In the early hours of the day Italians tend to have only a coffee and a pastry. While I consider a big solid breakfast a source of energy, Italians think it makes one drowsy. The norm in Milan is a coffee and a brioche. Brioche, as it’s called here (in other parts of Italy you...
That's not to say that toast isn't popular in America – far from it – it's just that many Brits see a piece oftoast with butter, jam or another spread(and usually a cup of tea) as a legitimate, 24 hour a day, seven day a week snack or, in a pinch, even a meal. What ...
While working in Milan, Patel noticed that Italians snack a lot less, perhaps because they eat bigger meals and there is more of a home-cooked “like Mama used to make” food culture. “They have biscotti for breakfast – that would be classified as ultra-processed – and yet they're st...
Why we love it:Illyisthego-to spot for Italians visiting Paris. Renowned for exceptional coffee, it’s where everyone grabs the bestcappuccinoin the city between shopping sprees in the Opéra district. What to order: The list is endless! While the classiccappuccinois a revelation, theviennese...
The Italians think differently. "To many Italians, the score 0-0 has a glorious quality, suggesting perfection," says the British football writer Simon Kuper. In the Italian culture, the idea of face is very important. This is why Italian teams are traditionally built around strong defences. ...
The flavor reminded him of theItalian amarithat was having a renaissance in New York at the time. Overall, he says, it wasn’t bad. “Just about all cultures in world history have some form of aggressively-flavored spiced digestif,” he says. “The Italians have amaro. The French haveCh...
Romeo & Julieta– this Italian spot is run by Italians and the pasta is delicious. That is all. Sobremesa– finally you must head to Sobremesa for artisanal ice cream. With rotating creative flavors like pineapple with chile or roasted strawberry with basil and black pepper, you won’t be ...
With a devotion to pilgrim hospitality, Italians Bruno and Ana built Albergue San Bruno. It’s a large house, unconventional in design, with a couple of levels that house both dorms with beds and private rooms. With various doors and halls, I can only figure out how to get to our room...
Perched on the coast between Rome and Naples it’s easy access for Italians from these cities to travel there for the weekend and many of them do as they have weekenders there. It is not a lot dissimilar to the Amalfi Coast which is just down the road and the tourists always flood ther...
Are tomatoes poisonous? For nearly three hundred years people in most of Europe avoided tomatoes, except in Italy where tomatoes were considered an aphrodisiac called “love apples” capable of stirring dangerous lusts, so rather than avoid tomatoes, Italians just said, “Pass the sauce.” ...