Scotch woodcock Scotch woodcock Scotch woodcock is a British savoury dish consisting of creamy, lightly-scrambled eggs served on toast that has been spread with anchovy paste or Gentleman's Relish, and sometimes topped with chopped herbs and black pepper. It is most often served as an hors d'oeuvre. Scotch woodcock was served in the refreshment rooms of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as late as 1949. It was also served historically at the colleges of the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford and it continues to be served at the Oxford and Cambridge Club as an alternative to
Softly, Softly (film) Softly, Softly (film) Softly, Softly (, also known as "Sotto... sotto") is a 1984 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Lina Wertmüller. The movie opens in the enchanted garden of Bomarzo (Parco dei Mostri) “monsters’ park” It is the 1645 work of Pier Francesco Orsini, (1528–1588), a patron of the arts, created the gardens. The design has been attributed to Pirro Ligorio, a well known architect and antiquarian of the time.The park of Bomarzo was intended not to please, but to astonish, and like many Mannerist works of art, its symbolism is arcane; for example, one large sculpture is of one