Remember Popeye perchance? Now the real olive oil
Ostuni, southern Italy. For foodies. Popeye the Sailor Man had a girl called Olive Oil whom he dearly loved. Whenever she was in danger, out came Popeye’s can of spinach...
Monthly Archive: October 2023
Trivial pursuits
A Trivial Pursuit question: Who was the white South African dowager who said she would prefer to be murdered in her bed than have to make it herself in the...
A nun’s breast and Hannibal crossing the Alps
In these parts, if you order tette delle monache with your cappucino you’ll get a delicious cream-filled cake more commonly known as “a nun’s breast.” Italians don’t seem...
