appointment at the Stazione Leopolda, an exhibit and market of fabulous vintage clothing. This year’s edition is January 26-30 2011 and to promote it, an artists’ collective has …

Girl meets Italian Boy – as told by google
December 10, 2010 – 11:14 am | View Comments
Girl meets Italian Boy – as told by google

I wanted to see if I could tell the story of my adult life in seven steps with Google’s “search story” feature… and maybe sneak in a few impressive search results of my blog articles, …

Fashionable Sicily viral video
November 14, 2010 – 1:10 pm | View Comments
Fashionable Sicily viral video

With thanks to my friend Devin on facebook who shared this video of the very fashionable inhabitants of a small town in Sicily…
It’s actually a viral video campaign made for Sicilia Fashion Village. I’m not …

How to make illy Italian coffee (video)
July 29, 2010 – 3:15 pm | View Comments
How to make illy Italian coffee (video)

Illy Caffe’ has made this video about how to make the perfect moka, or Italian coffee. It’s even better than the photos and description I’ve posted about in the past: How to make Italian coffee …

History of the Palazzo Vecchio (funny video)
December 27, 2009 – 11:07 pm | View Comments
History of the Palazzo Vecchio (funny video)

This video was made by a Syracuse University Florence student, Remi Evans. It was her final project for a course called Masterpieces of Renaissance Art, a favourite of students for many years, taught by the …

The solemn display of Mary’s Sacred Belt in Prato (video)
August 17, 2009 – 10:40 am | View Comments
The solemn display of Mary’s Sacred Belt in Prato (video)

This August 15th I was privilege to the display of one of the most sacred relics in Catholic tradition, the sacred belt (Sacra Cintola) of the Virgin Mary in Prato. This display or “ostensione” takes place …

How to make pecorino cheese
June 7, 2009 – 2:54 pm | View Comments
How to make pecorino cheese

With warm thanks to Betty and Salvatore at the Azienda Agricola La Torraccia (Regello, FI).
And to Toni Lydecker for organizing our fun outing in the context of research for her next book. (Her new book, …

Lavinia Fontana (female artist biographical film)
April 26, 2009 – 3:35 pm | View Comments
Lavinia Fontana (female artist biographical film)

This video and article are part of the Female Artist biographical film project described here.
Summary: Lavinia Fontana was born into an artistic and middle class family in Bologna in 1552. Her talent and promise as …

Made in Cortona: Arturo in Letto, “Ciao Marco” video
April 26, 2009 – 3:00 pm | View Comments
Made in Cortona: Arturo in Letto, “Ciao Marco” video

The hot new American pop star Arturo in Letto [sic!], aka A.J. (Douglas) Weiss, has chosen Cortona, Italy as the inspiration behind and set for his latest video “Ciao Marco”, which is exploding to the …

Elisabetta Sirani (female artist biographical film)
April 24, 2009 – 4:43 pm | View Comments
Elisabetta Sirani (female artist biographical film)

The Funerary Procession of Elisabetta Sirani
Summary: Elisabetta Sirani was a 16th century female painter from Bologna. She exceeded the expectations for her sex by painting scenes atypical for a female artist. Unfortunately, not much is …

Sofonisba Anguissola (female artist biographical film)
April 16, 2009 – 10:13 am | View Comments
Sofonisba Anguissola (female artist biographical film)

Sofonisba Anguissola: More than a Woman
Summary: Sofonisba Anguissola (1532-1625) surpassed the expectations of women during the Italian Renaissance. She was well educated and trained under the tutelage of Bernardino Campi from 1545 to 1549 and …

Cortona’s historical flag throwers right on time!
April 15, 2009 – 7:05 pm | View Comments
Cortona’s historical flag throwers right on time!

On February 14th 2009, Cortona’s sbandieratori, or historical flagthrowers, put on a great show for a chilly crowd (it was around the freezing mark). At noon, their new medieval costumes were unveiled by the designer …

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