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Among the olive groves and vineyards of sun-drenched Southern Italy, you can find a touch of the New World and, no, I’m not talking about tomatoes… Amid warm, rocky terrains, adorned by the sun’s brilliant touch, we find a plant that seems oddly out of place: the prickly pear.  This intriguing botanical transplant, known in Italian as fico d’India,...

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If traveling to Italy isn't part of your summer plans, you can stay right here in Cincinnati and enjoy an authentic experience at a new cafè on the East Side. VV The Italian Experience is a family business years in the making, and a new way to try authentic old-world fare. Co-owner, Melissa De Giorgi, said their location in Mount Lookout on Delta A...

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The Monitor of the Italian agri-food districts published by the Studies and Research Department of the Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo shows a +12.8% increase in exports in 2022 compared to 2021, with a turnover of more than 25 billion euros. This confirms the general growth trend of Italian food&beverage exports (+15.3% in 2022), of which districts a...

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Pizza lovers in Carencro will soon have a big, new local dining option. The Lafayette-based Pizza Artista franchise is just days away from opening a new version of the fast-casual restaurant, which will include table service, a full bar and new additions to the menu, in a much larger space in Carencro. It’s called Pizza Amore by Pizza Artista. Pizz...

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A new café and shop, VV The Italian Experience, opened in April on Mt. Lookout Square, promising to dish up an authentic Italian experience in the Queen City. Owners and husband-and-wife team Melissa and Andrea De Giorgi moved from Italy to Cincinnati eight years ago and always knew they wanted to honor their homeland in their new country.  "As Ita...

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Italian cuisine is officially a candidate for inclusion in UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage. The Italian Ministry of Agriculture and the Italian Embassy in the United States, with the support of the Italian Trade Agency, have identified the Summer Fancy Food Show 2023 as an opportunity to give value to this candidacy. Italian cuisine,...

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Genoa has officially obtained recognition as "City of Cheese 2023" by the National Organization of Cheese Tasters. What earned Genoa the title of "City of Cheese" was above all the prescinsêua, a product little known beyond the Ligurian borders but which boasts a history rich in noble traces and still stands as the absolute protagonist in the prepa...

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According to Intesa Sanpaolo data, Mozzarella di Bufala Campana Pdo is the fourth largest Italian Pdo product by production value, with 459 million euros, behind Parmigiano Reggiano Pdo, Grana Padano Pdo and Prosciutto di Parma Pdo. A RECORD IN PRODUCTION GROWTH Among Italian Pdo cheeses, moreover, Mozzarella di Bufala Campana is the one with the h...

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Lauren Veca was worried about the meatballs. The 62-year-old doula had insisted on making her mother’s recipe for the Garibaldina Society’s upcoming monthly pasta dinner, but now she was having second thoughts. “You’re having performance anxiety because of these meatballs,” said the club’s president, Nicole Infante, 48, a mother of two who never si...

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When you're craving a fresh dish but a basic green salad seems boring, why not try a Caprese salad? Caprese salad is an Italian dish made with fresh mozzarella cheese, vine-ripened tomatoes, and fragrant basil leaves; all layered for a spectacular presentation. The Caprese salad is truly an Italian meal with the bright colors of the Italian flag. T...

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