Aldo Fabrizi. Say his name and anybody with a bit of national pride in Italy would come up with an “Ooooh, Aldo Fabrizi!” from the bottom of the heart. He was a national treasure. Period. He was an actor, a writer, a director, and a producer. He embodied the polyhedric personality of “the Italian” making […]
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Amatriciana or Matriciana? The origins of a legend
Published on November 3, 2013 | in Bucatini, Classics, Dry Pasta, Pasta, Spaghetti By Marco | 0 Comments
What is it called? Amatriciana? or Matriciana? Well, this is another of those culinary-slash-etymological Italian domestic feuds that divide the country. And the closer you get to the Latium boundary lines the more oversensitive people are about this matter. So, how to behave when there’s no chance of guessing on which side of the barricade […]