Random thoughts

Squalo

shark noun (masculine) 

Lo squalo sta nuotando nell’oceano.

The shark is swimming in the ocean.

Le probabilità di essere attaccati da uno squalo sono una su undici milioni.

The odds of being attacked by a shark is one in eleven million (unless you swim in the ocean near Cape Cod, then it could be less).

Dreaming of Barbaresco

John and I moved to Neive, one of the Barbaresco wine growing villages.

One of the first projects we worked on was a book titled Barbaresco Terroir. The memories of collaborating with Aldo Vacca on this book was one of the most enjoyable and satisfying experience of my life.

Photo by John Anthony Rizzo

Artimino

Home of da Delfina restaurant, one of the best restaurants I have enjoyed in Tuscany. Perched on the edge of rolling vineyards in the Carmagnola region and looking across the valley to one of the Medici’s hunting lodges Villa la Ferdinanda, affectionately called the villa dei cento cammini or villa with 100 chimneys. It was build in 1596 and is operated today as a hotel, with 100 chimneys.