I helped Bruno put this blog together as a place where he could share his experiences and thoughts about food, his greatest love after his wife.
Liz and I scheduled a week in November to be in Italy, in which I would give him a little tour about how to begin making posts. I had already added a few videos Mayes had shot of him tasting food, but I was looking forward to him writing his stories and opinions, and making the blog come alive.
Mayes called me in the night, as we were finishing packing, because Bruno was suddenly unwell and in the hospital, and when we landed in Rome the next morning he was already gone.
As this blog will never be what it was designed to be, perhaps now it could be a place where friends might like to share their memories of Bruno, memories relating to his lifelong affair with forks, spoons and chopsticks.
(click on comments below to view people's stories)
I myself can simply say that Bruno has undeniably changed the way I cook, and there is always a moment in the kitchen, or even when I sit down to a meal in a restaurant when something brings him to mind. I never told him this, but he always seemed to be present whilst I prepared a pasta, or a stir fry, and was effortlessly keeping me on track.
I am honoured to have had him as a friend, and miss him very much.
Joseph Feltus
www.feltibus.com
