Christmas traditions

When and where was torrone first created? No one knows for certain.  Some connoisseurs say Persia; others Arabia; and still others China.  A clue lies in its list of ingredients, which is short and sweet: almonds, honey, sugar and egg...

The other day, while looking up different ideas for how to prepare some different Christmas meals, I started to see many recipes for The Feast of the Seven Fishes.  This got me to thinking: why is this such a prevalent...

Subito dopo avere pulito i piatti della cena del Ringraziamento, a New York è abitudine dirigersi verso il venditore di alberi di Natale più vicino. Ma quello che più di tutti ottiene la gloria e l’ammirazione del pubblico è senza dubbio...

When I moved to Rome after my college graduation, it took me only one holiday season to realize that in Italy there was no national repertoire of popular Christmas music. I was unaware that Christmas hymns praising the Baby Jesus...

Christmas is definitely not my favorite time of year. For many of us young, ambitious types, it’s a few days of having to jam pack your schedule with relatives, high school friends, exes, former colleagues and those awkward parental conversations...