Now's The Time!!!

Hey everyone! I'm just getting settled here in Naples, so I'll be sharing my restaurant review with you all in a few days!

Let me just share a mathematical equation with everyone in the meanwhile:

1 EUR= 1.22 USD

Yes, that means NOW is the time to visit Europe! Who's coming?

Napoli, Here I come!

So, I am heading back to Italia tomorrow after a month here in the States. That means I won't be posting for a few days, but it also means I will have SO much good stuff to write about in the coming months! I've got a lot of exciting, almost crazy, things planned!

The first thing I have to write, though, is a restaurant review. While home, my parents and I went to an Italian restaurant that really blew my mind. I definitely consider it one of the best Italian restaurants in the Capital District. Who will it be? Any ideas?!?!

Keep checking in with Live.It to find out in the next few days!

On Fire

Adventurous and innovative American chefs have taken the pizza out of the oven and have thrown it onto the grill. It's a trend that's really catching on with upscale New York City pizzerias, celebrity chefs, and backyard grillers. This concept, while new and exciting to us, is completely strange and possibly disturbing to most Italians.

Personally, I love grilled pizza. My (Neapolitan) husband, however, can't quite seem to wrap his mind around the concept. After having told him that my mother was grilling a pizza for dinner one evening, I got a blank stare and a "Huh?!." He just can't imagine how someone could grill a pizza. How is it cooked properly? And WHY?! Grilled and pizza are two words that just don't naturally occur together in the Italian language.

[The man does have a point. It is rather hard to correctly grill up a pizza, as demonstrated by my mother this weekend.* The top of the pizza was beautiful (and rather delicious), but down below was a mess. I do believe the whole pie would have been ready to incinerate if it were left on the grill even a second longer.]

This idea has nevertheless piqued the interest of a pizza purist. I was (halfheartedly?) asked to prepare this creation upon my return to Naples. Once I hit the shores of the Old Country this Saturday, I will be eager to grill some pizza. I'm ready for the challenge, but the real question is: Will the Italians be ready for the grill?

*The mother has grilled many a pizza before and is generally a good cook, so I'll just consider the char a one-time mistake. I hope. <3

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Welcome to Live.It!

I'm Alison, an American living in Italy for the past 5 years. I want to share the Italy I know via Live.It: the art, the culture, travel, and especially the food! The whole concept behind this blog is to get a unique look into Italian culture. I don't want you all just to visit Italy, I want you all to really Live.Italiano with me!

Before I begin posting, let me tell you a little bit about myself and my Italian life. I originally came to Italy for college. While studying art history in Rome, I fell in love with the lifestyle and decided to stay! My time here has been filled with a variety of jobs, from working as a tour guide at the Vatican Museums to selling luxurious children's clothing in a small-town boutique. More than that, my time in Italy is filled with amazing experiences! Living steps away from the Colosseum, walking the calle of Venice in the early morning, eating pizza in the city where it was created...Need I go on?! I currently live in the beautiful city of Naples with my husband and I am so excited to share it on Live.It.

That's all for now...Please feel free to leave comments, send questions, recommendations, anything! Let's get ready to Live.Italiano!

-Alison

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