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2010/03/14

About Italian Food: Ale' Ferrari!

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From Kyle Phillips, your Guide to Italian Food
A bit off topic, I know, but even Italians who equate most sports with club-waving cave people have a soft spot in their hearts for Le Rosse. And the prancing horse that adorns the Ferrari banners that turn races the world over into a sea of red? Enzo Ferrari adopted the symbol, which adorned the plane of Francesco Baracca, an Italian ace who flew in WWI, after meeting the late Francesco's mother in 1923, because she suggested putting it on his cars would bring him luck... It certainly did.
And why do I bring this up? Because the first F1 race of the season took place today, with Ferrari placing first and second.

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Way Off Topic: Felice 8 Marzo!
March 8 is International Woman's Day, and is an occasion for considerable celebration in Italy. Not familiar with L'8 Marzo? Like many other days set aside to celebrate the rights... Read more

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Elsewhere on About: Think Red
First of all, Le Rosse won, convincingly, and Brad Spurgeon, About's Guide to F-1, discusses it. But there's much more to red than Ferrari:

 


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