Ah, those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer- nobody does them quite like we Italians do. Our penchant for il dolce far niente pairs perfectly with 40-degree weather, two-week-long August vacations, afternoons whiled away playing Scopa, and plate after plate of seaside spaghetti alle vongole.

Ah, those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer- nobody does them quite like we Italians do. Our penchant for il dolce far niente pairs perfectly with 40-degree weather, two-week-long August vacations, afternoons whiled away playing Scopa, and plate after plate of seaside spaghetti alle vongole.