Michael

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Publishing
Occupation Editor/Author
Location Expat American living in Germany
Introduction I think of life's pleasures as spices: the charm of that picture-perfect Parisian café; a Santorini sunset worthy of the gods; the vibrant virtuosity of a Florentine fresco ...

These spices and many more like them make life the zesty experience it should be. On that note: Enjoy this blog of epicurean delights.

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©Spice of Life (unless otherwise noted)
Interests Where to begin ...?, art, architecture, travel, eating out, working out, cafés, bars, wine, fragrance, fashion, style, history, historical novels, biographies, Italian Renaissance, the Medici, the Gonzaga, the Este, Italian Baroque, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Bauhaus, Deruta ceramics, Seattle, Stuttgart, And last but not least: the love of my life
Favorite Music CLASSICAL:, Renaissance & Baroque chamber, Baroque in general, Mozart, Debussy, Chausson, Fauré, Ravel, Poulenc, R. Strauss, Szymanowski, Spätromantik, opera, Verdi, verismo, Puccini, Cilea, Giordano, Zandonai, the soprano voice, Renata Tebaldi, Zinka Milanov, Joan Sutherland, Leontyne Price, Jessye Norman, Margaret Price, Lisa della Casa, Kiri Te Kanawa, Gundula Janowitz, elegant tenors like Jussi Bjoerling and Carlo Bergonzi, and TONS OF OTHER STUFF TOO, e.g.:, Dionne Warwick, 70's soul, The Jacksons, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, George Benson, Roberta Flack, 70's disco, Donna Summer, big-voiced soul/R&B divas, Steely Dan, Bryan Ferry, Roxy Music, Kraftwerk, 80’s wave, Pet Shop Boys, (beach) house, anything they play in Barcelona or Mykonos!, indie dance, electro, Chromatics, Glass Candy, The Radio Dept., Cut Copy, AIR, Phonique, Late Night Alumni