in addition to our more cultural home page, this is for smaller posts, pictures, and other things from Italy.

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Ricky goes asparagus hunting

Ricky goes asparagus hunting

Feb
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Gary Vaynerchuk Teaches Conan O’Brien Strange Wine Flavors

Feb
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A sign for focaccia in Genovese dialect.  Loosely translated it means “Holy crap, what focaccia!”

A sign for focaccia in Genovese dialect.  Loosely translated it means “Holy crap, what focaccia!”

Feb
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Jan
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Dec
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a donkey trying to eat my finger…nom..nom..nom.

a donkey trying to eat my finger…nom..nom..nom.

Dec
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Two popular parts of Christmas in Italy are Panettone, a kind of fruit cake, and the Precipe, the Nativity Scene.  One bakery combined the two in a Nativity Scene made out of Panettone.

Two popular parts of Christmas in Italy are Panettone, a kind of fruit cake, and the Precipe, the Nativity Scene. One bakery combined the two in a Nativity Scene made out of Panettone.

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Dec
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What’s the most annoying Rachael Ray catchphrase? - Slashfood - This has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with Italy but is really funny.  2 minutes and 46 seconds of Rachael Ray saying “mmmmmmm”; I had to stop it at 1:44.. good luck!

Dec
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Vico della Casana lit with Christmas lights

Vico della Casana lit with Christmas lights

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Christmas Tree in Piazza de Ferrari, Genova 13/12/07 

Christmas Tree in Piazza de Ferrari, Genova 13/12/07