In this episode, hosts Sara, Jessica, & Michelle talk about recent events in Naples, Jersey Shore antics in Florence, and the start of the Venice Biennale. Then we speak to Justin Catanoso about his cousin the saint.
Eye on Italy News Stories:
- Naples businesses closed out of respect for American tourist killed in robbery attempt via @newsfromitaly
- Italy seeks UNESCO protection for Neapolitan pizza
- Snooki crashed into Italian police car in Florence; license revoked
- Venice Biennale begins (officially) this weekend
Special Guest
Justin Catanoso is executive editor of The Business Journal based in Greensboro, North Carolina and also a visiting lecturer at Wake Forest University. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Business Week and on National Public Radio. Justin is also the author of My Cousin the Saint, a family memoir published by HarperCollins in both hard cover and paperback.
- Justin Catanoso’s website
- My Cousin the Saint [Michelle’s review of the book on Bleeding Espresso]
- Justin on Twitter
Eye on Italy Angolo d’Italiano:
- santo – santa – san – sant’
- saint [the version depends on the name that follows – whether it begins with a consonant or vowel, and whether it’s male or female
Eye on Italy Picks of the Week:
- Sara: Gambero Rosso English Magazine on iPad (free) & Italian wines ($9.99)
- Jessica: Il Panino Tondo in Florence; food delivery (including bagels & donuts?!?)
- Michelle: Italian saint magnets from Select Italy
- Deal of the Week:
- Kids under 12 get to ride trains in Italy for free in July-August (with a paying adult, groups no larger than 5, trains within the national Trenitalia network) – details (in Italian) in this article
- See the WhyGo Italy travel deals page for the latest travel deals
Video of the week:
- Italian comedian Fiorello imitates Berlusconi
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