Category Archives: Genova

Denim and Jeans

Posted on November 19, 2020 by babbityjean

Today the words “denim” and “jeans” are used almost interchangeably in the United States.  But this wasn’t always so.  Their origins date back more than 400 years to Genoa, Italy, and Nimes, France.  At the time the port city of … Continue reading →

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The Gold Rush Chocolatier

Posted on June 11, 2020 by babbityjean

The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company based in San Francisco, California, was founded by and named after Italian chocolatier Domenico Ghirardelli. He was born in Rapallo, on the Italian Riviera, in the region of Liguria in 1817.  His father was a spice … Continue reading →

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Santa Rosalia: Una storia dentro una storia

Posted on April 9, 2020 by babbityjean

Di recente, il critico d’arte Jason Farago ha scritto una storia sul New York Times intitolato “Il santo che ha fermato un’epidemia è bloccato al Met”. Racconta della sua visita solitaria al Metropolitan Museum of Art di New York per … Continue reading →

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