How About a Mortadella Burger?
This could easily be the next big thing. The new, chic food. All it would take is some hip New York restaurant to put it on the menu and spread the word. Or a Guru T.V. Show Chef to rave about it:...
Centrale Station Doorway
Getting out at Milano Centrale Metro Station to change from one line to another, I came up the escalator and was faced with this beautiful, colorful, tired doorway. Gorgeous.
Winter Cat
January 7, at 40 degrees on a gray day, I bundled up and hopped on my bike for a ride along the canal. Down a ways, with a construction site on the opposite shore, I spotted a calico looking quite...
100% Italian Meat
Walking past the bus stop, this ad stopped me in my tracks. McDonald's. (A stranger in few parts of the world.) The assurance of 100% Italian Meat. The seared map of Italy on the big Mac meat patty....
History Buff on Wheels
"I was born in 1945 during the war years and I grew up with family members all around me talking about politics and The War. They didn't always agree. I think that being surrounded by these...
Artichokian Flowers
Have you ever wondered about the first ones to eat something new that they hadn't encountered before? IS it edible? What PART is edible? Should it be eaten RAW or COOKED? What part do you DISCARD?...
Seeing From Another Angle
This whole time (Italy, France...) is a lesson for me that my life experience is entirely a reflection of what's going on between my own ears. For instance, Americans always say "The French are...
Impromptu Wine & Appetizers
"Maureen, there are a few of us having some appetizers and wine. Why don't you come join us?" It was Mario, the regional director for ONAV, the National Organization of Wine Tasters. We had met a...
Parade of Fur
Gotta love these Italians. They had two national, Catholic holidays at the beginning of December. Then two weeks off for Christmas and New Years. Then, today is the Feast of the Epiphany, also a...
Buttons Big as Plates
From my journal entry, New Year's Day 2010: I took off walking toward the Duomo at 4:10 today. It's New Year's Day. I needed to get out of the house and get my body moving. I decided to zig zag...
Lotsa Mink
I haven't seen this much fur ever, anywhere. Between Milano and Paris my eyes are full-up with fur coats! Women stroll arm-in-arm with a sweetheart or a girlfriend and browse the shop windows in...
Faces of Friends
New Year's Eve. "Capodanno" they call it here. Fireworks are going off in the distance. Having just come back from the energy of Paris, I don't feel compelled to go downtown tonight, but will follow...