Archive for February 2nd, 2009
Don’t know what to buy for your girlfriend?
Easy! A “cheap” Gucci bag heart-shaped, really suitable for Valentine’s Day!
It’s a gloss evening bag with detachable chain strap, front zip clousure, bow charm with engraved gucci script logo and ornaments.
It’s available in dark gold leather or in black leather.
Spend a few odd coins for your other half…
For further info visit Gucci’s website.
The traditional Roman cuisine is very rich of particular recipes, like the Abbacchio, the Pasta all’amatriciana or the Pajata.
On wikipedia I found the description of the Roman Pajata.
Rigatoni alla Pajata is a classic dish of Roman pasta from the region of Lazio. The dish can still be found in some traditional trattorias in Rome.
Pajata is the term for the intestines of an “un-weaned” calf, i.e., only fed on its mother’s milk. The intestines are cleaned, but the milk is left inside. When cooked, the combination of heat and the enzyme rennet in the intestines coagulates the milk and creates a sort of thick, creamy, cheese-like sauce.
These can be served simply seasoned and grilled (also very common in Argentina and Uruguay, where they are called chinchulines or chotos) or in the traditional Italian dish in which pajata are stewed in a typical tomato sauce and served with Rigatoni.
If you want to taste this and many other typical Roman dishes, you can try out Da Palazzo 2 restaurant, a traditional trattoria in Rome.
Without music, life would be a mistake.
Friedrich W. Nietszche
Let’s talk about an undervalued composer…
Not “undervalued” in the true sense of the word, but in the collective imagination he’s not the first name that comes to mind.
Gioacchino Antonio Rossini had been the most popular opera composer in history, at least until his retirement in 1829.
Between 1815 and 1823 he produced 20 operas, but the most famous one has been the Barber of Seville. This opera has been the first Italian opera introduced in the USA.
Rossini lived in many cities, he was born in Pesaro, into a family of musicians, than his mother took him to Bologna. In adult age, after living in Florence, he settled in Paris.
If you want to visit his tomb you have to come in Florence, to the Basilica di Santa Croce, were his remains were moved after his death.
To keep the point, you can accommodate at Rossini Harmony Bed and Breakfast, in the centre of Florence.