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Hey, guys. Feel like going out for some Italian?

I think we’ll all pile into our cars and head out for some Italian for this lovely FROS (For Refreshment Only Sunday). Something hot . . . and saucy . . . and deliciously Italian.

Like perhaps Italian actor, Gabriel Garko. He’s famous in Italy for both his modeling and his acting in a number of Italian movies and television shows.

Want to see the menu?

Mmmmm! Pretty tasty, hm? Here he is sans shirt:

By the way, in case you prefer brunettes, here he is with his natural hair color:

He’s been on the cover of Italian Vogue, too. Frankly, I think he should also be on the cover of every Vogue. I could handle that.

Ah, that hit the spot PERFECTLY! Fellow goddesses, thank you for going out with me for some Italian!

Written by Karen Hawkins

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28 Comments on “Hey, guys. Feel like going out for some Italian?”

  1. Kathy says:

    hey all! I’m sitting at my sisters place on PEI. plunked in front of her pc this dark sunday am.
    he is one hunny of a guy!
    yum!

  2. Judy F says:

    Love Italian first thing in the morning. LOL

    Great pictures. yummy

  3. freshechelle says:

    He’s not to shabby but David Gandy from the Dolce & Gabbana ads is still the ultimate for me.

  4. Amanda says:

    A great way to start a busy Sunday. Yum!

  5. Michelle B says:

    Gotta love Italian! I like his hair better in the natural dark shade. Brings out that olive skin tone, and ooh that skin!

  6. Margaret says:

    Mama mia!

  7. KJ Coker says:

    Completely agree…should definitely be on every Vogue. :)

  8. Gannon says:

    Molto caldo! Hot, hot , hot!!

  9. Kathleen says:

    Those lips, those eyes… that BODY…just what my weary body needs after a gruling weekend… AAAAAAAAAAH

  10. evlqn says:

    Now I know why I went to church with my mom today. P rayed for happiness and HERE he is!! Thank you Karen, Italian really hits the spot!

  11. Karen Hawkins says:

    So glad you guys like our FROS today! I do love some Italian now and then. It was cool to see him both blond AND brunette. I think I like the brunette better, but the blond wasn’t bad, either, and not all men can pull that off. YUM!

  12. infinitieh says:

    Niiiice! And with the end of Daylight Savings, I can stare at him for an extra hour. ;)

  13. Trini says:

    WOW, WOW,WOW….. he is very very HOT…. Thank you Karen… you always make my day… and I can’t write anything more because my keyboard is full of drool…

  14. Janae says:

    Thank you Karen! He’s so hot that my day just warmed up.

  15. LouisaCornell says:

    Burned all the frost off my computer ! WOW !! Nothing like some spicy Italian for breakfast. And lunch. And dinner and ESPECIALLY a midnight snack !! YUMMY!

  16. Pesky says:

    What was that? He’s modeling sweaters? There was a sweater in the picture?

  17. LouisaCornell says:

    I missed it too, Pesky! Gee, if they want us to notice the sweater they need to make it …. wait ….. no …. sorry with him in the picture I wouldn’t notice the sweater if you set it on fire!

  18. LouisaCornell says:

    And hey, Karen H. – What was the name of the guy in a FROS photo probably a year or so ago who was lying on the bed reaching out to the camera? You asked us what he was saying (come back to bed, baby!) He was gorgeous and I just wondered who he was. Does anyone remember?

    Okay, now back to enjoying my Italian feast. And I think in that second photo he is standing behind some bales of hay. You KNOW I have a thing for handsome men rolling in the hay, right? Santa Claus? Nuff said!

  19. Paula says:

    Mmmmmm WOW!!!! what a sight for sore eyes on a sunday morning!! I love me some Italian. Did you say sweater Pesky ? he’d be overdressed in a sweater!!

  20. evlqn says:

    Louisa I remember that FROS, wasn’t aware he had a name so I just called him Mine!!

  21. LouisaCornell says:

    LOL eviqn !! Gee, I believe that is the same thing I called him !! I had his photo copied onto the hard drive of my desktop as he was the perfect model for a secondary character in my first book. Well now I am writing HIS book and after my hard drive died a horrible death I can’t get the photo back !! WAH !!! And my CP laughed because I now have a hero whose only image I have is one of him in bed. “Is that a problem?” I asked.

  22. evlqn says:

    I don’t see how that could possibly be a problem, so don’t worry about it. If I come across the pic I’ll send it to you.

  23. evlqn says:

    Louisa, March 15, 2008.

  24. LouisaCornell says:

    How interesting that you were able to pull that up SO quickly, Eviqn! Thanks a bunch, sweetie! I owe you! Now if we can just find out what the rest of his name is. After MINE, of course.

  25. evlqn says:

    Louisa, I am a researcher at heart, I have a whole bunch of “I gots ta know” flowing through my veins.

  26. LouisaCornell says:

    Well thank goodness for that! I have his lovely photo in my character folder thanks to you ! He really is the PERFECT model for the hero of my new book!

  27. Aurian says:

    Wow, he sure looks good enough to eat! Can’t you use him for your next cover?

  28. Zina Borovsky says:

    Gabriel Garko has world wide following. He’s a former Mister Italy and has made some movies that can be seen here, He is not just a model–he is a good actor. But there are some HOT pictures of him around… as Italains say “Mamma Mia!!!”.