“Weight Loss Italian-Style!” Does Monterey
Last night we attended the grand opening of a new Mediterranean-style restaurant in downtown Monterey, Calif.
“Esteban” is the latest addition to beautiful Casa Munras hotel, built around the original 1824 hacienda of the last Spanish diplomat to California, Estaban Munras. (We also stayed at the hotel. The grounds are beautiful, with blooming hibiscus, roses and [...]
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Carb-Happy Italians Contemplate a Pasta Strike
Italian consumer groups were calling for a one-day strike against the purchase of pasta on Thursday, in protest against rising costs that could drive prices of the beloved staple up 20 percent in the not-so-distant future.
While the proposed strike was aimed at steep rises in costs triggered by a global increase in the price of [...]
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Italian Lifestyle Keeps Weight in Check
If you think pasta makes you fat, let me tell you the story of Maria Teresa.
Maria Teresa grew up along Italy’s coast, not so far from Naples. Her family ate pasta every day of the week. Sometimes it was pasta with beans. Sometimes it was pasta with lentils. On Saturdays it was spaghetti. On Sundays, [...]
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Weight Problems Did Not Stop Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti, perhaps the world’s greatest tenor, passed away Sept. 6.
Besides a reputation as “the last great voice” of opera, Pavarotti was known for his larger-than-life personality — and he had a body to go with it.
The son of a baker who was an amateur singer, he fought a lifelong [...]
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