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"Leggings are not an outfit in Italy"

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I am so, so, so glad that I don't have Celiac disease or some other kind of disorder that means I can't eat gluten. Gluten rules. While bread takes a lot of the glutenous glory, we're firm believers that pasta is the best gluten product by far. It's versatile. It's international. It's a comforting, rib-sticking meal on a bad day, or a celebratory feast on a good one. Back when I was working at a Mediterranean restaurant on the Upper East Side, I actually got in trouble for selling the pasta spe…

Last week my hairdresser was snipping my tresses and suddenly asked me if I was Italian . The question was incredibly flattering to this Italophile who worships everything from their food and film to their disco. Unfortunately, my identity is better reflected by this tweet from a Twitter friend of mine:

Mamma mia.