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Globe and Mail
28-06-2025
- Globe and Mail
Smith Street Books Publishes Comprehensive Italian Food Guide by Award-Winning Journalist Maria Pasquale
Maria Pasquale, an Italian-Australian food writer based in Rome, bridges cultures through her four books and media contributions. Her latest work, "Mangia," explores Italy's 20 regional cuisines, offering readers authentic culinary experiences beyond typical tourist fare. Rome, Italy--(Newsfile Corp. - June 27, 2025) - Smith Street Books has released "Mangia: How to Eat Your Way Through Italy," the fourth book by award-winning food and travel journalist Maria Pasquale. The 320-page hardcover volume, available in bookstores worldwide since March 2025, takes readers through all 20 Italian regions, offering a detailed exploration of the country's diverse culinary landscape. Mangia is a significant addition to the Smith Street Books catalog of food and travel titles. This comprehensive guide combines authentic recipes, cultural insights, and practical travel advice in a way that appeals to both serious food enthusiasts and casual travelers. The book's title, "Mangia" (Italian for "eat"), captures Pasquale's philosophy that food constitutes Italy's primary cultural text. It includes approximately 100 culinary experiences, ranging from glamping in Sardegna to vermouth tasting in Turin, cavatelli making in Molise, and becoming a butcher for a day in the Marche region. Pasquale curated these experiences to encourage active participation rather than passive consumption. Smith Street Books expects "Mangia" to appeal particularly to travelers planning Italian holidays, home cooks interested in authentic regional recipes, and food enthusiasts seeking deeper cultural context for Italian cuisine. "Mangia: How to Eat Your Way Through Italy" is available now at major bookstores throughout Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. About Maria Pasquale Maria Pasquale is an award-winning food and travel journalist and author based in Rome, Italy. With a formal background in political science and history, she contributes regularly to major publications. Pasquale has authored four books: "I Heart Rome," "How to be Italian," "The Eternal City," and "Mangia: How to Eat Your Way Through Italy." Her work has been recognized by Italian newspapers, establishing her as one of Italy's foremost culinary experts. Her lifestyle blog HeartRome has readers in over 100 countries and a social media network exceeding 50,000.
The Sun
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Jane Seymour, 74, looks decades younger as she shows off fit figure in a pink swimsuit at beach with pal Heather Graham
JANE Seymour looked incredible as she flaunted her fit figure during a day out at the beach. The 74-year-old actress wowed in the snaps alongside pal Heather Graham as they enjoyed a dip in the sea. 4 She put her ageless figure on display as she slipped into the bright pink swimsuit for the stunning snaps. In one photo, Jane struck a model-like pose as she stood solo in the sea and clasped onto her wide-brimmed hat. She donned a pair of dark sunglasses for her outing in Sardegna in Italy. Posting a snap of herself and Heather in the sea, she added the caption: "@imheathergraham and I dove straight into summer mode. "Saltwater in our hair, sunshine on our cheeks, and just enough mischief to keep the seagulls guessing. "If you were a mermaid for a day, what ocean secret would you unlock first?" Jane found herself inundated with complimentary comments from her followers who flocked to comment on her beauty. One follower wrote: "Beautiful! You are definitely living your best life." As another penned: "Wow! I can feel the heat all the way up here! "The yearning for the sea, it calls me too, dear!" Jane Seymour, 74, strips off to a bra top for sweaty workout Before a third commented: "You look hot Jane." Jane is best known for her role as Bond girl Solitaire in the iconic James Bond movie, Live and Let Die, from 1973. She also received praise for her portrayal of Dr. Michaela Quinn in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. She received an OBE in 2000 as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 4
Daily Mail
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sarah Michelle Gellar shares her wild idea about the upcoming Buffy reboot
Sarah Michelle Gellar has a few ideas about what she'd like to see included in the upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot. The actress,48, who recently reunited with her Buffy co-star Alyson Hannigan on a red carpet, opened up about her hopes for the highly anticipated show in an interview with Vanity Fair. 'It will be lighter than the last few seasons of the original,' the Emmy winner who played the title role for seven seasons told the publication while attending the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival. 'We will try to find a balance between new and old characters,' she said of the series being helmed by Oscar winner Chloé Zhao. The actress and executive producer then opened up about something that could thrill Buffy fans of all ages. 'My dream is to bring back everyone who has died, but space will have to be made for new stories as well. Gellar hinted there could be opportunities to expand the Buffy universe again. 'One of the surprising aspects of Buffy is that it's always been a crossover series,' she explained. 'We're trying to figure out how to modernize the themes of the series, especially what it means to feel like an outsider in a world dominated by social media,' she explained. The action star added that she feels 'lucky' not to have had to deal with that when she first took on the role. 'What we want to explore are the space-time boundaries that affect society today.' Gellar explained why it took her so long to agree to a reboot. 'I didn't want to reintroduce something we had already seen. I waited for the right time to come,' she said. The versatile star explained that Zhao, who is a self-admitted fan of the show 'proposed the project to me, and I accepted.' 'The gestation was long. It's been three years, and we're still working on it,' Gellar said. Sharing her hopes for the reboot, the actress revealed 'My dream is to bring back everyone who has died, but space will have to be made for new stories as well' The actress and executive producer said the tone 'will be lighter than the last few seasons of the original' Scripts are being written by Poker Face scribes Nora and Lilla Zuckerman Little is known about the reboot, except that Ryan Kiera Armstrong, 15, will star as a new Vampire Slayer, alongside Gellar's Buffy. 'From the moment I saw Ryan's audition, I knew there was only one girl that I wanted by my side,' the welcoming star wrote on social media in May. 'To have that kind of emotional intelligence, and talent, at such a young age is truly a gift. The bonus is that her smile lights up even the darkest room.'
News.com.au
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Scandal-plagued star looks unrecognisable in rare red carpet outing
Scandal-plagued actor Ezra Miller stepped out on a red carpet in Italy over the weekend, looking noticeably different after an extended period out of the public eye. Miller, 32, who uses they / them pronouns, wore a floor-length dress on the red carpet at the 2025 Filming Italy Sardegna Festival on Saturday. The actor wore black boots and had a watermelon hairclip in their tousled mane. Miller is making a tentative return to the movie business after a string of public scandals that ended with a series of legal issues back in 2022. Once a promising young actor known for starring roles in Justice League, We Need to Talk About Kevin and the Fantastic Beasts franchise, by 2022 Miller's career lay in tatters following arrests for everything from disorderly conduct to second degree assault to burglary. The same year, Miller was accused of grooming a teenager with 'cult-like' behaviour. The teen's parents claimed in a lawsuit that Miller had used 'violence, intimidation, threat of violence, fear, paranoia, delusions and drugs to hold sway over a young adolescent'. The teenager in question denied the accusations. Before that, Miller was recorded in 2020 allegedly choking a woman outside a bar in Iceland. Miller released a statement to Variety in August 2022 as the scandals against them mounted. 'Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment,' they said. 'I want to apologise to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behaviour. I am committed to doing the necessary work to get back to a healthy, safe and productive stage in my life.' As Miller makes tentative steps back into the public eye, the actor gave a rare interview on the ground at the Italian film festival over the weekend where they revealed what they've been up to since their scandal-plagued 2022. 'I've been writing a lot, because you can do that in solitude,' they said, 'which has been friendly to me'. Miller also said they have a Hollywood comeback planned: A film co-written with We Need To Talk About Kevin writer Lynne Ramsey. Calling Ramsey 'one of the greatest living filmmakers,' Miller said their collaboration 'will likely be the first thing I do' when returning to Hollywood.
Daily Mail
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Simon Baker cuts a casual figure in Birkenstock slides at Italian festival
Simon Baker has stepped out on the world stage in true Australian fashion - in open toed footwear. The acclaimed TV actor, 55, attended the opening night of the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival in a crisp shirt, blue jeans, and a pair of Birkenstock slides. He is among the Hollywood talent attending the 8th edition of the unique festival designed to promote Italian and international cinema and support young talent. Simon looked every inch the laidback A-lister as he posed with Twilight star Ashley Greene and General Director of the festival Tiziana Rocca at a press conference on Thursday. Simon, who returned to Australia last year to star as Gus and Eli's alcoholic father in the acclaimed Netflix hit Boys Swallows Universe, will receive the Filming Italy Excellence Award. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Simon will engage in masterclasses with young students from schools and universities of the Academy Cinema, alongside actors Alec Baldwin, Heather Graham, Jane Seymour, and Fran Drescher. In 2016, the Emmy-winning star traded the Hollywood studios of Los Angeles for his childhood home in the Northern Rivers region of NSW, and 'indie' projects far from the world of The Mentalist. 'Once you start to assimilate back into our culture, you also realise there's a beautiful frankness to Australians that is priceless,' he told Esquire Australia in April. 'There's no flowery way of putting things, it's just direct. And that level of authenticity is grounding. It's like a cosy blanket. It's very comfortable and familiar for me.' Simon, who played the elusive Christian Thompson in The Devil Wears Prada, recently broke his silence on whether he will appear in the long-awaited sequel alongside his old co-stars Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep. 'I haven't got the call up yet,' he told SkyNews. 'So I don't know- probably not, no.' The actor, who landed the career-changing role in 2006, went on to reveal that his very blonde eyebrows have put him off ever watching the movie. His friend's wife had pointed out his bizarre look in the popular film. 'What the f*** is going on with your eyebrows in that movie?' she asked him. When he probed her for more details about his appearance in the movie, she told him: 'They just had like their own f***ing thing going on. When asking another friend about his eyebrows in the flick, they told him they were just 'surfy', sun-bleached and needed a bit of a 'trim'. The comments have left a lasting impression on actor, who decided to never watch the film as a result. 'It's gotten to the point now where The Devil Wears Prada is such a beloved movie that it's literally like baiting the hook and throwing it overboard and getting a bite straight away, whenever I say that I've never seen it,' he said.
