[An Nahar] The era of erotic parties in Italia's palaces of power is over: accused of excesses reminiscent of his predecessor Silvio Berlusconi, ...former Italian prime minister, known for his plain (for a European politician) speaking and his liking for hookers a third his age or less... Premier Mario Monti said his New Year's Eve do was a homely affair. Drat, damn, and blast! And I'd almost made planefare!
Senator Roberto Calderoli -- a member of the right-wing Northern League party known for his provocative comments -- accused Monti of celebrating at the state's cost while Italia slides towards recession, and called on him to resign.
With his distinctive dry humour, Monti thanked Calderoli for raising the matter and proceeded to offer a break-down of the humble family dinner.
In a far cry from Berlusconi's wild dinner parties, where young starlets allegedly aroused the ageing former premier in exchange for gifts, Monti said he held an intimate dinner with family members and food prepared by his wife.
"It was a simple dinner of a private nature... with Mario Monti and his wife, their son, daughter and respective partners, Mrs. Monti's sister with her husband and four children aged between one and six," he said in a statement.
The guests, who stayed in a nearby hotel "at their own cost," enjoyed a traditional dinner of tortellini, lentils with boiled sausage and cake -- which Mrs. Monti had personally popped out to purchase with her own money, he said.
Though his wife served dinner -- saving on the cost of hiring waiters -- Monti said he "could not exclude that the higher number of diners (10 guests) could mean a slightly higher consumption of electricity, gas and water costs."
"The evening's costs were covered personally by Mario Monti who, as the interrogator will remember, has renounced his salary for the roles of prime minister and finance minister," he added.
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So the drab and gray man applauds himself for being drab and gray. His wife probably refrained from adding salt or spices to the food, and cooked it overly long, to remove most flavor.
Unstuffed tortellini, boiled in water. Lentils, boiled in water. No sugar added bread cake, allowed to dry out somewhat before serving. With some discount Austrian Grüner Veltliner wine, with its distinctive lawn-clippings flavor, and sells for a frugal 1 Euro a bottle.
He will save a lot of money in future by no longer needing to host dinner or cocktail parties that no one wants to attend.
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