You don’t get to sit down with the world’s most celebrated pastry chef every day. Iginio Massari – undisputed master, crowned best pâtissier in the world in 2017, and again last year in Paris – says with ironic modesty: «We can say that’s how it is.» But behind the legend lurks a man who, at four years old, fell into a bowl of cream – and never really got out. A proper…
It is not every day you attend a conference where a former Strictly Come Dancing professional offers to sing Ed Sheeran’s Perfect – and where his wife, a high?flying marketing executive, reveals that her stomach has swollen so badly she once had to wear a ‘tent’ dress to a black?tie gala in Dubai. But this was no ordinary conference. This was an event hosted by Endometriosis UK, and…
A week before meeting Italy’s most famous contemporary film director Ferzan Özpetek, I wrote my review of Diamanti and I gave it a rating of ten out of ten stars.
For me, it is the most beautiful film of the past decade. It moved me deeply. On impulse, I wrote to him on Instagram. And he replied with a humility you do not expect from someone of his stature. With gratitude. With…
Right now Marco Giallini is in Aosta shooting the new season of Rocco Schiavone / Ice Cold Murders. In the meantime, he broke his leg – but after just a few days and an operation, he was already back on set, doing physiotherapy as he goes. A true phenomenon, as professional as they come. After meeting him in person, my admiration for him has grown even more (if that’s possible, given how much…
Reality TV star, singer, and now a first-time mum – Megan McKenna’s life has been a whirlwind of spotlights and plot twists. But since welcoming baby Landon, the X Factor: Celebrity winner has traded tabloid headlines for bedtime stories. We sat down with Megan for a gloriously honest chat about mum-bods, forgotten nappies in handbags, and why life is sweeter (and messier) on this side of…
If you’ve ever scrolled Instagram while nap-trapped on the sofa, chances are Jessica Urlichs’s words have stopped you mid-scroll. The New Zealand-based poet has built a global following by capturing the exact feelings of motherhood that somehow never made it into the books – the bittersweet, the exhausting, the overwhelming love that leaves you breathless.
Her latest picture book…
Some films you watch. Others yousit with. And then there are films likeElisa –the kind that follow you home, settle into your bones, and refuse to leave.
I had the privilege of watching Leonardo Di Costanzo’s latest film at the BFI Southbank on 7 March 2026, as part of the glorious Cinema Made in Italy festival. But here’s the thing that still makes me the…
There are some voices that don’t just define an era – they travel through it, gathering new stories, new layers, and new reasons to sing. Clare Grogan, the forever-energetic front-woman of Altered Images, is one of those voices. From the chaotic, thrilling birth of punk in Glasgow to the bittersweet reflections of motherhood, her journey has been anything but a straight line.
Sergio Caputo, the Roman singer?songwriter with a singular blend of jazz, pop, bossa nova and poetic wit, brought his charismatic show to the Istituto di Cultura Italiana last Thursday. While the venue was far from intimate – and occasional technical sound problems briefly disturbed the show – Caputo’s musicality and storytelling still carried the evening with delightfully off?kilter…
From the precision of aeronautical engineering to the delicacy of a mascarpone cream: Giuseppe Dell’Anno, chef and winner of Bake Off 2021, recounts a journey built on rigour, passion, and Italian identity. Between world tiramisù records, family memories, food as a cultural language, and a gentle pushback against clichés, this interview is an authentic portrait of what it means to bring Italy…