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Italy is renowned for its rich culinary heritage, and at the heart of Italian cuisine are the locally grown grains, veggies and fruits. The country’s varied climate ranging from the Alpine climate, dominant in the Alps and Apennines, to the dry Mediterranean climate in the South, provides an ideal environment for cultivating a wide array of fruits....

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So, here’s a 64-year-old guy, Paul Nunneri, who has owned one of the most popular Italian delis in the San Fernando Valley for 40 years — Cavaretta’s over in Canoga Park — and he hasn’t put on more than 10 pounds since high school. If I owned the place, I’d be Jabba the Hutt by now. Between his mother’s cannoli, his homemade meatballs, and his Ital...

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Milan, 1967: this is when Fiorucci first raised to the attention of fashion lovers. Founded by Elio Fiorucci, the son of a shoe shop owner, the brand soon became a symbol of innovation and unique flamboyance, inspired by the very essence and creativity of the 1960s.  It all began when Elio, a young creative mind of 27, encountered the vibrancy of L...

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I have fond memories of Septembers in the Sila mountains of Calabria spent leisurely lounged on green-and-red checkered blankets along the shores of Lake Cecita, breathing in the clear, silent air. Ever since I was a child, each day here followed a similar pattern: strolling through the charmed streets of Camigliatello, dining at a local restaurant...

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From the markets of the world come faint signs of recovery for Italian wine exports: according to data on the first 8 months of 2023, updated today by Istat, values remain negative on 2022, but only by -0.7% (on -1.2% in the 7 months), 5 billion euros, while in volume there is even a return to positive, albeit by a modest +0.8%, compared to the -1....

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Grappa is an after-dinner drink that is well-known by name but can easily be misunderstood. Like Taylor Swift, it’s had a reputation in the digestif world, and it’s time to bring this delectable drink into its Lover era. To begin, it’s important to understand what grappa is. Despite misconceptions, it is not wine. Grappa is an Italian distillate or...

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This week local wine retailer Paul Adams of Fine Wines of Mayfield, who also has a new shop located in Royal Victoria Place, looks at the history of the classic Chianti “Love endeth like the Chianti flask, its drops are bitter,” said the American artist and poet Gelett Burgess. Now, the history of the famous Italian wine, Chianti dates back to at l...

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We’ve got a lot of secrets here at Italy Segreta, but the fact that pasta is exceptional certainly isn’t one of them. Everyone knows this, and yet few dare venture past the same ole varieties that are constantly in the spotlight: tagliatelle, spaghetti, rigatoni, tortellini, ravioli, and the likes. Although we live in the motherland of pasta, we st...

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From the analysis of the Monitor on Italian agri-food districts, curated by the Intesa Sanpaolo bank Research and Studies Department, a positive trend emerges in the first half of 2023 (+5.3% year-on-year), amounting to over 13 billion euros in exports. This result also includes a significant price effect: the estimated export price increase for th...

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The visit to the Italian Innovation and Culture Hub INNOVIT, opened at the end of 2021 by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an outpost of Italian innovation to Silicon Valley, was the focal point of the first day of Ambassador Mariangela Zappia’s mission to San Francisco, assisted by Consul General Sergio Strozzi. “Over 100 startups and in...

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