October 16 - 6 pm - Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011. On the occasion of the publication of: Nutella World, 50 Years of Innovation (Rizzoli, 2015), by Gigi Padovani. The author in conversation with journalist Gianni Riotta (RAI, La Stampa) and Eataly NYC Manager Dino Borri. M...

Chocolate and hazelnut will transcend cultural boundaries Feb. 16 from 1 p.m.— 4 p.m. at 2518 W. Armitage Ave. Multilingual Connections will host the Chicago Nutella Day party, a Nutella-themed party with Nutella-inspired games and treats while teaching beginner-level Italian lessons. We believe strongly in the connection between language, fo...

by Abigail Abrams   Friday is World Nutella Day, and the world is going crazy. The famous chocolatey hazelnut spread is a favorite to include in breakfast and dessert items alike, and the internet is overflowing with recipes, deals and beautiful photos to celebrate the holiday. Every year on Feb. 5, the world celebrates this delicious f...

By Alessandro Marzo Magno È il 20 aprile 1964 quando accade un fatto destinato a segnare la storia dell'industria alimentare e, in definitiva, pure quella del made in Italy.   Quel giorno di cinquant'anni fa esce dalle linee della Ferrero, ad Alba, il primo barattolo di Nutella. Da quel momento le merende per i bambini non sarebbero state m...

Ladri di Nutella alla Columbia University. La notizia potrebbe far sorridere in Italia, ma è stata presa molto seriamente negli Stati Uniti, tanto da meritare la home page del sito del New York Times. Tutto è cominciato un mese fa, quando una delle mense del campus newyorkese, la Ferris Booth Commons - che serve tra i 2.400 e i 3.000 studenti al g...

by Micol Wajskol   Few foods have captured the appetite of the world. In order to be so universal and international, those few foods must be quite special. Nutella is one of those internationally loved foods. I had the unique opportunity to speak with the world's most knowledgeable Nutella lover, Gigi Padovani.   Throughout his 30 yea...

by Dan Charles   Nutella, that sinfully indulgent chocolate-hazelnut spread, turns 50 this year, and it's come a long way, baby. There's even a "Nutella bar" in midtown Manhattan, right off Fifth Avenue, tucked inside a grand temple of Italian food called Eataly. There's another Nutella bar at Eataly in Chicago. Here, you can order Nute...

How real is the reported threat to Nutella hazelnut spread? According to the Financial Times, there was poor weather in Turkey, where approximately 70 percent of the world's hazelnuts originate. But Somerset, New Jersey-based Ferrero USA, the company that makes and distributes the sweet stuff for its Italian parent company, says fans have no n...

Nutella is an Italian product famous around the world. Ferrero – the Italian company based in Alba (Cuneo) – is the "father" of the well-known gourmandise. The company emerged as a colossus since it was founded in 1946 by Michele Ferrero, who has recently passed away (February 2015), but remain famus as the inventor of Ferrero Rocher.   Besi...

By Nicole Winfield   Michele Ferrero, the world's richest candy maker whose Nutella chocolate and hazlenut spread helped raise generations of Europeans and defined Italian sweets, died on Valentine's Day, the company said. He was 89. Ferrero, who had been ill for several months, died Saturday in Montecarlo where he lived, surrounded by...