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Bulgari‘s high jewelry collections are magnificent pieces of cultural significance. For 137 years, the Rome-based luxury house as the master of colored gemstones, diamonds, and details has created an instantly recognizable aesthetic that brought sparkle to la dolce vita, Hollywood celebrities, and US First Ladies. The iconic brand opened its first...

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Back in February 2021, we ranked international cuisines according to the number of tagged foods on Instagram, and Japanese cuisine topped the chart with over 15.5 million hashtags. Italian foods followed close with 14.7 million hashtags, and Indian cuisine placed third.  A year later, we decided to compare the numbers and see which foods and cuisin...

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In 2021, Italy’s food and beverage sector’s exports crossed the threshold of €50 billion, reaching a value of €52 billion (+11% compared to 2020), according to data provided by Agrifood Nomisma. As for the total Italian export sales, growth was even better (+18.2%), after the strong setback suffered in 2020. Exports from the food industry system (+...

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Lovers of the Venice Carnival know it means masks and costumes, but also tasty delicacies such as frittelle and galane. But only the most experienced know about mammalucchi: the mouth-watering fried, sugary pastry which began life as an accident. The original bakery in the lagoon city where you can have an authentic mammalucchi is Pastricceria Bar...

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While waiting for the inevitable impact of the price race of raw materials, energy and transport on wine, Italian wine exports continue to grow. In the first 11 months of 2021, they exceeded 6.5 billion euros (+12.6%), in line with the trend recorded since the beginning of last year. The numbers published today by Istat are comforting for a sector...

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Raise your glasses, February 18 is Global Drink Wine Day! So why not start planning your next Italian holiday while sipping some good Italian wine? And to help you in your planning, you may want to consider the best Italian regions for wine lovers.  Italy sure is one of the best countries in the world for wine tourism. It has approximately 400 vari...

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When Adriano Piazza opened Pronto Italian Deli, he imagined everything but learning a new food lexicon. A graduate of the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo, Italy, with a thesis on the opening of a slow fast food in the USA, Adriano Piazza has recently opened a place in San Clemente, California, which is a modern revisitation of the cl...

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In 2021, the turnover of the Parmigiano Reggiano PDO sector reached yet another all-time high. Consumer turnover reached 2.7 billion euros, compared to 2.35 billion in 2020 (+8.2% compared to 2019), as the value generated at production reached 1.71 billion. Record levels also for production, which grew by +3.9% overall compared to 2020, for a total...

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There are two words that truly define the essence of Italian Carnevale: the  first is maschera, or mask; the second is — of course — Venezia.  While every corner of the country celebrates this time of the year with parades, masquerades and floats, there  is no denying that, even when considering the  most famous, the most historically interesting C...

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You know Italians are passionate, sometimes even too much. You just need to look at them when it comes to soccer. In the kitchen, if there is something likely to start up a heated discussion around the table – besides soccer, of course – it must be the way you eat your spaghetti (and long pasta in general).  You are probably acquainted with the tra...

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