• Rosh Mahtani Brings Dante Alighieri to Dinner

  • May 26 2023
  • Length: 49 mins
  • Podcast

Rosh Mahtani Brings Dante Alighieri to Dinner

  • Summary

  • Rosh Mahtani, the founder of Alighieri Jewelry, began carving one piece of jewellery based on each canto of Dante’s Divine Comedy in 2014. Nine years later, she is a multi-platinum bijoutière based in London, and fans the world over are wearing a piece of poetry around their necks or in their ears. In this episode, Rosh, who spent her early childhood in Zambia and later studied French and Italian at Oxford, brings her 14th century Florentine muse to dinner. As you have probably already divined, it’s a hot ticket. Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and exiled from his native city at the turn of the 14th century, never to return in his lifetime. This dinner party is a homecoming on the banks of the Arno, and all are welcome. Don your red cloak and join us.


    Show Notes:


    Rosh Mahtani @roshmahtani

    Alighieri Jewellery @alighieri_jewellery, www.alighieri.com

    Monica Ainley DLV @monicaainleyDLV

    Emma Knight @emmalknight

    Email us at fanfarefanmail@gmail.com

    Listen to our Dinner with Dante Playlist on Spotify

    We mention this article by Jill Lepore: “The Data Delusion,” from The New Yorker, March 27, 2023

    The Italian Rêve blog

    Bistecca alla Fiorentina, the Eataly version

    Ribollita (did Emma call it ribollata at one point? Dio mio.)

    We mention a certain Sézane red cloak… see Monica’s Instagram for evidence!

    The Alighieri pieces we mention:

    Infernal Storm Earrings

    Link of Wanderlust Necklace

    Dante and the Lion Necklace


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