I want to present you a recipe for those, like me, who love seafood. It’s a tipycal Summer dish, really easy to make! Ingredients are few and need to be of good quality. Pasta is the main character and paccheri is one of the best for this type of recipe. Think of paccheri as the…
The Italian BBQ
Summer is synonym of BBQ or vice versa? Regardeless of what comes first, before leaving to the USA, I had an enjoyble family bbq in Bergamo. It became almost a tradition, we gather all together, everyone brings something. Some people we’ll take care of the meat, other we’ll think about salad, dessert etc. Let’s say,…
The Italian Lasagna
The Lasagna is one of the most loved foods in the world! Everyone has a taste of it or at least you should have! Lasagna has many versions, both within Italy and around the world. The most famous is “Lasagna alla Bolognese” i.e., from Bologna in the region of Emilia-Romagna. However, if you go to the south…
A Day in Madrid
Madrid, Spain’s largest city and its capital, is one of the top travel destinations in Europe. I have never been there before, but I felt like I knew it a little from pictures my friends and relatives shared it with me. A vibrant cosmopolitan city pulsing with life and overflowing with energy, that’s what I…
Mille Miglia
The Mille Miglia is an open road race between the town of Brescia in Lombardy, and Rome – and back again, a distance of approximately 1000 miles. Enzo Ferrari famously called it “the most beautiful race in the world”It originally ran between 1927 and 1957 but following two fatal crashes in 1957 it was banned until,…
“De Casoncello” 2018
In these days, Bergamo is the protagonist of a food event, three days from Friday to Sunday, all dedicated to the Casoncelli. Casoncelli are a Northern-Italy typical fresh pasta. Made with a meat filling and their typical mezzaluna shape. This pasta dish and polenta are the most famous and cooked Bergamo’s recipes. The origin of…
Bellavista
Bellavista, what a word, right? In Italian “Bella Vista” means “nice view” but on today’s post I won’t cover a beautiful landscape, no. Instead, I’ll present you an Italian wine! Bellavista is the Italian wine brand founded in Franciacorta in 1977 by a businessman called Vittorio Morett, who decided to transform a small family-run winemaking…
Elegance + Nature
Happy Monday folks! It has been raining quite a lot here in Bergamo, Italy. I finally found a good day, this previous weekend, to take some pictures and wear my recently purchases from Breras Milano and Four.ten Industry. Featuring: -Jacket: Breras Milano -Shirt: Luca Grimaldi -Pants: Four.ten Industry -Watch: AtlantisWristwatches -Shoes: Timberland Some of you…
How to spend one day in San Pellegrino
Leave Milan behind to explore San Pellegrino Terme’s sparkling mineral springs and wander the streets of charming villages set in the Alps’ scenic foothills.Two weeks ago, my girlfriend and I went to San Pellegrino Terme, in the Val Brembana and close to Bergamo, known for S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water, a premium sparkling mineral water…
Liguria Trip
When you think about Italy, most people instinctively picture renowned places such as Rome, the Colosseum, the ever Leaning Tower of Pisa. While these are all beautiful Italian staples, there are other places in Italy that are just as wonderful and scrumptious as these. As some of you might have known from my stories on…
Tuscany Trip
Tuscany is one of my favorite places in Italy. Two weeks ago, my girlfriend I planned a little gataway in this beautiful region. I loved the historic buildings, the cobblestone streets and looking as far as you can see – and only seeing rolling hills. Although each town we visited was unique, Tuscany as a…
Myrrha – Floral Design
Today on The Italian Guest, I’m gonna talk about a “green oasis” in my hometown, Bergamo. I like to discover new places, especially those little ones where you might have past them few times but never stopped. I usually don’t buy flowers unless there’s a specific occasion. On my girlfriend’s birthday I saw this floral…
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