Bologna is a great place for hanging out, having a taste of La dolce vita, enjoying some delicious food and socializing. But, as you might have noticed, things get more difficult when it’s time to work. Especially if you are, like me, a freelancer with no office and plenty of stuff to do from your … More Five locations for digital nomads in Bologna
Yesterday afternoon I was passing by Via Pescherie Vecchie. With its little bars with open air tables, serving lunch and dinner at any hour, it became the main hub for tourists and (improvised) foodies. I distinctly remember walking through it two summers ago, when tourism in Bologna was just starting to take off, the whole … More Keeping Bologna authentic? It’s up to you
If there ever was a place where a film festival is yet another occasion to talk about eating, well that was Bologna, aka City of food. So today there I was at the presentation of Biografilm Park, the series of events taking place alongside Biografilm Festival, and for the first half hour all you could … More Bologna The fat indeed: Biografilm Park is one more occasion to eat and discuss food
«So she actually squirts? I thought she was faking it all the time», «Oh no she was not. That’s her thing, she’s a big squirter». Just a casual exchange of comments you could hear from two respectable Bolognese women last evening, at the opening of Tacchi nudi, Nicola Casamassima’s photo exhibition hosted by Factory gallery for just 4 days. Casamassima has … More Ladies in heels and steaming sets
Couple of days ago I spent the whole afternoon reading The house of myrth under the sun at Le serre dei Gardini, the only true garden cafe of Bologna and one of its most precious spaces. Written by Edith Warton (author of that famous The age of Innocence that became an iconic movie by Martin … More Reading Edith Warthon at Le Serre dei Giardini
Which is the massive, world-renowed, hyper-promoted event dedicated to beauty, make-up, haircare and all of this glamorous, deliciously frivolous girlie stuff. Held at Bologna Fiere, Cosmoprof has been running for 50 years, but I had never gone. So this year I decided it was time to stop being snobbish and give it a try. After all, what’s … More Ten things I learned at Cosmoprof
No it’s not the Metropolitan Museum, but it promises to become quite an institution. MET, Meticceria Extrartistica Trasversale, is the product of Cantieri Meticci‘s decennial activity. Initially known as Compagnia dei Rifugiati (“The refugees’ company”), its was created by former Teatro dell’Argine’s playwright and director Pietro Floridia with the aim to strongly promote, support and create art among … More Bologna has its own MET. Cantieri Meticci and the art of cross culture
Little Shop is the first hygge shop in Bologna. No, of course it’s not. But it’s the first shop that made me think of this word, that was added to my lexicon quite recently. In case you haven’t noticed, the word hygge is quite a thing lately. If you’re not familiar with it, you can read … More Hygge shop, Little shop
I’m not a fan of gentrification and globalization and when it comes in the shape of food trends I’m not particularly excited. However, if following a food hype means enriching the city’s menu, then I’m all for it. In particular, vegan and vegetarian places, despite being a steadily growing trend in Bologna too, were in strong … More The gentle wave of vegan gourmets: Radici and Botanica Lab
If you’re familiar with Italian popular cinema, you probably know that, along masterpieces like La dolce vita and Ladri di biciclette, together with contemporary hits such as Sorrentino’s La grande bellezza, Italy also has the infamous tradition od “cinepanettoni”. They come like a curse every year around Christmas (getting their name from traditional season cake Panettone) and … More The glorious fight of Biografilm pop-up cinema against the empire of cinepanettoni
Flaneur in Bologna 