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Interview with 'Memory Man' Gianni Golfera

by Julie Burns | Wed, 11/28/2012 - 09:15

Italy’s well-known ‘memory man’ and best-selling self-help author, Gianni Golfera, 35, maintains his skill as a mnemonist is not a genetic gift - but one…

Food & Drink

Interview with Celebrity Chef Aldo Zilli

by Julie Burns | Fri, 11/23/2012 - 09:02

The youngest of nine children, award-winning chef Aldo Zilli grew up in Alba Adriatica in Abruzzo - but made his name in England. One of the first to introduce…

Culture

Live, Love, Olivo. Talking to the Olive Oil Queen

by Nicola Ferlei-Brown | Fri, 11/09/2012 - 09:17

Olive Oil queen, Tina Cancemi is a Japanese-Italian businesswoman who runs the Italian end of her business Olivo from the Roman 'foodie friendly' neighbourhood…

Culture

Reporting from Rome: Edward Pentin

by Carol King | Fri, 10/26/2012 - 09:11

In the fourth part of a series of interviews with those whose job it is to explain Italy to the world, Carol King speaks to Edward Pentin about his life as a…

Lifestyle

EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Beppe Grillo, Leader of the MoVimento 5 Stelle Political Party

by Carol King | Mon, 10/22/2012 - 06:47

As a comedian and blogger, Beppe Grillo is not what comes to mind when thinking of the leader of an Italian political party. Yet polls indicate his party,…

Food & Drink

Racing for Montepulciano d’Abruzzo: Interview with Jarno Trulli

by Mark Collinson | Wed, 10/03/2012 - 09:47

What better way to relax after a weekend spent racing a Formula 1 car at speeds of over 200mph than to sit back with a glass of wine? F1 superstar Jarno Trulli…

Culture

Reporting from Rome: Eric Reguly

by Carol King | Fri, 09/28/2012 - 05:09

In the third part of a series of interviews with those whose job it is to explain Italy to the world, Carol King speaks to Eric Reguly about his life as a…

Culture

Reporting from Rome: John Hooper

by Carol King | Fri, 08/31/2012 - 08:58

In the second part of a series of interviews with those whose job it is to explain Italy to the world, Carol King speaks to John Hooper about his life as a…

Culture

Reporting from Rome: Stephan Faris

by Carol King | Fri, 07/27/2012 - 08:12

In the first part of a series of interviews with those whose job it is to explain Italy to the world, Carol King speaks to Stephan Faris about his life as a…

Culture

Interview with John Dickie

by Carol King | Wed, 07/18/2012 - 08:45

Italy Magazine marks the anniversary of the death of anti-mafia magistrate Paolo Borsellino on the 19th of July 1992 in an interview by Carol King with the…