Stories

To Alvito, Petrolini playwright and the masterpiece of Chicchignola

Nero Nero... I'm not part of Petrolini's generation, which I knew primarily for his parody of power featuring an unlikely Nero.

potatoes and octopus

A hundred years ago, Maccarese (north of Rome) was a large swamp, home to the Rospigliosi castle and where people died of malaria. After several failed attempts by Prince Rospigliosi, the swamp became public property, and finally, with the momentum of the twenty-year period, reclamation arrived, and Maccarese became a full-fledged agricultural enterprise.

Wine Museum in Monteporzio Catone

I returned to Monte Porzio Catone for a wine masterclass and was amazed by the regeneration of the area surrounding the new Wine Museum.

Ancient-Grain Rigatoni with Anzio Anchovies

It might seem like you're a complete no-no without a Cantabrian anchovy on your plate, but the true culinary experience you can have in Anzio is unforgettable. The Lazio coast always holds pleasant surprises!

Gogol's Chief Inspector

When one says "Russian literature," everyone immediately thinks of novels featuring characters experiencing existential crises at the crossroads between life and death. Yet, Russian literature does have some humorous authors, even though Russian humor, and Asian humor in general, is not the same as ours, that of P.G. Wodehouse or Totò

To Alvito Shakespeare

Revisiting Shakespeare is always complicated due to the many nuances of his works, but Piergiorgio Sperduti went further. We could almost say that his Love's Labour's Won was freely adapted from All's Well That Ends Well.

May, the month of roses in the vineyards

In May, the vineyard fills with roses (and scents), but do you know why a rose bush is planted at the beginning of each row?

Napoli to Colleferro

Put on 'Na sera 'e maggio' with Giorgio Ginolfi and his musician friends from the Amici per la Solidarietà Association at the Colleferro Auditorium, and suddenly you feel like you're in Naples