How to Avoid Tourist Traps in Italy’s Restaurants: A Complete Guide
Let’s be honest, when you come to Italy, one of the greatest joys and highlights of the trip is food; however, with popular tourist destinations often crowded with visitors, finding a genuine Italian dining experience can sometimes be a challenge. This is something I often think about when I bring friends from abroad to big cities in Italy, but it’...
The 15 Best Things to Do in Venice, Italy (and Top Things to Avoid)
Some people don’t like Venice, and I used to be one of them. I found Venice to be too crowded, too expensive, too prettily twee. Then, after spending six grudging weeks there one winter for work, it dawned on me: I didn’t love Venice because I didn’t know it. I’d flitted between the main sites and the must-visit bars and restaurants. I’d ticked off...
Who Is Sabrina Impacciatore? All About the Actress Who Plays The Paper's Esmeralda
The trailer for the new series features one character, played by Italian actress Sabrina Impacciatore, walking us through one of her articles in The Toledo Truth Teller. The local paper is the new subject of the same documentary crew that chronicled Dunder Mifflin on The Office, and as Managing Editor Esmeralda Grand, Impacciatore plays the employe...
Moving From The US To Italy: The Many Flavors Of Tax
In recent years, media has enticed U.S. families to relocate to Italy, highlighting its favorable tax regime and affordable lifestyle. Italy garnered significant attention for its Digital Nomad Visa Program and is now listed as a top retirement location. However, the U.S. regime of global taxation, Italy’s forced heirship laws, different tax treatm...
What Are The Best Italian Food Cities? The Answer Is Tricky
It’s challenging to name the “best” Italian food cities because the competition is so keen. Each region, city, small town, and even every kitchen has something unique to offer. If you ask an Italian about their favorite food or even ask them to name their favorite olive oil or pasta sauce, they are likely to name the ones they enjoyed in their moth...
Italian food service grows worldwide – worth €251 billion
Italian food service continues to shine on the world stage – in 2024, the global value of Italian food service reached €251 billion, marking a 4.5% year-over-year increase. That accounts for nearly a fifth of all full-service restaurant revenue worldwide – a truly impressive share. The United States and China alone are responsible for more than 65%...
NEOS to double Bari - New York flights in 2026
Since June 2025, Neos has successfully launched a weekly nonstop route between Bari and New York – a strategic milestone that underscores Puglia’s growing global appeal. Operated using a sleek Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner outfitted with 355 seats across both Premium and Economy classes, the service has delivered impressive performance with load factors...
The Italian Way to Make Fried Chicken 10x Better
I’m from the South, and if there’s one thing we know how to do, it’s make fried chicken that’ll make you weak in the knees. Golden, crispy, juicy—it’s a point of pride, passed down like family heirlooms and guarded like state secrets. I’ve been frying chicken the same way for years, convinced nothing could top it, but then I stumbled across Chef Ga...
The scattered hotel that keeps a small Sardinian village alive
The inhabitants are just over two thousand, but all it takes is to lose oneself in the village’s winding alleys to make it seem much larger. Santu Lussurgiu is perched on a volcanic massif more than 500 metres above sea level. For over twenty years now, the Antica Dimora del Gruccione has stood here, a scattered hotel centred around a main residen...
All about cannelloni: fill, roll, bake!
In their essence, cannelloni are a simple thing – stuffed pasta baked with sauce and cheese – but how good and decadent can they be? In their most classic format, a fresh egg-pasta sheet is rolled around a filling, but many home cooks and restaurants also use dried tubes that are filled and baked. The structure barely changes: pasta, a filling that...
Living in Pisa: life behind the Leaning Tower
When you think of Pisa, one thing springs to mind, but there's so much more to this Tuscan city than its famous architectural mishap. Sitting on the banks of the River Arno, Pisa is a proud, historic university town with a character all of its own. For those considering living in Pisa, the reality is a city buzzing with student life, where the loca...
Escape to Tranquil Beauty: Now, Ostuni, Italy’s Whitewashed Paradise with Coastal Bliss
Frequently overshadowed by its more famous Italian peers—Amalfi, Positano, or Rome—Ostuni deserves a first-place mention in any thoughtful itinerary to Puglia. Crowned with an emerald-blue horizon, its panorama is framed by an unbroken line of white-painted structures that lend the town its affectionate moniker, the “White City.” Schrinking crowds...