The new Temporary Store exhibition space officially opened its doors in Udine on November 12th. They’re located at 15, Antonio Belloni Square, behind the Cathedral. Here, 30 artisan workshops from Friuli Venezia Giulia are gathered in one place among fashion, agribusiness, and artistic craftsmanship. The Compra in Bottega project was born last year thanks to…
“How does Annalisa make a living with Art Attack?” It all started with my interest in discovering everything I could about the work of Annalisa Metus, class of 1978, with a great passion for colored cardboard. I had been keeping an eye on her for a while now! Her name kept popping up during cultural…
Traditional scarf prints are reborn here in Trieste (the ones that were onced used in Eastern countries). A traditional item that is reborn in a modern style and that I can’t wait to tell you all about… a story written by Dezen Dezen! This ambitious project (and delightful I should add!) was thought of by…
“I started working as a mechanic when I was 13. On my way to work in the mornings I would stop at a bakery in Longera to buy a sandwich for lunch; one day the baker asked me if I’d like to work for him, they had a vacancy”. This is how Paolo Fontanot’s story…
I recieved an unexpected lunch invitation to the Antico Caffè San Marco. An it was quite unexpectedly that Matija Antolović became a chef and now prepares wonderful delicacies in this special place… but as expected I decided to write all about it J Everything started a few weeks ago when I was called to try…
I wonder how many times you drove up via Bonomea, the road which connects Opicina’s obelisk with the neighbourhood of Gretta, and admired the view from your car window. The road was built in 1779 to connect Villa Bonomo to the city. From up here you can see all of Trieste, as well as Pirano,…
There’s no better way to start this article than introducing the main character. Davide Comelli, born in Trieste from 1981, is a young talent and – as you’ll see – does some impressive work. His father was a professor of painting technique and workshop at the Istituto Nordio in Trieste, and he learnt a lot…
It’s been just over six months since Eataly opened in town, Oscar Farinetti’s wine and food colossus, and it has already amazed us with its great events; tastings, presentations, cooking competitions, show cooking and dinners with the most famous chefs. Every week there’s a little space for something interesting at the ex Magazzino Vini (the…
Two weeks ago the Restaurant/bar of Marina San Giusto, Trieste’s Yacht club, opened up to a new management and with its new name Pier. In this breath-taking location, right in the centre of town, next to the Salone degli Incanti, on the dock for the boats you’ll find this incredible place that I went to…
The luck of working just a few steps from Piazza Ponterosso is that in my lunch break I can go and eat something really nice in one of the many places in the centre of Trieste. I always like to go looking for new places to try out, but often there’s little time and too…
