Cartolina 7 & 12 July 2010

Memorie di Puglia (part 2): Maria Fresia, Wilma Laryn and John Anderson are back with their memories, songs and recipes from Puglia: rustic potato flan. Musica di Bande.

photos Barbara Smith

Fifa World Cup - Italia v. Nuova Zelanda

Come along and watch the game on the big screen at Mitchelli's deli and café in Poplar Street.

Reporters from TVNZ - One sport will be present as well as reporters from the Press.

Cartolina 23 & 28 June

Memorie di Puglia (part 1): Maria Fresia, Wilma Laryn and John Anderson all have strong links with Apulia. In this program they play freely with their memories, play folk songs and suggest typical recipes.

Cartolina 9 & 14 June

Carolina Perrod, an Italian now living in Christchurch, has traveled and trekked extensively in New Zealand. As a result she was invited by a specialized publisher to write a guide to New Zealand: definitely one of the best Italian guides on Aotearoa! We play songs by Litfiba and give an incredibly easy and quick recipe.




  
Recipe: Lamb rack with pesto.
This is a quick and tasty recipe: what you need are one or two lamb racks, and plenty of pesto. Preheat the oven at 220 degrees; lean an oven tray with baking paper. Smear the lamb rack all over with a generous quantity of pesto. Lay on the tray and bake for exactly 20 minutes. Retrieve from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes, then cut into single cutlets and serve with all the bits of pesto.

Who said that good cuisine takes time?

Cine Dante Thursday 27 May

This week's film is the acclaimed Il Divo, winner of the Jury Prize at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.

Paolo Sorrentino's original and witty film about Giulio Andreotti tries to anatomise the character and explain the longevity of a man who has been Prime Minister three times and emerged unscathed from no less than 26 separate court cases on charges that include corruption and Mafia involvement.

Before the screening of Il Divo come along to Dante Aperitivo between 7.45 and 8.15 for Italian conversation. All welcome.

Note : Metro's exclusive charge to us of $12 will apply, but the showing is a private one for members of the Dante Society, the Italian community and their friends.

Cartolina 26 & 31 May 2010

Auckland-based fiction writer Nicky Pellegrino was in Christchurch recently to launch her latest book Recipe for Life (no cooking involved though … ).  In her interview, Nicky talks about the places, the people and the memories that inspire her stories. She also opens her heart on what writing means and requires.