The town of Lucca Italy is being accused of culinary racism for denying licenses to new nonItalian restaurants Presumably the foreign restaurants now operating will be allowed to stay Lucca located just north of Pisa is trying to protect its rich culinary tradition Luccas municipal council ruled that with a view to safeguarding culinary traditions and the authenticity of structure architecture culture and history establishments whose activities can...

The Paper Moon is the ninth book in Andrea Camilleris Inspector Montalbano series Montalbano is the food loving inspector from the Sicilian town of Vigta Paper Moon finds Montalbano in his normal melancholy mood this time worried about his seemingly deteriorating memory and general fatigue that has set in In fact he now finds that he needs to set his alarm clock each morning rather than waking to his inner clock as he has done for most of his life The...

The loss of life in the LAquila Italy earthquake is difficult to comprehend When you think about the impact of the earthquake on survivors lives you have to wonder how they even start to rebuild their lives after the loss of their families friends homes and so much of what they find familiar The entire landscape of the area around LAquila has changed because of the earthquake Churches that were passed every day are cracked and damaged The shop where...

As reported byANSA the Italian news organization ANSA Rome April 6 Mondays earthquake in LAquila caused huge damage to the medieval citys artistic heritage Heritage Ministry SecretaryGeneral Giuseppe Proietti said The apse of the Abruzzo citys largest Romanesque church the 13thcentury Basilica di Santa Maria di Collemaggio had collapsed from the transept to the back of the church he said The Basilica with its famed pinkandwhite jewelbox faade...