Spaghetti and clams is surely the easiest dish to prepare, but for some reason it seems people just shake their head when I suggest that they can prepare it themselves. Perhaps that could be because there are some pretty terrible recipes out there from what I have seen so far!
Besides some small tricks that I’ll add here, the most important thing is the selection of the spaghetti and the clams.
There were some interesting follow up articles after the Terra Madre events last year. One very intriguing article by Riccardo Astolfi, reflecting on the musicality of bread, caught our attention.
For those that understand Italian, here is link to the article. Contained within the link is a sound byte of the sound of bread.
What can possibly compete with the super-bowl for your attention? The inescapably gripping tragedy of a young woman who is robbed of her social position, her husband, her son, virtually everything… except her dignity.
(Photo by Duane Morris courtesy of the Portland Opera)
I finished my brief investigation into the history of the Italian language and found some interesting points. According to Wikipedia, when Italy was unified in 1861,
How many of you have heard of chestnut flour?
I certainly hadn’t heard much about it until I read an article by Riccardo Astolfi on
The opera music of Puccini offers something to every type of audience. 
As a newcomer to opera, Puccini’s music is accessible, beautiful and engaging. As a seasoned opera-lover, the music offers all of that along with
How many of you think of Italian food as being “heavy” ? Have you stopped to think about this perception?
The studies on eating habits have consistently indicated that a Mediterranean diet
I have been deeply affected by the Costa Concordia accident, so I want to take this opportunity to communicate my thoughts on the blog.
This was a question that one of my best friends asked to me not too long ago. Why do you love Italy, but live in California?
It’s not a tricky question. Actually, I think of it as a very spontaneous question. I’m investing all my time and energy to promote the beauty of Italy, but I do live in California. I’ll answer exactly the way I answered
It has been ninety years since Enrico Caruso last sung, but his legacy lives on. First his son, and now his grandson, great grandson and his great, great
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