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Wild chestnuts have been known to Man since the times of ancient Greece. Xenophon, Virgil, Apicius and Galen all exalted their nutritional properties and their flavor. However, it was the chef of Carlo Emanuele I, Duke of Savoia, who invented this little gems of sweetness, marrons glacés, sometimes towards the end of the 16th century. Their recipe...

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Tutto sotto controllo”—everything’s under control—Diego Della Valle observed contentedly, to no one in particular, on a bright recent morning as he strolled into Rome’s Colosseum, which was empty except for a photography crew busily preparing to take his portrait. Off-hours access inside Italy’s most famous monument is a nice perk that comes with p...

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I wonder if, in 1948, Giuseppe Cipriani, barman of Venice’s Harry’s Bar, would have thought that 5 cl of rigorously crushed (never blended!) white peach flesh and just about twice as much chilled Prosecco were to become the Bellini, one of the world’s favorite long drinks, named after the artist of the same name, because of the colors of one of his...

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Moretto USA LLC has moved its equipment and parts stocking operations from Columbus, Ohio, to larger quarters in Jackson Center, Pa."We finished the move on Feb. 27," said Gene Flockerzi, general manager. "Everything is in its spot, and now we can get back to expanding our customer base." The subsidiary of auxiliary equipment manufacturer Moretto S...

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Bottarga is nothing more than the dried and naturally processed eggs of tuna fish and mullet. It is an exceptionally delicious product, rich in proteins, typical of Sardinia, Sicily and of the southern area of Maremma, near Orbetello. As it often happens with Italian delicacies, its origins lie deep in ancienthistory. Even though the name itself, “...

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While most of us can only dream about owning a Lamborghini, the Italian sports car maker believes more Austinites than ever will be purchasing their high-ticket vehicles. That is why the company decided to invest in a dealership here in Austin — recently opening where the Ferrari dealership used to be on North Lamar Boulevard near 42nd Street. For...

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Boom di #Alfa Romeo in America nel mese di febbraio, dove ha registrato una crescita del +254% passando in un anno da 443 a 1.568 immatricolazioni. Dopo il gennaio migliore di sempre [VIDEO], Alfa Romeo continua una crescita inesorabile grazie alla rete di vendita #FIAT-Chrysler, che nel complesso è invece calato del -1,4% a 165.903 consegne. Con q...

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This past weekend saw the arrival of the first shipments of Italian specialty citrus to the East Coast for the 2018 season, just in time for spring promotions. Container loads of Sorrento Lemons and Tarocco blood oranges shipped directly from Italy into the Port of New York are expected to continue through April and into May. John Vena, Inc. has be...

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Non ho mai subito il fascino dei motori e delle automobili; mio fratello, invece, fin dalla più tenera età riconosceva le macchine di familiari e amici anche solo dal rumore del motore, prima ancora di vederle. La settimana scorsa, nonostante la mia ignoranza in materia, ho presentato alla Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò il documentario “Driving Dream...

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Once again with the vision of the company’s Michael Fortanascio, TD Marketing has found a line of precision Italian equipment to bring to the Tri-State foodservice community. This comprehensive line of solutions is produced by the Italian manufacturer Sirman. The second-generation family owned business launched in 1969. Sirman started manufacturing...

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