Human beings are social beings and everyone has the ability to develop empathy. However, there are people who are particularly empathetic but who also have something else, that is the ability to learn quickly and excel in everything. This, especially in the workplace, can create envy and inconvenience. About 20 years ago I needed a […]
Neapolitan Power – The music phenomenon told by Tony Cercola
The advance of the American and African culture in the post-war period as well as the political and cultural changes brought in Italy a series of contaminations that developed in the Neapolitan music scene in the 70s. Italy, especially the South of Italy, has always been a place of contaminations. In this case we are […]
Neapolitans toward the future. Interview with Dr. Angelo Antonio Russo.
Dr. Angelo Antonio Russo is from Napoli and he lives in Milan but he has brought everything from his hometown. Together with the legacy he has brought with him, keeping them close, his talent, his determination and the pride of being Neapolitan. After graduating in Napoli, young Dr. Russo moved to Milan 20 years ago […]
En neapolitanska i Sverige – Suggestions from a Neapolitan in Sweden.
Learn how to recognize the real mozzarella Campana and discover how to handmade in a few minutes with simple ingredients. President of Slow Food Stockholm, Giovanna Carlsson, is Neapolitan and she has lived in the Swedish capital for 7 years now. After two weeks she moved in Sweden, where she had arrived with two of […]
En neapolitanska i Sverige – President of Slow Food Stockholm on Neapolitan food abroad.
President of Slow Food Stockholm, Giovanna Carlsson, is Neapolitan and she has lived in the Swedish capital for 7 years now. After two weeks she moved in Sweden, where she had arrived with two of her three children, she read an ad on Facebook in which someone was looking for an Italian native speaker woman.
‘O Nnapulitano – The Neapolitan language.
I Lazzari is an association for social promotion aimed to protect the territory, history and culture of Southern Italy. It is a project that finds its roots in the meaning of the word “Lazzaro” and in the choice to reevaluate its use and value. The word Lazzaro was used centuries ago in a derogatory way […]
‘A Madonna d’ ‘e Rrose (Madonna of Roses).
Three years ago I was in Napoli to accompany an actor to an audition for the crive tv serie Gomorrah. While we were waiting for the actor to be called, I met a group of guys who accompanied a friend. Their friend’s name is Marco and he is a playwright, an actor and director […]
Neapolitans – From Dusseldorf.
Another point of view about living abroad is shared by Ciro P. who reply us from Dusseldorf. After visiting some cities around the world, Ciro moved in Dusseldorff, where some relatives helped him to find a job. Dusseldorff is a multiethnic city inhabited by Turks, Japanese (who Ciro says to have a beautiful festival every […]
Neapolitans – Letter from Stuttgart.
According to the Institute for Ethnic Studies for the Hystorical Society in Pennsylvania the earlier arrivals to Philadelphia, from Italy, were primarily from the Northern regions of Italy, and the majority who arrived at the beginning of 1880s were from South Italy. Indeed, until the unification of Italy under the Kingdom of Savoys, the overseas […]
Factory Game a project by Sara Picardi.
In Napoli there is a particular way of reacting to events. Neapolitans always react to events with creativity and art. In times of social distancing a Neapolitan artist has created a game. It is not an online game. It is played with individuals, with real persons. It is funny, and, even better, it is very […]
Hosteria la Tana del Coniglio all’Ischitana Restaurant on traditional rabbit recipe., video, interview
Rabbit is a well-loved dish in the Neapolitan area and it has a long culinary tradition. The Rabbit “all’Ischitana” (a particular recipe from Neapolitan Island of Ischia) is always in great demand. Following the tradition of the island of Ischia this recipe includes articular local spices for seasoning rabbit. In the Northern province of Napoli, […]
Biancobaccalà Restaurant on codfish processing and traditional recipes.
The De Filippo family is a guarantee in regarding preparation and distribution of salted cod. Established since 18th Century today the whole De Filippo family is still deeply dedicated to this activity. Gaetano De Filippo is an expert of codfish and he the owner of the family business. Gaetano De Filippo talks about codfish differences […]