One of the positive things about publishing and promoting
books in Italy is being invited
to unusual venues and exploring nearby
towns.
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one of several restaurants in Eataly |
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Alessandra producer of olive oil in Bassano in Teverina (VT) |
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colorful honey |
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fresh mozzarella |
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modern, functional super food store |
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wine and oil sectors |
This week we spent a day at
Rome’s Eataly, located in a hangar-like
building that used to be the unpleasant
Air Terminal at Ostiense.
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all this attention for the amatriciana pasta |
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meeting of cooks, Fulvio and Antonello Colonna |
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buffet |
After the press conference presented by TV personality Maria Concetta Mattei, cook
Antonella Colonna whipped up his version
of bucatini all’amatriciana and
exchanged cookbooks with Fulvio.
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Monte Soratte and new construction |
Yesterday
instead we traveled east 40 kms
from home to present Fulvio’s “Olio e Ricordi in Cucina” at the Libroteca
bookshop in Civita Castellana.
Since
there was a half hour before the official event, there was time to explore the
city’s Duomo famous for its
Cosmatesque pavement and crypt.
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Duomo, Civita Castellana |
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Duomo interior |
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Roman bits adorn the facade |
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each of the columns has a different capital |
After the
book presentation, carefully set up by the bookshop owner, Tusciagnam organized a wine tasting with a sommellier and nibbles.
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wine tasting |
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in Mastro Cencio's cavelike workshop |
No one
should stop in Civita Castellana without visiting the ceramics workshop of Mastro
Cencio, and the 16th century
fortress where the museum is located.
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modern plates |
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and traditional ceramics |
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Fortress of Sangallo |
This is so cool...wonderful..so proud of both of you..what an honor..wish I could have been there!!! tanti auguri
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