INTERVIEW – MOSES PENDLETON & MOMIX

YESTERDAY AND TODAYScreen Shot 2016-06-01 at 22.59.16The first Italian debut took place in 1980 at Barclays Teatro Nazionale in Milan. After 35 years, the theater has hosted the world premiere of Momix FOREVER, Screen Shot 2016-06-01 at 22.59.08

spectacular collage of choreographed by Moses Pendleton, the charismatic creator of the company. The show is not only a retrospective of famous pieces, but also the presentation of four new creations that Moses was able to enter into a continuous environment in which every new piece depends on the previous one and is linked to the one that follows it. Screen Shot 2016-06-01 at 22.59.03“I like to share my day at the fixed time, where industry long walks during which I take pictures and inspirations, photographer, tour videos, record my thoughts and my emotions” momix“My mind needs precise timing to channel the emotions and suggestions of what I see. It ‘s like walking into a museum that presents a different work every day, something new that affects us immediately the attention and that, almost an alchemical process turns into a choreographic movement.

Momix, en los Teatros del Canal.

Momix, en los Teatros del Canal.

“” I’m looking, I explore, suddenly metaphors, stirring moving objects and creating new elements in the bodies of my dancers involved in elaborate choreographies that require a perfect physical and great athleticism ‘ DSC_4416rid“” my muse is nature. In Italy, for example, the beautiful fields of flowers in Tuscany and the peaks of the Dolomites “

http://www.rivistamusical.com/interview-moses-pendleton/

 

TASTE OF MILANO 2016 opened with some YES and some OUCH…

Opening night: the press was gracefully invited one hour before the official opening.
I met with the Chefs, cruised around, sipped some excellent sparkling wines like the Brut Pittaro, tried a Ricola herb teas, bamboo cheese made outside Milan, zabaione Pasqualina gelato, and of course tasted some of the chefs dishes  (tapas size oriented) cooked on the premises and offered at prices that spam from 5 Euro for an entrée to 10 for a main dish.
Here the schedule for Sat 21, Sund 22 
Acanto Hotel Principe di Savoia
Chef Alessandro Buffolino, Bulgari Hotel Milano  Chef Roberto Di Pinto, Convivio Troiani, Chef Angelo Troiani Liberty Chef Andrea Provenzani,  Ristorante Trussardi alla Scala Chef Roberto Conti, Lume  Chef uigi Taglienti, Berton  Chef Andrea Berton, Rubacuori by Venissa Chef Andrea Asoli, Wicky’s Chef Wicky Priyan

817eecff-c9ad-477e-8dc7-b89e6f7905bdI loved  the La Locanda del Notaio  by Edoardo Fumagalli,  Christian&Manuel Costardi with an unusual combination of squid, potato and kafa coffee powder. I adored the quite mediterranean Felice Lo Russo’black crèpe with haddock. Just superb…

14332215707681-ouchI wasn’t sure about Tano Simonato’s, saffron gnocchetti that, to my opinion, were a little bit undercooked and kinda hard to bite. Unfortunately all menus are in italian and the lines to get your dish are sooo ‘italianstyle’  pretty messy. Prices are reduced as the quantity on your paper plate, so be ready to spend around 40 to taste few specialties and some wine, plus the entrance fee.

Taste of Milano will be held till Sunday May 22.
I am planning to go back and tell you more about it. Ciao!
For more info www.tasteofmilano.it
Here the gallery

Taste of Milano 2016

Taste of Milano 2016

Tano's dissappointing saffron gnocchetti..

Tano’s disappointing saffron gnocchetti..

Restaurant 'Tano passami l'olio' featured a sea urchin wanna be.., why not the real one?

Restaurant ‘Tano passami l’olio’ featured a sea urchin wanna be.., why not the real one?

Scream "Ice Cream!" Pasqualina's Maya and Zabaglione

Scream “Ice Cream!” Pasqualina’s Maya and Zabaglione

Roberto Okabe for Finger's

Roberto Okabe for Finger’s

Ready for Master Chef?It l looks like.

Ready for Master Chef?It l looks like.

Lo Russo's revisited mussels,

Lo Russo’s revisited mussels,

the kids area before the kids invasionjp

the kids area before the kids invasionjp

Lo Russo's Eggplant Parmigiana, shrimp, burrata and basil

Lo Russo’s Eggplant Parmigiana, shrimp, burrata and basil

Lo Basso 's pumpkin flower filled with burrata

Lo Basso ‘s pumpkin flower filled with burrata

La Gubana cake

La Gubana cake

Indulge in a Zabaione gelato by Pasqualina

Indulge in a Zabaione gelato by Pasqualina

Another kind of caviar

Another kind of caviar

The Charity Restaurant. Eat for a good cause.

The Charity Restaurant. Eat for a good cause.

Glasses ready to be taken away

Glasses ready to be taken away

Fly Business Alitalia...you deserve this!

Fly Business Alitalia…you deserve this!

Flying Business Alitalia..

Flying Business Alitalia..

First change Euro in Ducato, then pay , then finally eat!

First change Euro in Ducato, then pay , then finally eat!

Felice Lo Basso, opening soon near the Duomo in Milan

Felice Lo Basso, opening soon near the Duomo in Milan

Excellent back crèpe with haddock by Felix Lo Basso

Excellent back crèpe with haddock by Felix Lo Basso

Chefs smiling before the battle

Chefs smiling before the battle

Chef Paul Bocuse. straight from Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum

Chef Paul Bocuse. straight from Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum

Chef Roberto Cont

Chef Roberto Cont

Cin Cin!

Cin Cin!

Charming business Class Alitalia Hostesses

Charming business Class Alitalia Hostesses

Charity Menu

Charity Menu

Brut Pittaro

Brut Pittaro

Bamboo to go

Bamboo to go

Bamboo and Cheese , the new Romeo and Juliet

Bamboo and Cheese , the new Romeo and Juliet

At Chef 's orders

At Chef ‘s orders

Alitalia goes fashion

Alitalia goes fashion

The glass is free, the drink...are not  copy

The glass is free, the drinks…are not copy

 

 

PARMA:STREET ART & CHARITY

“ Il cibo è arte e l’arte è cibo per la mente e per l’anima”3.Murales
Food is art and art is food for your mind and soul.
This is the theme of the the benefit exhibition, curated by Artist Felice Limosani, and held at the Crociera dell’ Ospedale Vecchio, a venue dated 1200.

13 food-related excesses in a provocative and irreverent exhibits featuring artists from around the world.27042016-workinprogressospedalevecchio 044 At the Crociera dell’ Ospedale Vecchio Via D’Azeglio – Oltretorrente
Info at http://www.cibus.it/cibusinfabula/27042016-workinprogressospedalevecchio 057

Milan: where a real newyorker can get a bite of NY ?

Screen Shot 2016-05-18 at 09.52.40New York e Milano.
Conosco bene queste due città e ritengo che una cosa le accomuni: lo stress.
Quindi andare in una palestra è meta d’obbligo sia per rilassare la mente che per beneficiare il fisico. Trovo che a Milano la piu’ newyorkese sia GetFIT (www.getfit.it)Un newyorker a GetFIT Express Foto© Cesare Zucca JPG copy
un network di palestre con 12 sedi, da quelle di Vico, Piacenza e Ravizza, perfettamente attrezzate, ricche di piscine, saune e steamrooms, fino a quelle ‘express’ come Galvani, ideale per un workout ‘mordi e fuggi’, stile ‘broker di Wall Street’.
Prerogativa di GetFIT sono le numerose classi LesMillsUna classe LesMills Foto©GetFIT copy studiate per allenare la forza, sviluppare agilità e bruciare grasso. Prevedono allenamenti yoga, tai chi e pilates, con esercizi che aumentano flessibilità, lasciando una sensazione di equilibrio, calma, armonia e benessere generale.Allenamento da GetFIT Foto© Cesare Zucca  copyUn vero newyorkese non rinuncia al bagel, panino-ciambella di tradizione ebraica. È coperto da cereali, noci, semi di sesamo o papavero e tradizionalmente farcito con salmone affumicato, crema di formaggio, pomodoro, capperi e cipolla.
Ottimi quelli di California Bakery (Via Larga 19), Bagel Company (Piazza XXIV Maggio 1/8), Vintage Bakery (Viale Stelvio 39) e del minuscolo Ofelé (Via Savona 2).
Non a caso si chiama Big Apple, l’hamburger più classico (carne di manzo, pomodoro, cetriolo, insalata e bacon) servito da New York Meneghina (Via Melchiorre Gioia, 35) New York Meneghina Foto©Cesare Zucca copyristorante-loft dove un enorme graffiti unisce Lady Liberty alla Madonnina. Il menu è l’ incontro di due culture diverse, la tradizione americana e la creatività italiana, come il Burger Parmigiana, con tataki di melanzane e grana padano. Delicious!Burger Parmigiana di New York Meneghina  Foto© Cesare Zucca jpg copyCosa più NY di un NY cheesecake? Da Vanilla Bakery (Via San Siro 2), Biancolatte (Via
Turati 30), Viole di Liquirizia (Via Madonnina 10) e That’s Bakery (V. Vigevano 41). A NY il drink per antonomasia è il cosmopolitan. A Milano Sushi B (Via Fiori Chiari 1A) lo prepara con gin, limone, triple sec, melograno e fumo al lemongrass. Altro classico è il Moscow mule nato nel 1941 al Chatham Hotel di New York, a base di vodka, ginger beer e succo di lime e riproposto al Moscow mule (Via Teodosio 60)
Serata al cinema? Purtroppo anche a Milano sussite la pessima consuetudine di doppiare i film. Nessun americano vuole ascoltare Meryl Streep con la voce di un’altra!Meryl-Streep-agli-OscarPer fortuna la catena UCI e la rassegna Sound&Motion proiettano versioni originali sottotitolate in italiano.
Cosa manca?
Ma certo, il mitico fried chicken! Corey McCathern, nativo del Kentucky e trapiantato a New York, ha aperto il coloratissimo Corey’s Soul Chicken (Via Paolo Sarpi 53),Fried chicken di Corey McCathern Foto©Cesare Zucca jpg copy dove cucina le ricette della nonna, come la potato salad, gli immancabili fagioli in salsa barbeque, la crostata alla zucca pumpkin pie e, naturalmente, il suo famoso pollo
fritto, vero trionfo di sapore e croccantezza.

Hidden Venice. Giuliana and Giovanna hidden shops.

Are you a one-of-a-kind hats and shoes lover?  Are you planning to go to Venice, Italy? Check Giuliana Longo‘s little store in S. Marco, Calle del Lovo 4813, Venice.  This shop is the dream hat-cupboard of any true sartorialist, with styles that range from handmade Montecristi panama to modern foldable hot-pink that is perfect for a demanding, chic traveler. The biggest request of all?  The bareteri, a wide-brimmed gondolier’s hat best worn with a rakish tilt, ideal when traveling to sunny places. Giuliana is there most days, polishing leather aviator hats or affixing bands and flowers to her latest creations. www.giulianalongo.com

Are you a shoemaniac?  Get ready for some amazing stuff! Discover the unique hand-made creations  shoes by Giovanna Zanella who sells her designs in a rainbow-hued shop near the Rialto. Her handmade creations range from dazzling to outrageous.  It takes a certain panache (and generous credit limit) to wear what looks like a pair of exploding fireworks or a cobra on your feet. Her not so easy to find bottega is located at 5641 Castello.  www.giulianazanella.it

Rome: A night to remember

The gigantic Rome’s Night of Museums
is back on Saturday, May 21, 2016:
Museums and cultural spaces will open to the public at night and hosting many events including art shows, music, dance, theatre, cinema, readings, guided tourPaying the symbolic 1 euro ticket you can visit the museum with exhibitions hosted, and watch performances of music, theater and dance program.notte-musei-romaHere the museums involved:
MUSEUMS CAPITOLINI, MONTEMARTINI, MACRO, MACRO
TESTACCIO, ARA PACIS MUSEUM, MUSEUM OF ROME – BRASCHI PALACE, MUSEUM, ROME IN TRASTEVERE, TRAJAN MARKETS – MUSEUM OF THE IMPERIAL FORUMS, MUSEUMS, VILLA TORLONIA, PALACE OF EXHIBITIONS, STABLES QUIRINALE, AND THE WISDOM UNIVERSITY OF ROMEgallery_34007_4943_257854
For the program and a complete list of participating hotels: www.museiincomuneroma.it
Opening hours 8.00 pm to 2.00 am
Ph  +39 060608

400 years ago…Did Shakespeare love the Circus?

MSNC_1Midsummer Night’s Circus a new musical written by Tobias Rossi and Simone Nardini with music and lyrics by Antonio Torella
accurately directed by Marco Bellocchio and inspired to
Shakespeare A Midsummer Night’s Dream.MSNC_44Like in Pippin or the new version of Godspell, the action takes place in a circus,
where elves, clowns, acrobats all together celebrate the circus life, spiced up from a brilliant cast of over forty performers, including young talents and hot stars
such as Michel Altieri (in the role of Oberon) Pietro Pignatelli (Aegean),
Giovanni Abbracciamento
(Lysander), and a great Titania
played by Simona Samarelli
MSNCShakespeare, Circus, Music, Colors, and an enthusiastic cast …
all work for this lovely version of a masterpiece, that probably Sir William himself may like.
May 13,14 at the Teatro della Luna of Assago

 

 

VIENNA:THE 5 BEST COFFEEHOUSES

What could be better than a coffee served with all the rules and perhaps
accompanied by a Viennese dessert?Vienna Cafe Sperl copyyy Foto@Cesare Zucca copyHere is my top list
Hawelka Famous Buchten, vanilla cupcake.
Central Splendid but touristy
Sperl marbles and fine mirrors 800. Frequented by the locals
Mozart cake biscuit, pistachio cream, chocolate mousse
Landtmann establieshed 125 years ago. Anyone important has been here,
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CIBUS 2016 OPENS AT PARMA FIERE…IT’S A BOOOOM!

Yesterday was my first day at CIBUS 2016, probably the greatest biennial International Food Exhibition…in the Planet. cibus.2016                                                                                        More than 3 thousand exhibitors, and an estimated 70 thousand visitors
are expected to be at Fiere di Parma. 
So many novelties…From bio to vegan, to wines, biers,chocolates, excellent frozen items, cheeses, to sweets (like the Christmas classical
panettone Fiasconaro
adorned of a white chocolate crèche.

Fiasconaro panettone with white chocolate crèche

Fiasconaro panettone with white chocolate crèche

or filled with a delicate cream of roses , a new creation by Loison)

A new delicate rose filled at Loison charming store

A new delicate rose filled at Loison charming store

So many novelties, updated ideas, unexpected surprises…
Impossible to mention all of them.
Of course a lot of show cooking including TV Star Chef Carlo Cracco
  who reinvented the legendary San Carlo potato chip,

Chef Carlo Cracco performing

Chef Carlo Cracco performing

Cracco's creations on chips

Cracco’s creations on chips

IMG_0514 copy Surgital Divine Creazioni where served in a spectacular all purple restaurant, quite a tribute to Prince’s Purple Rain. IMG_0512 copy

To my opinion, was a real journey created by
Chef  Moreno Cedroni,

Stellar Chef Moreno Cedroni with his purple team

Stellar Chef Moreno Cedroni with his purple team

who introduced the Mammoli of Patata Viola (purple potato),

Mammoli of Patata Viola

Mammoli of Patata Viola by Moreno Cedroni. With sweet mash potatoes, sesame milk, purple cabbage sauerkraut,creamed salt cod, liquidised parsey.

then le Violette to the Bartlàz, a traditional piadina tortello filled of squacquerone cheese of the Romagna region, that you can simply prepare just grilling for a couple of minutes,

Surgital Bartlàz, a traditional piadina tortello

Surgital Bartlàz, a traditional piadina tortello

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Cooking FINI without water

No water as well, for the
newest tortellini Fini
just throw them in a pan, a glass of water and your favorite sauce.

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Chef Daniele Persegani

The Consorzio Prociutto Parma hosted Chef Daniele Persegani who filled different bread including a tomato bread) with prosciutto di Parma,

Talking of prosciutto…
i did try so may and soooo excellent ones, that I am satisfied for the rest of the year!
One for all , I ‘d like to mention the Langhirano based Pio Tosini
who served an amazing 30 months old prosciutto di Parma

30 months old prosciutto by Langhirano based Pio Tosini.

30 months old prosciutto by Langhirano based Pio Tosini.

More prosciutto? Let’s go with the San Daniele, actually San Dan,

San Dan also produces a tasty speck

San Dan also produces a tasty speck

a factory located in Friuli that also produces a tasty speck.

Many healthy amazing novelties such as ActiLemon,mini doses of bio lemon to drink in the morning with warm water
or Likion yellow pumpkin added to Itaian Goji.
Forget the diet and indulge with Burro De Paoli, I adored the salted one,

Burro De Paoli, I loved the salted one

Burro De Paoli, I loved the salted one

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Chef Mario Gismudo.delicious cheesecake

I also love to mention the cheese cake of Chef Mario Gismudo.
Finally, the ‘magnificent seven’…are back.!
This time they are seven friends producers and interpreters of the most virtuous Italian gastronomy.They named themselves UNICI (the uniques)

The Unici

A ‘The magnificent Seven’  Unici

: La Via Del Tè  a florentine company pioneering the culture of tea,

Teatime in Florence with La Via Del Tè

Teatime in Florence with La Via Del Tè

Il Borgo Del Balsamico balsamic vinegar, launching the trendy pocktable balsamic a porter, Mattei Biscuits established in believe it or not…1858 and famous for its
almond cantuccini , Pasta Mancini artisan pasta made from durum wheat,
La Nicchia
capers and other products from beautiful Pantelleria Island Savini Truffles a family tradition started in Tuscany back in 1920, Ursini Extra Vergin Olive Oil
among some unique yummy sauces.
CIBUS will enchante its visitors Until May 12th. The event is easily accessible thanks to the free bus (pretty crowded but still happily chaotic), which runs every 15 minutes connecting the center of Parma and the train station with the fair.

Il Borgo Del Balsamico lunches a rendy pocktable balsamic to go

Il Borgo Del Balsamico launches a trendy pocktable balsamic to go

One day ticket 45 euro, two days 80 euro, 4 days 95 euro.
Not cheap, I know but believe me, it’s totally worth!.
All info at www.cibus.it

 

 

 

United to Dance equals Dance to Unite

Dance to Unite
One Way or Another
featuring live music from Debbie Harry.dbDance to Unite, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to use dance as a vehicle to teach and to celebrate cultural diversity.The evening will be a celebration of artistic excellence and cultural diversity to benefit Screen Shot 2016-05-02 at 18.15.14Dance to Unite’s expanding free after-school dance and education programs.  This year, Dance to Unite proudly honors Jenny Morgenthau, who recently retired after 32 years as the Executive Director of the Fresh Air Fund.  As part of the celebration, students of Dance to Unite will perform to music icon and Blondie lead singer, Debbie’s biggest hits live.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 6pm at The World School Chelsea, 259 Tenth Avenue, NYC,

A swan lake…like you never saw before

Screen Shot 2016-04-28 at 10.51.04Put together the “Swan Song ” a vaudeville by Chekhov about an old actor in a
theatre after the lights go out, the eternal music of Tchaikovsky,
the genially irreverent choreography and direction by Fabrizio Monteverde
and a bunch of older, aching, curved dancers who want to live one more time the tragic love story
of Prince Siegfried and Odette/Odile. 14568The result is an amazing new version of one of the most celebrated ballet in the history The Swan Lake,
this time retitled Il Lago dei Cigni ovvero il Canto.Lago-dei-Cigni-02-1030x686 A contemporary ballet that ancient dancers remember and recreate with enormous love and pain.
From an amazing opening with all the dancers/swans lied down on ground covered with colored
cloths of the scene, while only their raised arms are moving as swan necks to the Odette’s
solo, first pure purity and then more and more disjointed and bloodless revealing physical stress and despair to an intense finale where topless Odette frees her body and her beauty to revive the lost youth.anteprima_20150119010513-1030x688Soloists  Roberta De Simone, Claudia Vecchi, Luca Pannacci and Siro Guglielmi, among all the artists of the Balletto di Roma certainly know how give to the audience some emotional, intense, unforgettable moments.
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OH NOOO…STARBUCKS OPENS IN MILAN

Starbucks arrives. In Milan. It’s official

1024px-Starbucks_Coffee_Logo.svgThe first Italian Starbucks will open in early 2017, in downtown Milan.

 

 

The “bad” news was recently announced in Milan by Howard Schultz,
the great chief of the Seattle giant.
The address is secret, but allegedly Starbucks will open in other Italian cities during the year.images                                                      Apparently the Italian Starbucks will “pay tribute to Italian culture” (yeah sure) arton34427-1and will serve “with great humility” a coffee blend
created especially for the Milanese tastes.

originalGet ready for those ugly “frapuccino” and those artificially flavoured “latte”….
Like the Italians needed another McDonalds invasion…

 

 

HIDDEN UNDERGROUND JEWEL IN MILAN

45741-Cripta_Santo_SepolcroMilan, exactly in the spot that a Leonardo‘s drawing described as an ideal center of the plant in the city,  it was reopened to the public the impressive underground church of Santo Sepolcro. Here it was built a copy of the alleged “tomb of Christ”, was brought here the land of Jerusalem after the First Crusade.
Here Saint Carlo Borromeo came to pray.
Milan returns to show its history and its beauty.

See the 360 video
https://youtu.be/JVPVqssdO6c

 

 

Welcome to a dream! Roberto Bolle takes the Scala into a magic garden.

Il Giardino degli Amanti (The Lovers’ Garden ) is a new creation at the La Scala Theatre, Milan that should be considered one of the first 2016 tribute to the 225th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s disappearance. quadro-1-2--rDirected from former dancer Massimiliano Volpini, whos previous collaboration with ètoile Roberto Bolle, led him to create solos, pas de deux and one lucky multimedia project and finally this new work, which sees the Roberto dancing with La Scala Ballet.

There is a party at the villa.
In the garden, a chamber orchestra plays Mozart’s wonderful quartets and quintets. 12 elegant guests dance and have fun.Their moves are modern and quite contemporary.
(I visioned some West Side Story jumpsand even a “let’s twist” attitude) .giardino-amanti2

Among then a beautiful couple

7e8061048f3704aa8f1a9f5367f9b5111The man blindfolds the woman and takes her to hidden places. Soon the the labyrinths of the maze are populated by Mozart’s Commedia dell’Arte iconic characters such as Figaro, Count Almaviva, Rosina and Susanna, Don Giovanni and Leporello, Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Ferrando and Guglielmo.3-11-550x375 The couple gets lost in the maze and will find himself at the end, transformed by the Queen of the Night (Marta Romagna) who is leading young people within this world and make their metamorphosis. I loved the remarkable Bolle’s solo, while is using his jacket as a dance partner among the intense pas de deux between Roberto and Nicoletta Manni wearing an amazingly beautiful aerial tutu.b92e7e3015cbb507b7ba80b807b07eeb                                    With lightness and irony this journey into Mozart’s nod to ‘700 also in the sets and Erika Carretta‘s costumes (from classical characters to insects, fairies or dragonflies) who likes to spam from some graphic black- off white , to shades of blue and turquoise, to multicolored outfits. Grand finale with Mozart himself taking the stage while playing the piano in flowered platform..
Here the next performances,
featuring Roberto Bolle, Nicola del Freo, Virna Toppi and Martina Arduino)
April 15th Arduino, Del Freo
April 16th Toppi, Bolle,
April 17th Toppi, Bolle,
April 19th Arduino, Del Freo.

New York: GO WESTVILLE , A VEGETABLE PARADISE

New York
Years ago the Westville was born. A tiny restaurant in the Downtown area.200

Basic look, spartan furnishings and a large blackboard with the menu written by hand.

More than 30 dishes of vegetables, all centered on the healthy, fresh and of the season. The winning formula: a platter with four vegetables of your choice at only $ 15 and … eye on the board, when a vegetable is deleted, useless to ask for it. A hit.

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Now Westville is in Chelsea (246 W 18th St), Tribeca (333 Hudson St) West Village (210 W 10) and East Village (173 Av A).

Reservations are not accepted and waiting time may be long, but I assure you, it’s worth it.
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Among my favorites, quinoa salad, kale and leeks, marinated tofu and delicious mint lemonade

Salads

Westville’s salads are big and cut right to the point without getting too cute. You can add and subtract from the salad ingredients, and they don’t get pissed about it, which is always a plus. Definitely go with chicken over the steak as your protein. Favorites include: Westville Cobb, the Greek Salad, and a frequent lunch special, the Chopped Salad, which is a well-dressed, hearty mix of vegetables like cauliflower, kale, brussels sprouts, and broccoli. Get it with blackened chicken.

Market Vegetables

Westville always has twenty plus options available on their “Market” menu. Pick four, and you’ve got one of the best vegetarian meals in town. Favorites include: Brussels Sprouts in Dijon, Soy-Glazed Tofu with Broccoli and Sesame Seeds, Sautéed Kale with Shallots, Mushrooms with Leeks, and, of course, their Sweet Potato Fries, which are ridiculous.

The fabulous harmonies of the Marinetti Sisters

imageLe Sorelle Marinetti is the name of an Italian swing singer trio starring Nicola Olivieri, Andrea Allione and Marco Lugli, three males singers in travesti.The Marinettis grounded their repertoire on the hits of another singing trio, the Lescano, three sisters singing in the close harmony style of the Andrews Sisters, who rised to great popularity, After roaming Europe, they arrived in the 1930s in Turin, which was the heart of the Italian radio world, where they were discovered by a local talent scout. In no time, they sold 100,000 records and even Mussolini – Il Duce – was among their fans.
The new show is called La Famiglia Canterina created by Giorgio Bozzo,o featuring the guest singers Valentina Gullace, Jacopo Bruno and the band with Christian Schmitz piano, Adalberto Ferrari clarinet, and Francesco Giorgi, violin.With charm and catching notes the Marinettis dust some of the Lescano’s hits out such as “Ma le gambe”, “Tulipan, “Maramao”, “Pinguino innamorato”
Let me tell you, tthose girls rock! Actually those girls…swing!
April 7-10 at Teatro Gioiello, Turin