When portable phones became popular, callers did not say “How are you?” any more but “Where are you?”
Being somewhere else from the landline phone device was (then) so weird that the first question did not concern how you were but rather the place you were answering from. … #AppetibilisInstaFood: Girls Night Out + Snaps and Tips
Second part of fundamental pizzeria regulars. After you’ve survived the first five rules, there’a still a long way to go…
“REMEMBER: you are here to have pizza!”
… A Half-Serious Set of Rules for True Italian Pizzeria-Goers :: Part 2
In Italy having pizza in pizzeria is a big deal. When a bunch of friends decide to go out for a pizza, dramatic decisions must be taken. Where to go, what time, who is going to pick up whom and so forth.
Once all the details have been settled, eventually you sit at the table and then you need to know some basic rules in order to get the most out of your pizza night. REMEMBER: you are here to have pizza. … A Half-Serious Set of Rules for True Italian Pizzeria-Goers :: Part 1
When I first arrived in Abruzzo, about 25 years ago, a very wise and dear friend took me to Roccalascio on a dull November morning. It was cold and snowflakes started to fall when we walked through the ghost village. Nobody was there, except the two of us. The magic of the moment was so perfect that, from then on, for me Roccacalascio is THE PLACE where to be wildly and immensely happy.
On a lazy September Sunday morn…
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends
Words don’t come easy, an old 80’s tune said. Not for us here at Appetibilis. Words come far too easy because – I soon realised – when I devised the idea of this Appetibilis column, it was no use following the draft I had written. … Letters’ Anniversary 2016
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