TobySome people will reminisce—with nostalgia, regret, or a little bit of each—about their first cigarette, their first drink, or their first time trying X (fill […]
Tag: italy
3 Macabre Stories that Capture the Essence of Napoli
Climbing hundreds of stairs for a good view, as per usual. Thursday, 1 September, Napoli, Italy The weather was a bit mercurial, and we took […]
La Notte della Taranta—or, Where I was on Saturday
A post shared by Toby Israel (@tobyintheworld) on Aug 29, 2016 at 5:32am PDT On the road to Melpignano Melpignano, Puglia, Italy; Saturday, 8:00 p.m. […]
Olive Oil on Everything—A Gastronomic Diary of Italy
Sicily, 2013—where I first learned about putting olive oil on everything. Florence, Tuscany Gnocchi with fennel, mint and gorgonzola. A generous drizzle of olive oil […]
Revisiting
“Revisiting” Sicily I have rarely been one to visit the same place twice. I always used to squirm uncomfortably when new friends, by way of […]
An Incomplete Guide to Sicily in Quotes & Pictures
Valle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples), Agrigento, Sicily “The climate’s delicate; the air most sweet. Fertile the isle, the temple much surpassing The common […]
Being versus Seeing
So, what are you doing here? They say it kindly—with honest curiosity—and they say it in Italian, but that is the question. The woman at […]
Snapshot: Bar Willy
8:30a.m., Trastevere, Roma — 24 August 2015I begin the day with that most Italian of concoctions… il bar.Bar Willy sits at one corner of a […]
Three, Two, One, BUNGEE
(Sorry, Mom—I know I promised I wouldn’t, but I really think you should be proud of me.) “Do one thing a day that scares you.” […]