ART + CULTURE
The maverick’s ministry. The Florentine, May 2018.
The anti-Anna Maria Luisa. The Florentine, January 2017.
Was Leonardo da Vinci a cat lover?. The Florentine (for TF’s #Leonardo500 issue), May 2019.
Performance anxiety: the gap between blue-chip artists and Florence’s performers-next-door. The Florentine, October 2018.
BOOKS + LITERATURE
Italians (mostly) love Elena Ferrante’s new novel. Here’s what Americans can expect. The Washington Post, January 2020
Facing Fallaci. The Florentine (for TF’s “Sisterhood” issue), October 2019
FASHION
Rethinking cotton for the common good. Textile Clothing and Business Labs Foundation blog, May 2019
The perpetual student: Danilo Venturi of Polimoda. The Florentine, December 2017
Gucci to finance restoration of the Boboli Gardens. The Florentine, April 2017
FOOD + WINE
A love letter to Italian bar food. The Florentine, March 2019. (See what Victor Hazan, widower of the culinary giant and cookbook author Marcella Hazan, had to say about this piece here)
Breakfast in Tuscany. The Florentine, March 2018
Feeding Frenzy. The Florentine, March 2017
PERSONAL ESSAYS + THE RENTAL DIARIES
The collected “Rental Diaries” (recurring column in The Florentine since June 2017)
Help Desk One. The Florentine, October 2016
Floren-Tinder. The Florentine, February 2016
PROFILES
The players: a calcio storico portrait. The Florentine, May 2018
Carmela Batacchi: from the Bronx to Borgo Ognissanti. The Florentine, April 2019.
Izzeddin Elzir: unmasking the mosque. The Florentine, September 2018.
TRAVEL
Spending two perfect days in Florence. Forbes Travel Guide, February 2016.
The Returners. The Florentine, April 2017.
The beauty and brutality of calcio storico fiorentino, Culture Trip, February 2020.
Time Out guidebook to Florence (co-authored), 2017. Image shared with permission.
VIDEO
During my time at The Florentine, I managed the editorial content (interview questions, voiceovers) and filming practicalities (press accreditations, venue permit acquisitions, team logistics) for videos we produced, both for our own channels (occasionally) and for those of external clients (weekly.)
A few words with Fabio Zaffagnini of the Rockin’ 1000, June 2018.
Medici: Masters of Florence makes its debut, October 2016.
