Paris at dusk. Enough said.

 A vert tasty hot antipasto grilled vegetables along with stuffed zucchine and mushrooms, what a great way to start a meal.

 I always get goose pimples when I look at this beautiful bridge and with Old Glory fluttering in the wind it makes my day. Happy 250th America.

 

Early morning shot. Chinatown, Manhattan, NYC. Leica, Ektachrome 64. 

Something I whipped up for merenda, s snack eaten in the afternoon. In Italy there is colazione,  followed by prnzo, lunch, followed by perinea or appetitive, a light meal after work and finally Lena, supper. What can I say Italian lifestyle is heavily centered on mangiare, eating. Naturally all of these meals are accompanied by caffe" or expresso. In Italy one never says un espresso, just ask for un caffe' because its understood what you want. 

 Some images call for black and white. This fountain in Scopello Sicily used to be used to wash clothes at the time I photographed it was used as a place to get water. and as a tourist attraction. I used Tri-X and a Canon FT with a 50mm F 1.4 FL lens. 

 Organic, Italian gigli pasta or pasta shaped like lilies with classic beef ragout or carne a stufato or what Italoamericans like to call Sunday gravy. No matter what it's called this is a classic Sunday dish that it's followed by the secondo, or better, the meat and potatoes. As for the meat, I use beef chuck, pork sausage, bracioli and fresh pancetta. Super comfort food that must be eaten with company.