I had this Negroni in Cortile Verga in Syracuse. Beautiful place, highly recommend it.
Timesuck is easily my favorite podcast, and Dan Cummins has finally covered Anthoy. Couple of hours ,but worth giving a listen if you are a fan of Tony. Dan's a comedian so he's got some goofy quirks while he talks but does a great job at telling the whole story.
So, I'm finally getting around to reading Leerhsen's bio and he's trying to explain Asia's hold on Tony's mind and body.
They met in her Vigna Clara neighborhood in front of the camera, then:
"His fresh haircut and, yes, teenage boy nervousness can be seen in season six, episode nine. So can her beauty, intelligence, and fierceness. She makes a good first impression. In an email to me in which she declined to be interviewed for this book, she quoted Oscar Wilde: 'It is always Judas who writes the biography.'" - p.246 of Down and Out In Paradise
So, I thought, Imma go back and watch that episode for some insight. But HBO Max cuts season 6 off at episode 8. Does anyone know why? Maybe they fucked up on numbering the episodes? Was there some sort of litigation?
This came in this week and I have been inspired to craft curriculum for my film students. I think they’d love to make a project that uses food as a vehicle to explore different cultures.
Glad this book exists. If everything goes to plan, I’ll share some final drafts of the episodes they make here.