CONTRIBUTORS

Giovanna Alonzi

Giovanna (Gio) Alonzi is originally from Lazio, Italy and is the Executive Chef of Sud Forno. Above all, Gio appreciates a good bowl of Tortellini in Brodo, pizza and bread, random kindness and a good laugh. For these reasons she loves her job. In her time off, she’s an avid runner, no matter the weather, and loves exploring the Ontario countryside with her children Matti and Ali before going home to her partner Fabio’s crescentine and an ice-cold beer.

Cucina Ligure, P.25

Francesca Cordova

After spending 2 years as part of the marketing team for Terroni, Francesca has moved to Milan to pursue a Master’s in Food Design and Innovation to follow a career in the sustainability aspect of hospitality.

Genova P.4

Mealshare P.36

Sol Korngold

Sol Korngold is a Montreal native who shares his time between Toronto and Prince Edward County, where he recently launched The Royal Hotel. Sol also loves to cook and plays percussion in an under-appreciated Dad band.

Artisans of Canada P.11

Filippo Cordova

Filippo Cordova is an Italian-Canadian writer born and raised in Rome. Seeing the beauty and rich history of Italy first hand, he hopes to convey his passion and pride through his writing. What to see in Liguria P.14

Megan Woodhouse

Megan is a Zimbabwean born wannabe Italian who shares a home and dubious sofa with her human, James. She loves words, everyday magic and pasta. Her proudest accomplishments include moving to Canada, alone, mid-pandemic and that one time her boss called her Shakespeare.

Artisans of Liguria P.8

Spaccio West P.33

Yachting in Liguria P.34

Instagram P.39

Sandra Colosimo

An experienced Sales and Marketing professional and a certified Sommelier with the renowned Associazione Italiana Sommelier (AIS). Sandra has had the privilege of training and working in one of the greatest wine regions of the world. She lived in Italy for over 20 years and is passionate about Italian food, wine and culture. Vino della Liguria, P.31

Robby Vrenozi

Robby Vrenozi was the Marketing and Communications Manager for Terroni for a little over three years. Although no longer an official part of the Terroni family, unofficially she will always be a Terrona at heart.

Renzo Piano P.18

Jessica Allen

JA is a writer and the correspondent on CTV’s The Social. She used to be an assistant editor at Maclean’s Magazine, a national columnist at Metro, and, most importantly, a dishwasher at Terroni.

Index P.3

2,500,000

Number of tourists annually who visit Liguria’s Cinque Terre

5,000

Number of residents living in the Cinque Terre

1,551,000 Population of Liguria

689,876

Population of its capital, Genova

192,000

At time of press, number of Instagram posts tagged #ItalianRiviera

1922 Year in which The Enchanted April, often credited with making the Italian Riviera’s Portofino a jet-set location, was published

350

Total kilometres of coastline in Liguria

80%

Percentage of the Ligurian population that lives near the coast

4 million Annual capacity of ferry passengers at the Port of Genova, the busiest in Italy

6 hours Time in hours it takes the average hiker to walk between its five villages

5,092 Euros Price in Euros of a junior suite (sea view with balcony, breakfast included) at the Belmond Hotel Splendido, which overlooks the bay of Portofino, in August

4 Number of times Elizabeth Taylor honeymooned at Hotel Splendido

3

3

1944

Number of the most prestigious figures of the Risorgimento who were born in Liguria

1484-1486

Year that Botticelli painted The Birth of Venus, for which local Ligurian beauty Simonetta Vespucci, may have modelled for

1435

Year that Leon Battista Alberti, born in Genova— and the prototype of the Renaissance Man—codified Filippo Brunelleschi’s rediscovery of one-point linear perspective

3 Number of years Marco Polo spent in a Genovese prison in which time he dictated his adventures

Cost in euros to visit the house of Christopher Columbus in Genova

4 Number of popes from Genova

12th to 14th Centuries in which the Republic of Genova rivalled Venice and Pisa as a major powerhouse in the Mediterranean

3

Number of wines from Liguria available at Cavinona

1824

Year that the first commercial pasta factory, in Liguria’s Pontedassio, was built in an old mill

1876

Year in which “pesto” first appears in a Genovese Italian dictionary

Year in which the New York Times first mentions pesto

2005

Year that basil from Genova—Basilico Genovese—got its protected origin denomination (POD)

Number of family recipes for pesto Genovese with slight variations

19th Century in which ravioli is mentioned in a Ligurian cookbook as being invented in Liguria

Any time Time of the day Ligurians typically eat focaccia

Genovese (but often during breakfast, alongisde a cappuccino)