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Roberto Cavalli, the Italian fashion designer renowned for his stretch jeans and animal prints, is getting the biopic treatment, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Filmmaking duo Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi have optioned Cavalli’s life rights from the man himself, with their Iervolino Lady Bacardi Entertainment banner having acquired the r...

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In Italian culture, since ancient Rome, legume have taken on an essential role in human dieting, in fact ancient Romans enjoyed very often legume soups among which were fava beans, lentils and lupin beans. Still today, legumes are protagonists of great classics of Italian tradition, such as Naples’ pasta e fagioli (pasta with beans), risi and bisi...

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The colorful ‘fruttini di Martorana’ are a typical dessert prepared in Sicily for the solemn feast for the Day of the Dead on November 2nd, to commemorate lost loved ones on the island. The Martorana fruits take their name from the aristocrat Eloisa Martorana, who founded Palermo’s third Benedictine monastery in 1194. In 1876, the monastery was exp...

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It seems that also French cooking was born from Tuscan cooking, a great boast for the Italian culinary tradition. This could be really possible because Caterina de’ Medici married Henry II of Volois, bringing with her, in her new French residence, some of the recipes of “home” and also ingredients such as olive oil and spinach. Tuscan cuisine is si...

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Baci Perugina announced the collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana as a celebration of Italian excellence. The new praline, called Dolce Vita, has been created by master chocolatiers working with Dolce & Gabbana. Perugina describes the result as a soft gianduia heart, with fresh lemon-flavored grains, and the crunchy whole hazelnut, all wrapped in subl...

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Italy triumphed at the Spirits Selection of the Brussels World Competition with its grappas and gins, not forgetting bitters, liqueurs and a few vermouths. The Belpaese country won a total of 52 medals out of a total of 145 samples presented, thus reaching a percentage of 35%, against the general average of medals awarded which is 30-32%. Internati...

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There is a well-known phrase by historian Carlo Maria Cipolla that says: "Italians have been accustomed since the Middle Ages to producing beautiful things that are liked and therefore sold outside their borders". Going on the internet, however, the phrase is integrated with the reference to the production that takes place "in the shadow of the bel...

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With a Saturday lunch crowd packing the open-air courtyard at L’antica Pizzeria da Michele in Los Angeles, a power outage might have spelled disaster. But a recent blackout put a spotlight (albeit a battery-generated one) on what the two-year-old Hollywood restaurant does so well. When the lights and electric ovens suddenly went bust during my visi...

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Maserati USA rounds out a strong year by kicking off a customer appreciation "Gran Finale Celebration"  that runs for a limited time from November 2, 2021 to January 3, 2022. If you are looking to celebrate the holidays by leasing a new vehicle that offers luxury and performance, now is the time to consider a Maserati. Exclusive new trims are avail...

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A distinctive characteristic of Italian wine, the many wines from native vines are one of the aspects that makes Italy so fascinating for wine lovers around the world. And to choose the best, as it has been happening for some years, are the “Award”, clou of “Autochtona” 2021, the most important fair dedicated to the production of indigenous or hist...

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