After a year of being consumed by school dinners, Jamie Oliver is having some time off. On a quest to reignite his passion for food he is setting off in his VW camper van to the country that has inspired him the most: Italy. Join him on his exciting journey to capture the true essence of Italian cooking. On the way he learns from the real masters of Italian cuisine, the locals. Can he win over the Sicilians at a Palermo street market with his marinated grilled fish? Who will win the pasta-making competition in Le Marche - Jamie or a local Mama? And watch as he cooks for his toughest critics yet in a fish restaurant, on the tiny island of Marettimo. What will the Italians make of Jamie and his food? Join Jamie on his travels as he cooks his way around the country that he loves most. This DVD features the original six part series broadcast on Channel 4.

When Danish drummer Alex Riel had his 70th birthday in September 2010, the legendary Copenhagen jazz club, Jazzhus Montmartre, decided to celebrate the occasion since it was here that Riel began his career in the early 1960s. The celebration lasted for more than a week, where the man of the hour was presented in a number of constellations that included Palle Mikkelborg, Annisette, Marilyn Mazur, Santa Cruz and Hanne Boel, among others.To round out the festivities, Alex Riel chose three of his favourite musicians to form a band for the occasion. The quartet primarily played jazz standards, including well-known numbers by Dexter Gordon, Bill Evans and John Coltrane. The combination of these four jazz giants turned out to be 'a match made in heaven' and luckily the result was documented in a recording. The audience went wild and was left wondering how there could still be so much pep in the birthday boy after ten days of concerts in a row! The concert was also reviewed by the Copenhagen daily, Berlingske Tidende, where it received a practically unheard-of six-out-of-six stars.Over the course of five decades, Alex Riel has played with the greatest names in jazz and made an international name for himself as one of the world's most prominent drummers. Both at home and abroad he is considered a bit of a living legend. One thing many people notice when they hear Alex today is that, in spite of his age, he still performs with an unbelievable amount of playfulness, presence and talent for improvisation, and never falls into a routine. In addition, his drumming is characterized by being particularly melodic, whether it be a fiery drum solo or a subdued display of brushwork.Together, Jesper Lundgaard and Alex Riel comprise one of the best and most congruous bass/drums teams that Europe has to offer. Lundgaard's big sound and distinctly rhythmical, melodic and creative bass playing make him a particularly deserving successor to Niels-Henning rsted Pedersen, and Riel has never concealed the fact that Jesper Lundgaard is among his absolutely favourite bassists.Today alto saxophonist George Robert is a resident of Switzerland where among other things he teaches at the music conservatory in Lausanne. Previous to that he lived in the US where he established a successful career that included collaborations with Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin, George Benson, Diana Krall, Phil Woods, Ray Brown and Phil Collins. Anyone who hears Robert play can't help being impressed by his obvious mastery of his instrument. He is a phenomenal musician who lives to play jazz and on a number of occasions has spoken of how much he enjoys playing with Alex Riel in particular. The two have also toured Europe with Robert's quartet.Dado Moroni from Italy is an extremely prominent name in his homeland as well as the rest of Europe, and has also achieved much recognition in the United States as a terrific pianist. This has not least of all to do with his collaboration with legendary bass player Ray Brown, but also other stars like trumpet player Freddie Hubbard and fellow pianists Oscar Peterson and Ahmad Jamal. Dado Moroni plays with extreme intensity and is always capable of lighting a fire under his fellow musicians onstage. Several times during the concert at Jazzhus Montmartre he actually lifted the several-hundred-kilo grand piano with his one knee while playing - just to give you an idea of the power behind his performance!

This is the Emilia-Romagna & San Marino chapter from Lonely Planet’s Italy guidebook. You can eat like a Roman emperor here – there’s Bologna with its ragù and porticos, posh Parma with its opera and cheese, Modena and its balsamic vinegar – or visit the wealthy micro-nation of San Marino, and Ravenna with its mosaics. hire a bike and circumnavigate the muscular medieval walls of Renaissance Ferrara maps reawaken your enthusiasm for dark Italian churches amid the lucid mosaics of the Basilica di San Vitale in Ravenna transport restaurants & accommodation interpret the intricacies of Lombard-Romanesque in all its medieval purity inside Modena’s Cathedral Coverage includes: Emilia-Romagna, Bologna, west of Bologna, east of Bologna, and San Marino., ISBN: 9781741798517 . 10th Edition.

This is the Southern Tuscany chapter from Lonely Planet's Florence & Tuscany guidebook. If you love the great outdoors, southern Tuscany is for you. A landscape dotted with dramatically sited inland hill-towns, biologically diverse coastal plains and craggy mountain ranges stretching to the sea, it offers visitors activities of every description. become a Maremmese cowboy for the day in the Parco Regionale della Maremma maps admire a saucy fresco and one of Italy's most magnificent piazzas in Massa Marittima transport restaurants & accommodation kick back and relax in some of Tuscany's best agriturismi (farm-stay accommodation) Coverage includes: the Alta Maremma, Massa Marittima, Vetulonia, Paese del Tufa (Land of the Tufa), Pitigliano, Sovana, around Sovana, Sorano, the Bassa Maremma, Grosseto, Parco Regionale della Maremma, Orbetello, Monte Argentario and Riserva Naturale WWF Lago di Burano., ISBN: 9781741798531 . 7th Edition.

My One Hotel Carpi is located in Carpi, Italy, one kilometre from the old town and 21 kilometres from Modena. There are 80 guestrooms at My Hotels Carpi, built over eight floors and decorated in monochromes with black-wood furniture, slate grey soft furnishings and neutral walls. All are equipped with satellite television, direct-dial phones, and high- speed Internet connections (surcharge). Bathrooms include bidets and hair dryers. My Hotels Carpi is a modern hotel surrounded by greenery. The contemporary lobby features pale marble floors and modern settees in neutral tones. Multilingual staff can arrange room service, there is complimentary parking on site, and wireless Internet access is offered in public areas. Drinks and aperitifs can be enjoyed in the modern hotel bar. A complimentary, continental breakfast is served daily in the light, bright breakfast room.

Grand Hotel, Stained Glass Details, Ortygia Island, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy - Walter Bibikow - Photographic Print from AllPosters.co.uk

When second generation Italian immigrants Vince and David Littore took over the family cellar in 1966, they turned their parents' small winery into a thriving business. Today they have vineyards both in Victoria's Moorabool Valley and the prized, cool climate Geelong.Geelong is a little known, top quality enclave in Victoria, first planted 140 years ago and today producing top end wines. This is a great deal red discovered by our Buyer Dan Parrott. It comprises two parcels of grapes - one providing upfront fruit, the other delivering more spicy complex characters. Both were matured briefly in new American oak to produce this elegant and subtly complex wine, rather than the normal blockbuster Shiraz. Great with roast meats or casseroles.

This unusual adventure, set in Reformation Europe, was written by four young authors and first published in Italy under a collective pseudonym. It describes the massive religious and social upheaval in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries. Set in Reformation Europe, Q begins with Luther's nailing of his 95 theses on the door of the cathedral church in Wittenberg and traces the adventures and conflicts of two central characters, an Anabaptist, a member of the most radical of the Protestant sects, the anarchists of the Reformation, and a Catholic spy and informer, as they travel across Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The four young writers who shelter behind the pseudonym Luther Blissett have created a world of intrigue, violence and intense political and religious passion. Far from the traditional historical novel, Q is the stuff of which cults are made.

Make yourself at home in Italy! Looking for a guide to the practicalities of living in Italy? Whether you need to know how to find a plumber, what the comune is there for or how to get permission to renovate, this practical illustrated book is...