Both Neapolitan, both obsessed with details and technique, both have a school to teach their difficult art to keep alive a series of ancient gestures handed down from father to son. Enzo Coccia and Ciro Paone, two international masters, one of the white art, the other of sewing. A life spent among the fabrics the
Read MoreDoes anybody know the famous refrain “Ma tu vulive ʼa pizza,ʼa pizza,ʼa pizza c’ ʼa pummarola ʼncoppa c’ ʼa pummarola ʼncoppa”? Neither a diamond ring nor a grilled mullet eaten in the best restaurants on the sea and not even the five tier wedding cake can distract the singer’s girlfriend from her single desire: ʼa
Read MoreFrom Vomero to Megellina seafront, from piazza Plebiscito to the harbor, passing through Piazza Garibaldi and the historic center, every corner, square or street in Naples has a shop with inside a large group of pizzajuoli. And then one would wonder why inventing a pizzaiolo robot? No, it is not a science fiction movie and
Read More10 black and white photos follow one another among the Victor Emmanuel III National Library of Naples centenary papers in Gilda Valenza’s photography exhibition from December 7th until Epiphany. “La menzogna sta nelle cose non fotografate” (untruth lies in the things unphotographed) is the really meaningful title chosen by the Neapolitan photojournalist to tell the
Read MoreNovember 23: now as then, on the occasion of San Clemente feast day, the historic garden of the Royal Park of Capodimonte opens to the public and it does so to revive ancient productions dating back to Bourbon. Well over a hundred acres wanted by Charles III of Bourbon, shortly after he assumed the regency,
Read MoreRadiant like the sun because in front of a pizza you laugh delightedly while chatting and spending time with your friends. Democratic like the sun because the pizza makes everyone feel equal, it is the dish of the working class people and the royalty. Golden like the sun because the authentic Neapolitan pizza must have
Read MoreA smiley and lively passenger came to Paris to continue her studies. After having laid her luggage down, fascinated by the beauty of “la Ville Lumière”, she decided to put down roots there. This passenger was none other than Alba Pezone, a gastronomic journalist. Eight years in the marketing field, then a change and she
Read MoreEnzo Coccia, Attilio Bachetti e Gino Sorbillo. What are three men, three of the best Neapolitan pizzaioli, to be more precise, doing in the women’s prison of Pozzuoli (Naples)? They bring the “sun” behind the jail’s grey bars and they make their vast experience, the secrets and techniques of one of the oldest Neapolitan activities
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