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Posted on May 6, 2006 @ 9:43 am by massimo | Filed under: another green world,beach,blog,boracay,fashion,food,fun,holidays,illustration,island,news,package tour,people,philippines,wordpress

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“Pizza Connection” was the ironic name of a cosy, Italian beach-restaurant ran by Gino in Boracay Island.
I was in the business for a while, working as a bartender. The construction was very small and basic: a wooden and bamboo hut with no electricity and running water. The signboard was bizarre; due to Gino’s satirical concept, it depicted the character of a moustached man (supposedly a standard Sicilian man), painted upon a bright-yellow and sun-shaped frame… There were just five tables, located by the beach and under the shelter of some beautiful coconut trees. The crystal-clear sea and the gentle breeze blowing, made the setting fantastic! At least that was our customers opinion while devouring and growing fat (particularly at dinner) Gino’s homemade pasta dishes and creative pizzas, at the very dim light of kerosene lamps…
Among the customers were some friend of us, such as the elusive parsee Max and Mike, an English architect based in Hawaii, who once convincingly declared the “Pizza Connection” being among the best restaurants he had visited World round!
I wonder, but it’s a fact that the place was quite popular because of its ecological minimalism and location, and off course, the chef ‘s legendary creativeness!

Illustration Friday‘s topic is fat

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13 people have left comments

Sounds like one of those places that dreams are made of… do you think dreaming of pizza can make you fat?

And thanks for the link to your post about Max – what an interesting person he must have been.

Caroline wrote on May 6, 2006 - 11:58 am UTC

Hello, its very nice illustration, greetings, Issi

Issi wrote on May 6, 2006 - 2:26 pm UTC

Sounds (and looks) like a very peaceful, ideal place to grow, ehem, large! :)

cristosova wrote on May 6, 2006 - 4:21 pm UTC

Very cool! And congrats on being a vegetarian. :-)

Willie wrote on May 6, 2006 - 4:50 pm UTC

I love this little pizza hut! Very nice!!! The first time I read the story about Max it was amazing, I think that story is a truly fascinating one!!! This is another wonderful example of your skill as a terrific writer and artist! Love it!!!

valgalart wrote on May 6, 2006 - 6:21 pm UTC

Hei thanks man this illustration makes me miss the old times when we were sailing our paraws on cristal waters populated with turtles and walo-walos. Do u remember the chicken bamboo ?
Great primitive luxurious fine dining…..

adventure chef gino wrote on May 7, 2006 - 1:00 pm UTC

Nice story. Well drawn!
Thanks for your comment back in my blog.

Fiestoforo wrote on May 7, 2006 - 7:10 pm UTC

Looks like paradise with pizza! (Is there another kind?) I love your palm trees.

Roz wrote on May 7, 2006 - 11:47 pm UTC

ciao Massimo bellissimo post , mi sarebbe piaciuto molto anche a me esserci !!!
scusami se non mi sono fatto sentire dal viaggio a Barcellona , ma ho avuto un piccolo inconveniente , mi hanno rubato il cellulare !!! e perciò non ho piu’ nessun numero di telefono ! adesso il mio numero è di nuovo attivo , quindi se puoi chiamami cosi mi rimemorizzo il numero , e ho bisogno anche del numero di Mimmo , io sono libero giovedi , se ci vogliamo vedere ….
ciao a presto

ivano wrote on May 9, 2006 - 11:41 pm UTC

It’s so fun to look at your illustrations…they’re so precise and exact. I sure wish I could visit where you live. From your art it looks like a most beautiful place.

Bron Smith wrote on May 10, 2006 - 7:51 am UTC

So well done – I am in love with how you did the palm tree and the leaves! And I wish I was at the Pizza Connection right now! It sounds exactly like my kind of place.
That so sad about Max. I have to mention though. . .your illustration of him is unreal – just amazing.

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