Corrado Cucina
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
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| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Introduction | I was born on Sunday November 28th 1954 at 5.30 am. It was a fine, mild autumnal day. The fallen leaves of plane and horse chestnut trees carpeted the streets of Rome with shades of ochre, yellow and reddish-brown, making them look like a tapestry from old Flemish masters. Not that my mother would have noticed the scene. She was lying in a private room at the “Fatebenefratelli” Hospital recovering from 12 hours of hard labour. Yes, I was a big baby, so they told me: a staggering 4.6 kilograms! The hospital is situated in the pulsing centre of the Eternal City, on the Tiber Island, surrounded by the historical Rioni (districts) of Regola, Sant’Angelo and Ripa to the East, and Trastevere to the West. Here, in the ancient heart of the greatest Empire the world has ever seen, is where my culinary expedition began. And if I have whet your appetite, read Blog number 1 and get to know Nonna Albina and her old recipe book! |