December 26, 2017, 9:55am Levanto, the Bar Mocambo We sit at the table, waiting for our friend, Gianni Bellocchio. […]
Il Pandolce Genovese (basso)
Levanto In the summer of 1972, a Bentley inched up the winding road towards my village and stopped where the […]
La Torta di Riso Salata
The Bagni Pietra Santa, a private beach establishment in Levanto Gianni Bellocchio relaxes in a chair on the terrace, sipping […]
La Torta di Zucca
September 20, 2020 It is 6:00 AM and the rain has stopped. Clouds the color of oysters bring relief after […]
Le Céleri Rémoulade
A group of young girls in navy blue coats faces me in the clearing between the trees. I wave a […]
A salad of rice and shrimp
The temperatures have dropped in Zurich, but I know that many of you are still sweltering in the torrid sun. […]
Marcella Hazan’s Macedonia di Frutta
A Hollywood Dinner Party Scene The Guest sits at the dinner table in his suit, regaling his fellow Diners […]
Pomodori al Riso
Every day at 16.00, Giuliana and Sergio drive their Ape around the hairpin curves to the next village, where they […]
Torta allo Yogurt
‘If you show up with that man and he stays in your house, I will need to tell the entire […]
I Ricchi e i Poveri
‘It was 1960. The two brothers arrived in Levanto with wooden shoes on their feet and look at them now!’ […]