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CNN recently shared an interesting story about Italy: Prime Minister Meloni’s government is supporting legislation which may fine corporations or governmental agencies for using English words in their documentations. According to CNN: “The bill, which has yet to go up for parliamentary debate, requires anyone who holds an office in public administ...

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Previously, we’ve covered the cheesy history of cheese. Now we’re getting granular with it all, starting off with that pallid blob—mozzarella. Iconic, weird looking, and very bloody tasty, this stuff is mysterious and really quite enthralling once you dig into its squishy complexities. What’s Mozzarella?It’s a cheese made from Italian buffalo or co...

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There’s a brand new restaurant in New Jersey that may be the most Jersey Italian establishment in the entire state. This is one of the old-school Italian restaurants that really gives you that mom-and-pop restaurant feels. The restaurant is called Osteria Del Corso and it just officially opened in South Orange, New Jersey. Not only do they have rea...

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When: Tuesday, May 23 · 1 - 2:30pm PDT - Where: The CIA at Copia (The Culinary Institute of America) 500 1st Street Napa, CA 94559 United States Italy’s artisanal ingredients are born out of centuries of tradition and the wisdom of tight-knit communities who learned how to the harness the local environment into a sustainable production of long-last...

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A few weeks after opening the doors to Casaro Osteria, owner Francesco Covucci seems more interested in talking soccer than food. His favorite club, Napoli, is on the verge of clinching a league title for the first time since 1990, back when Maradona roamed the pitch for the Blues.  Covucci ties the Beautiful Sport back to pizza, talking about how...

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Take a culinary journey through Italy, from the lemon groves of the Amalfi Coast to the vineyards of the Dolomites. 1. Olive oil tasting in PugliaPuglia produces more olive oil than anywhere else in Italy, and Pietro D’Amico is one of the region’s oil wizards. He coaxes it out of olives from centuries-old, organically grown trees — sometimes pressi...

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Downtown Boston has gained another Italian restaurant in the form of Joia, a glittery new restaurant and lounge inside downtown Boston’s Harborside Inn from Gianmarco Rinaldi, a former manager at popular North End spot Trattoria Il Panino. At Joia, Rinaldi has lined up Italian classics on the menu set against the backdrop of an opulent, gilded dini...

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Italian food exports grew by +14.8% in 2022, offsetting the decline in domestic sales due to inflation. The total value of exports exceeded the 6o billion euro mark thanks to almost all sectors, from wine to pasta. Italian food&beverage exports are now a well-established phenomenon, as well as a staple that made-in-Italy agribusiness can count on t...

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Burrata di Andria PGI is one of Italy’s oldest Geographical Indications and one of the most important dairy products, in terms of notoriety and numbers, from its region of origin: Apulia. “Progetto Burrata” is a very innovative research project carried out in collaboration with the Universities of Foggia and Bari. It aims to extend the shelf life o...

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Joe Benny’s, a Little Italy restaurant known for its distinctive Sicilian-style focaccia pizza, hearty sandwiches and jumbo meatballs, will close this spring after nine years in business. Owner Joseph “Joe Benny” Gardella shared the news in an emotional video posted to Instagram Thursday.   “I’m forcing myself to keep going because I love this, I l...

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