"The Italian fantasy, in their minds, is not merely a fantasy; it is a past reality. It is their imagined origin story; the Garden of Eden from which they were banished." wow, that was an excellent line. I sent this article to a few friends, this writeup was really interesting.
Interesting. Reminds me of a Dr. Grumpy post from roughly 2011 where he criticized the overuse of the words "artisan" and "artisanal" in marketing campaigns. I'm not of Italian heritage or located anywhere near New Jersey, so I wasn't aware of the Tuscan style boom in the 2000s, but now I wonder if the "artisan" stuff was part of that.
"The Italian fantasy, in their minds, is not merely a fantasy; it is a past reality. It is their imagined origin story; the Garden of Eden from which they were banished." wow, that was an excellent line. I sent this article to a few friends, this writeup was really interesting.
Interesting. Reminds me of a Dr. Grumpy post from roughly 2011 where he criticized the overuse of the words "artisan" and "artisanal" in marketing campaigns. I'm not of Italian heritage or located anywhere near New Jersey, so I wasn't aware of the Tuscan style boom in the 2000s, but now I wonder if the "artisan" stuff was part of that.
https://drgrumpyinthehouse.blogspot.com/p/artisanal-overload.html