On my first visit to Mezzo Monte, I visited Flaminia and we discussed the possibility of me coming in the spring time and be her guest for 2 weeks. I explained her my idea. I'll come and be your guest, you'll cook and teach me what you do, and I, in return, will document the whole process and make her a small book from the whole process.
We agreed that we have to make a test shoot and see how this works, so on my last day I arrived for an afternoon coffee and Pinoli cake. the first take wasn't really successful, so I asked Flaminia if I can step inside her dining room and take a look at her silverware and service plates. We found some really cool forks and knifes and Erez brought an old piece of wood that was lying in the sun throughout the winter. we reorganized the shot, and suddenly it worked!
After this casual shooting session, we all decided that it would be great fun to come here in Spring and do this for 2 weeks.