by DHales | Mar 24, 2012 | Books, Food and Drink, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Il ricettario de “Il sole della Toscana” The Tuscan Sun Cookbook Some people win you over with "hello"; some books, with an irresistible cover or title. Frances Mayes had me with one spell-binding sentence about the choreography of the kitchen...
by DHales | Feb 3, 2011 | Books, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
amore love Love truly is lovelier in Italy. “Anywhere else,” the nineteenth-century French writer known as Stendhal observed, “it is only a bad copy.” Only in Italy can love’s colpo di fulmine (lightning bolt) set off spasimi (spasms) of infatuation of such...
by DHales | Oct 6, 2010 | Books, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Viva l'italiano!Book Bonanza ContestIn celebration of Italian Heritage month, the "Viva l'italiano!" Book Bonanza Contest is offering seven sensational books on Italy's language, culture, sights, wine and food. Here are the...