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With Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, Turin and Piedmont become great harvesters of cultures from all over the world that show their regional food and wine specialities   “Through food, the Piedmont region has fostered encounters and interaction between cultures from all over the world. After all, when you come to Piedmont, you immediately feel attrac...

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'Un’emozione italiana' ('An Italian Emotion') is the title of the new international communication platform of Grana Padano. Serviceplan Italy developed the global multi-platform campaign, with the aim of evolving the positioning of Grana Padano to a global brand, associating it with the distinctive values of ‘Made in Italy’. The campaign features a...

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Sipping a chilled Vermentino while overlooking the Ligurian Sea or the Golfo dei Poeti as the sun slides beneath a richly colored horizon is one of the best ways to enjoy the Italian Riviera. This crisp, citrusy white, the flag bearer for the region’s wines, is produced throughout Liguria, both in vineyards clinging to sea-facing cliffs or amid ter...

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The energy crisis, soaring production costs for companies, and fear of a global recession have so far not halted the growth of Italian food exports in international markets. According to the latest report from research institute Ismea, sales were very positive also in the first seven months of 2022, after having reached the historic milestone of 52...

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It has been another unnerving year in the vineyards of Italy, the current world leader in wine production. The River Po has struggled to remain wet. A glacier collapsed in the Dolomites. The Italian government declared last summer that drought had produced a state of emergency in five northern regions, citing climate change as a culprit. In 2021, e...

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Fly down to Rome or any other beautiful Italian city, and you’ll discover how successful small cars are in the Bel Paese. To be fair, it’s difficult to fit an SUV on those narrow streets or find a reasonable spaced parking spot where you can park a large car. Necessity has pushed Europeans and mostly Italians to design and create some of the quirki...

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When it comes to charcuterie, a selection of cured meats and cheeses along with some chutney and nuts can make a simple but perfect board. But no charcuterie would be complete without meats like capicola and prosciutto. These Italian cold cuts are known as salumi. The practice of curing meat dates back to Paleolithic times, when meats were sun-drie...

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October and November are tartufo (truffle) season in Piemonte in northwest Italia. I was studying Italian in Torino in early October last year and joined a few classmates one weekend. We took a train from Torino to Alba, famous for its truffle festivals. After strolling past wine shops, coffee shops, and cafes on Alba’s narrow streets, we entered t...

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Once remembered as the legendary home of rock and roll, punk, and dance, CBGB will now become a hub for the arts. The famed venue will be featuring the works of emerging Italian painter Leonardo Meoni in his first ever solo exhibit in New York City. Art gallery Amanatia was founded by two art world heirs: “Caio Twombly, grandson of Cy Twombly, and...

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On 4 October, the MAM 2022 were awarded at the Teatro Litta in Milan, the best masters of art and craft in Italy. The winners of this fourth edition are 45 for excellent craftsmanship and 12 for the crafts of taste and hospitality. Alberto Cavalli, general director of the Fondazione Cologni and creator of the award, tells us who the 2022 winners ar...

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