31 - Yo Mantegna!

There is a buzz around as Guiseppe della Rebina, the new Italian chef at the café, begins to bring about changes. First he gets rid of the old sun shades and buys new sunflower yellow parasols. Then he paints the chairs and tables black, and rebrands the café as a bar-bistro.   Finally he hangs old renaissance prints of works by Mantegna and Bellini. He explains to Hasib, the poet-philosopher, that he comes from the town of Mantua, where they know how to treat men. Hasib tells his friend Oud Ramonides who agrees that Guiseppe is a real mensche. Behind the scenes Hasib is still striving to create an agreement.