Monthly Archives: September 2020

Massimo Bottura

Posted on September 17, 2020 by babbityjean

In March 2018, I wrote a post, “Combatting Food Waste,” which featured the renowned Italian chef, Massimo Bottura, a vocal advocate on this theme.  During the Milan Expo in 2015, he opened an experimental soup kitchen that used leftover food … Continue reading →

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Il Santo Volto di Lucca

Posted on September 10, 2020 by babbityjean

Per secoli, pellegrini provenienti da tutto il mondo si sono recati a Lucca, città della Toscana, per pregare davanti a una delle reliquie più preziose della cristianità: un crocifisso in legno di 247 centimetri, noto come Volto Santo di Lucca. … Continue reading →

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The Holy Face of Lucca

Posted on September 10, 2020 by babbityjean

For centuries, pilgrims from all over the world came to the Tuscan town of Lucca to pray before one of Christendom’s most treasured relics—an eight-foot-tall (247 centimeters) wooden crucifix known as the Volto Santo di Lucca.  Like the Shroud of … Continue reading →

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