Category: Food

Another beautiful day and I went back into the center again. More meandering and taking photos. The night before the Mille Miglia had come to town. This is a recreation of a race that was run from 1927 to 1957. Only cars of the same models and year that ran in the actual races run in these […]

A couple of women (Abby and Helen) from Oakland who are friends of mine and my ex-wife came to Bologna last week to spend a week enjoying the city. I had bragged about it and they took my advice. I went with them to aperitivo for their first night in the city at Le Stanze […]

I don’t really think of this particular Saturday  May 10th as anything particularly special. Hence the title. It did have some interesting points. There was the Mercatino Antiquariato in Piazza Santa Stefano. This is held on the 2nd Saturday and Sunday of each month. Unlike the flea market held every weekend, this is limited to relatively […]

I must say that I haven’t been cooking too much at home since I’ve been here. I try to keep a very active social life which means often going out for aperitivo which easily serves the function of a light dinner as well as an opportunity to meet people and speak more italian. However May […]