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It’s called Gianfranco Ferré. Design Principles the exhibition organized at the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles from February 8th to May 15th. Dedicated to the famous Milanese fashion designer who died in 2007, it was curated and opened by Paola Bertola, professor of Design at the Politecnico di Milano, and Rita Airaghi, steer advisor of...

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Depending on where you're from, the term "portable pizza" may conjure up anything from large slices of New York-style pizza folded in half served on paper plates to the microwavable American elementary-school treat, Hot Pockets. While wildly different, both make eating pizza an on-the-go affair. However, these trends are rooted in a centuries-long...

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Most of us want to eat healthier, and we know we can do that by reducing our fat and sugar intake and increasing our consumption of cereal grains, fresh vegetables, fish and poultry. And that brings us to America’s favorite food: pizza. While some people perceive pizza as low in nutritional value, published data indicate that the opposite is usuall...

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If you've ever been to Italy, you might have noticed that the fruits featured in many dinners and desserts are ones you know and love. Lemons, oranges, apples, pears, and peaches are all commonly seen and tasted. But there's one important fruit that rarely appears on the menu: citrus bergamot. Once you see a picture of bergamot, the lack of it on m...

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On one side, we have Nutriscore and health warnings on labels that risk penalizing the symbolic products of the Mediterranean diet (the healthiest one), which also includes wine. On the other, the green light for insects at the table. One side discourages the consumption of wine and red meat, while the other, instead, opens up to synthetic meat and...

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A grand tourer is really just a sports car in a luxury wrapper. You get power and performance, of course, but in a package you could use as a daily driver and enjoy on a road trip. If we hop in our time machine, Maserati essentially invented this class of car 75 years ago with the 1947 A6 1500. Their latest version, the new 2024 GranTurismo, is eve...

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If you have always wanted to know more about the most famous Southern Italy wine regions, keep reading. I’ll give you a brief yet detailed overview of what each of the most famous wine regions offer so that you know exactly what to expect. Let’s begin! What are Southern Italy’s most important Wine Regions?Southern Italy is well-known for its rich c...

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According to Istat data published by Assica, the association of Italian meat and cured meat industries, in the period January-September 2022 Italian cured meat exports reached 147,860 tons in volume and €1,455.4mn in value. The growth, compared to the same period in 2021, is thus +2.2 percent in volume and +8.6 percent in value. “This is a positive...

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Ah, Borsalino! The hat of hats, the headwear of stars! It's a name long familiar to gourmets of fine hats around the world, but today, is almost invisible in the USA. And these days, not everyone will jump at the chance to spend several hundred dollars on a fedora. Nonetheless, Borsalino has been an icon of the Italian fashion market for 160 years...

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At Friday’s Loro Piana presentation in the center of Milan, a stand of mannequins comprised what was informally referred to as the Succession section, a nod to one reason why the 99-year-old uber-luxury brand is currently having a surprising moment of hype. When the show returns to the airwaves for its fourth and final season next month, Jeremy Str...

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