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Finished bottle #4 of Moroney’s Brunello 6-pack last night with great friends Kate Davis, David Heilbroner, their daughter Katrina, her boyfriend Andrew, Marcello and Charlie. Met at 7:30 pm at our apartment for full table of prosciutto, pecorino con pepe, a truffle cheese, smoked buffalo mozzarella, regular buffalo mozzarella, fresh pachino tomatoes, red bell pepper slices, ripe apricots. Kate friend baby artichokes with salt – startlingly. Started with Conegliano Valdobbiadene prosecco, followed by Moroney’s 2004 … more →

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Epic Sicilian seafood dinner at Lumie di Sicilia with great friends David Heilbroner, Kate Davis, their daughter Katrina, her boyfriend Andrew, Marcello and his 85-year-old mother. Talked films, including their award of a Peabody for Newburgh Sting, politics, raising teenagers, Italian food, Roman ways, 30 year friendships. Finished the night at our apartment in Testaccio with Amaro Sibilia around 2 am. 

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My very patient Italian tutor Eugenio Bona after a 1.5 hr Italian lesson. Unclear who is more exhausted. I think me.

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Good evening all, The Basketball B Team travelled to St. George’s Tuesday May 5 and won a close, back and forth game, 28-22.  Led by Mustafa Pacaci (8 points), Lucas Shepherd (6 pts), and Charlie DeLapa (6 pts), the guys overcame hot, humid conditions to prevail.  Big thank you to Mike DeLapa for making the journey and volunteering to referee the entire game! Final game of the season (B team) is planned for Saturday May … more →

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filetto di maiale con pancetta

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Great games yesterday in Ostia (last train stop Chrisoforo Columbo) at the Sand Volleyball Academy with new friends Francesco d’Orlando, Fabrizio Bontà, and Massimiliano Dattoli. Followed by dinner with Lauren Spurrier and her friend Rab from Pakistan. Charlie labored away on an architectural model of Hadrian’s Villa for his Roman Topography class as well as on other homework. I think I had the better day.

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The one-raised brow at the creperie leading up to a long walk to Concerto del Primo Maggio (1 May’s Concert) or Concertone (Big concert), in Piazza San Giovanni.

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No school. Day trip to: The catacombs of St.Callixtus are among the greatest and most important of Rome. They originated about the middle of the second century and are part of a cemeterial complex. In it were buried tens of martyrs, 16 popes and very many Christians. They are named after the deacon Callixtus who, at the beginning of the third century, was appointed by pope Zephyrinus as the administrator of the cemetery and so … more →