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The Mediterranean diet and the concept of “glocal” food
Tuesday, 12 June 2012 The second of the morning’s lectures was delivered by Professor Elisabetta Moro who is a professor at the Università degli studi di Napoli “L’Orientale” (I had had the pleasure of sitting next to her at our welcome dinner on Sunday evening). Once again, we were in a room with comfortable chairs […]
We arrive in Napoli
We bid farewell to Pollenzo, our home for the past four days. We picked up our lunch sacks and boarded the bus that would take us to the Turin airport. Our flight was uneventful and we landed in Naples ahead of schedule. We proceeded to baggage claim (and no one’s luggage was left behind, thankfully!) […]
Food and Italian American Identity
What a luxury to sleep late and enjoy a leisurely breakfast before our morning lecture at 10 am. Our speaker was Dr. Simone Cinotto, a professor of history at the Università. The title of his talk was “The Diasporic Cuisine: Food and Italian American Identity.” He began his talk by mentioning popular culture movies and […]
Peasant Magic
The Thursday afternoon lecture was delivered by Dr. Piercarlo Grimaldi, a dean at the Università and a cultural anthropologist. The title of his talk was “Peasant Magic” and he told us the story of the discovery of two anthropomorphic stones in the Langhe region of Italy. Dr. Grimaldi spoke in Italian and his talk was […]
Walking tour of Alba
At the conclusion of the day’s lectures, we had an opportunity to tour the neighboring town of Alba (which we learned later was the home of the Ferrero company which makes Nutella). We met our tour guide, Giuseppe, who was waiting for us as we got off the bus. He was young and engaging and […]
Welcome dinner at Osteria “Il Boccon Divino” in Bra, Italy
We met in the lobby at 7:30 pm, somewhat refreshed, then piled into two vans and headed to the center of Bra, about 4 km away (our hotel is located in Pollenzo, which is a small frazione—portion—of the town of Bra). We walked down a long narrow brick road to reach the restaurant, Osteria “Il […]
I have arrived!…
I have arrived! My flights from Boston to Frankfurt and then Frankfurt to Turin were happily uneventful. I arrive at the Torino Caselle airport three hours before the CIEE bus was scheduled to take us to Pollenzo. I sat down in the arrival lounge to wait and caught the eye of an attractive woman my […]
From Boston Logan Airport
I’ve arrived early to Boston Logan Airport, where I am relaxing in the International Terminal Lounge. My flight to Turin (via Frankfurt) departs in two hours. I’ll post again when I’ve arrived.
I’m on my way!
Welcome to my blog! I am traveling to Italy as part of a group organized by the CIEE. I will be participating in the IFDS Italy: “Food from a ‘Glocal’ Perspective: Italy, the Mediterranean and the Globe”. The seminar is devoted to exploring the economic, political, social and cultural significance of food from a number […]
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