Category Archives: ITALY

Beautiful borlotti

Posted on October 8, 2010 by The Daily Cure

I apologize for continually talking about food, but it’s just too fundamental and gorgeous to ignore. Today I was struck, as I always am when they are available, by the sheer graphic perfection of the fresh borlotti beans. Lines from … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk

Posted on October 7, 2010 by The Daily Cure

I remember when I first moved to Milan and didn’t speak a word of Italian. Woe was me. There I was in the actual capital of gab, and not only did I not speak the language, but I was not … Continue reading →

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Down (halfway) under

Posted on October 6, 2010 by The Daily Cure

Walking through the streets of Milan is endlessly entertaining to me. I find myself inventing errands to run, just to have a reason to step out and see, as Moll Flanders says, “what offers.” What offers is an intense variety … Continue reading →

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License to be happy

Posted on October 5, 2010 by The Daily Cure

Part of starting a life in a new country is accepting what bureaucracy foists upon you, and in Italy, this can be a considerable load. Walking to the weekly market on Via Vincenzo Monti last Friday, I passed the neighborhood … Continue reading →

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Salt

Posted on October 4, 2010 by The Daily Cure

I’ve made some famous culinary blunders since meeting my Italian husband. The first was trying to scrub a truffle clean under running water. The second was peeling the “skin” off a mozzarella di bufala. And the third was neglecting to … Continue reading →

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Small scale production

Posted on September 30, 2010 by The Daily Cure

NOTE: If you’re vegetarian, and this topic offends you, I’m sorry. But it’s the best way I know to illustrate something about Italian life that I’m extremely grateful for. Small-scale food production. What I’m about to say may not be … Continue reading →

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The door within the door

Posted on September 29, 2010 by The Daily Cure

As I was buzzing around town photographing citofoni, I realized there was another common feature of Milanese doors that has always fascinated me. The little door inside the big door. Many of the older palazzi have large double wooden doors, … Continue reading →

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Doing the write thing

Posted on September 28, 2010 by The Daily Cure

When I was little, my grandmother who’d been raised in New Orleans and had been heavily influenced by all things French, wrote me letters in a beautiful script that I found utterly illegible and as beautiful as a fairytale. Her … Continue reading →

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Monday: Living the rhythm

Posted on September 27, 2010 by The Daily Cure

Every culture has its own rhythms. We in the US have our 24/7, on the go-go. Spain has its siesta and late dinners. Italy has, well, Italy has Sunday’s decidedly off and—for better or worse—the weekly chiusura settimanale or “weekly … Continue reading →

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Sunday pizzata.

Posted on September 26, 2010 by The Daily Cure

I know you saw this coming. Sooner or later, this blog was bound to be about pizza, that more or less inevitable comestible, if one is talking about the pleasures of Italy. So, I bow to predictability. Once a weekend, … Continue reading →

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