Tour del Gelato: Special “HOT” Edition
Thursday, June 28th, 2007
Yeah, yeah, don’t get too excited. We’re still basically PG-rated around here. But any sign that shows gelato with flames coming off of it is definitely going to get my attention.
Therefore, I am pleased to bring you a most interesting discovery in the world of Italian gelato. Apparently this is somehow thanks to San […]
Drunken Debauchery in Rome
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007I was NOT planning to write a post on this, but yesterday I was sent this article by three different people, and I’m figuring if three people saw it and sent it to me, then probably a lot more people have seen it and were left wondering if the situation is really like this […]
The Alberto Sordi Maccheroni Challenge
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 Amici italiani: una traduzione segue dopo la parte in inglese…cercate pure voi ER BUON SORDI!
I’m kicking off a new initiative. If you don’t know who Alberto Sordi is, please first read this post.
In that post, I promised that the next time I saw the poster of Sordi eating maccheroni from the famous scene in […]
Er Cocomeraro, The Watermelon Man
Monday, June 25th, 2007
Continuing with our tour of Rome’s summer delights, I give you “Er Cocomeraro.”
Those of you with a diploma in Roman dialect will know that in Rome, “er” is the way you say the article “il” — and here in Rome you’re more likely to hear the word “cocomero” used for watermelon instead of “anguria” […]
