Extravergine: The Perfect Christmas Gift for Italian Music Fans

Posted on: Nov 14, 2011

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Tomorrow – November 15, 2011 – award-winning musician and fellow Calabria’phile, Micheal Castaldo will release his very first Christmas record, Extravergine: Natale nel Mediterraneo / Christmas in the Mediterranean. And trust me, Italophiles, you are going to want to get a copy of this.

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Mk Intl txt Spk w/ Enjoy Prepaid Cards

Posted on: Jul 4, 2011

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Back in May I was contacted by a representative from Enjoy Prepaid (dot com), an online phone card / PC-to-phone company that is part of Nobel telecom. They asked if I was interested in trying out their calling card and other website features and since I’m always up for testing new products, especially those that help expats get by a little easier, I agreed.

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In Pursuit of the Perfect Parmigiana

Posted on: Jun 3, 2011

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If there is one thing expats in southern Italy can agree on, it’s that we have the. best. food. in the country. Ok, ok, expats in other parts of Italy … back off! Your food rocks, too. But I have that whole southern pride thing going on and nothing makes me prouder than reviewing a cookbook that epitomizes southern Italian cooking-and Mamma Agata: Simple and Genuine does just that.

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