I get to travel and to meet some incredibly interesting people. Giovanni is touring the Gulf to launch the new Maserati Coupe. Ferrari bought its ailing, Italian rival less than two years ago, in the hope of developing it as a more affordable complement to the super-expensive Ferrari range. Every market has its unique points. The Middle East is interesting because it is fairly unsophisticated.
People tend to want whatever is the newest and fastest car on the market.
Last year, when rumours emerged that the Ferrari 355 was being replaced by the Ferrari 360, orders here dried up. In the United States, though, people realised that the 355 remains a good car, and orders remained fairly constant. In between waxing lyrical about the joys of Italian sports cars, we enjoy excellent Persian food. Neither of us have the first idea about Iranian cuisine, so we defer to the chef on the choice of dishes. What he prepares is anyone's guess, but there's very little left on either plate, so it must be up to scratch.