Italy

Bringing a taste of Italy to Islington.

Preparing to speak tonight at the British Museum about Renaissance art in Italy, celebrated restauranteur Antonio Carluccio was keen to share with Londonist – via a phone conversation this morning – his thoughts about art, the success behind his eponymous chain of restaurants as well …

Over the last few years it has become popular to enjoy football matches in the pub, rather than at the stadiums themselves. This is even more true of the often far-flung international summer tournaments and increasingly people want to watch each match alongside supporters who …

“Everything is better with a bit of humour.” So said Roberto Donadoni, as Italian football manager the incumbent of one of the most pressurised posts in the world, last Monday night in a special seminar organised by Birkbeck College Sport Business Centre. A healthy dose …

While many of us will be looking forward to a very pleasant lie-in this morning 251 crews will be down by the Thames at the crack of dawn preparing themselves for the 10am start of the 2008 Womens’ Head of the River Race (WEHORR). In …

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. M Manzes 87 Tower Bridge Road SE1 4TW 020 7407 2985 Nearest Tube: Borough Mon: 11am – 2pm Tue-Thurs: 10.30am – 2pm Fri: 10am – 2.30pm Sat: 10am – 2.45pm …

For over a year now Disney’s hit High School Musical has been pretty much inescapable, spawning two chart-topping soundtracks and launching the career of tween idol Zac Efron. The HSM bandwagon shows no signs of slowing down either, with the legitimate theatre production of the …

The United States remains tops in London’s tourism market, according to stats released by Visit London, as leaders of the tourism industry convene this week at London’s annual World Travel Market. This, despite the dollar’s worst performance against the pound in 26 years. That whimper …

And so to our final rugby watching venue post with just 4 teams remaining to accommodate. Italy play Portugal tonight in Paris, 7pm Bar Italia – where else? Japan crunch with Wales tomorrow in Cardiff at 8pm. We didn’t think Japan would be the hardest …

Toff culture is this summer’s big thing. We’ve had Pimms in Trafalgar Square and the Chap Olympics this weekend. It’s only a matter of time before we start growing our incisors and refusing to drink tap water. The next step along the road to la-di-da-land …