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Ciao Patrizio! Here's Why Everyone's Italian on St. Patrick's Day
Everyone’s Italian on St. Patrick’s Day. My Irish friends may disagree but it goes something like this.
Pamela Marasco
Mar 172 min read
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Juliet's Cookies
In Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet and star-crossed lover's graffiti.
Pamela Marasco
Feb 142 min read
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Savor the Winter Season from Italy's Südtirol
Italy's Südtirol, the Trentino Alto-Adige, crowns northern Italy right beneath Austria and a mere yodel away from Switzerland.
Pamela Marasco
Jan 235 min read
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The Renaissance Version of Web MD
What is the best way to stay healthy?Citizens of the early Renaissance relied on the advice and recommendations of the Tacuinum Sanitatis.
Pamela Marasco
Jan 73 min read
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Woodcutter's Mushrooms
A Hunt and Gather culinary adventure featuring mushrooms, a sustainable food source in many cultures throughout the winter.
Pamela Marasco
Dec 4, 20243 min read
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The Strega Award
The Strega Prize is considered to be Italy's most prestigious literary prize. Here's how it all came about.
Pamela Marasco
Oct 14, 20242 min read
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My Italian Education on Sourcing, Cooking and Eating Bistecca alla Fiorentina
A bistecca alla Fiorentina aka the Tuscan T-Bone, is a rite of passage for the taste traveler in Italy.
Pamela Marasco
Sep 15, 20244 min read
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Celebrating Summer with a Mille Miglia Roadside Picnic
We're using some of our favorite spreads and condiments to make a summertime roadside picnic lunch inspired by the open roads of Italy.
Pamela Marasco
Jul 10, 20242 min read
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It's All About The Bean
Italians take their coffee seriously. The coffee culture in Italy is an important part of everyday life and excellent coffee is a...
Pamela Marasco
Nov 26, 20233 min read
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Italian Cool
The Mediterranean is overheating again and temperatures continue to climb as the strongest heatwave of the summer brings even higher...
Pamela Marasco
Jul 21, 20233 min read
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Celebrating Mother's Day with Botticelli and Bocconotti
A mother is always the beginning. She is how things begin.” —Unknown The famous Renaissance artist known as Botticelli was born in...
Pamela Marasco
May 14, 20234 min read
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Seeing and Savoring Italy Book Shelf
Overstuff your bookshelf or e-reader with these books to discover the “fatal charm of Italy that can be found nowhere else.” An eclectic...
Pamela Marasco
Mar 7, 20231 min read
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It’s Time to See Italy as It Was Meant to Be
The best of Italy isn’t only found in the glory of Rome, the history and art of Florence or in the canals and calle of Venice.
Pamela Marasco
Mar 1, 20236 min read
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Riddle Me This Italian Food Fact
A Knife that Opens Rather Than Cuts.
Pamela Marasco
Feb 11, 20232 min read
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A Venetian Style Valentine's Day
Venice" La Serenissima " is perhaps the most evocative and romantic of all Italian cities. Venice " La Serenissima " is perhaps the most...
Pamela Marasco
Feb 1, 20232 min read
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A Recipe for a Season of Saints and a Favorite of Pope Francis
The Octave of Christmas, beginning on Christmas Day and continuing until January 1, is unique in the number of consecutive feast days...
Pamela Marasco
Dec 28, 20223 min read
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Time to Wrap It Up
Our style team at CosituttiMarketPlace has wrapped a lot of gift boxes over the years and this holiday season we’ve been asked to share a...
Pamela Marasco
Dec 17, 20223 min read
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Chef Neal Fraser's Garden Pesto Pizza
With gardens in full bloom right now, your basil plant is begging to be used and we can think of no better way to make use of it than in...
Pamela Marasco
Jul 25, 20222 min read
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A Boaring Time in Italy
I’ve had many “boaring” times in Italy. Not the tedious, tiresome, uninteresting type that define the common use of the word b-o-r-i-n-g...
Pamela Marasco
May 25, 20223 min read
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What Does an Italian Sourceress Conjure Up for Valentine's Day to See and Savor Italy?
Traveling in Italy, sourcing products for CosituttiMarketPlace , brings me to artisan producers and generational families who have a...
Pamela Marasco
Feb 9, 20221 min read
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