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Italian traditions: risotto and rice in Italy

23 March, 2020

While rice is said to have come to Italy either from the Orient or Arab nations, Italian rice and risotto is now an essential part of the Italian diet, especially in some northern regions where it is truly a pillar…

Drinking in Italy: Italian cocktails and how not to get drunk on your gin and tonic

21 March, 2020

Despite the great variety and quality of Italian wines, Italy has cultivated a cocktail culture, particularly associated with summer vacations by the sea and Italian discos. If you’re in Italy, look for cocktails such as the Mojito, Caipirina, Caipiroska or…

2010 Vinitaly program and bookings

21 March, 2020

Italy’s famous wine fair, Vinitaly, will take place in Verona from April 8-12 this year, and will continue the constant growth in the event. More than 4,000 exhibitors will be on display as part of a program with Italian wine…

Traditional Italian recipes: homemade zabaglione

19 March, 2020

The secret’s in the zabaione… In old Italian folklore, the story goes that zabaglione is an aphrodisiac; guaranteed good bedroom performance on the part of your man is the result of an Italian dessert of zabaglione.So if you’re looking to…

Italian sparkling wine beats French champagne this Christmas

16 March, 2020

For Christmas in Italy, the Italians have gone all partiotic, with Italian sparkling wine, or spumante, beating French champagne in sales over this festive season. Figures from the Assoenologi association indicate that production numbers of Italian spumante, which already overtook…

Bars in Rome: cocktails and wine at the Spanish Steps

16 March, 2020

We’ve looked at Rome’s nightlife more than once, and a holiday to Italy’s liveliest city wouldn’t be complete without a visit to a bar, and while you’re at it, why not choose a distinctive destination? Il Palazzetto is a bar…

Brisighella: tastes and traditions of Emilia Romagna with salami and lambrusco

14 March, 2020

Brisighella is a magic town in Italy, in the Ravenna province of Emilia Romagna. Situated not far from Italy’s famous wine growing district of Lambrusco, and close to Tuscany. The town’s origins date back to 1200, and it is now…

Restaurants in Rome: Giuda ballerino!

14 March, 2020

For a great restaurant in Rome with a good wine list, look to Giuda Ballerino! in Largo Appio Claudio, 344. The name of the restaurant is inspired by the classic exclamation from the comic book character Dylan Dog, and if…

How to cook pasta and homemade tomato sauce: the golden rules for the perfect pasta

13 March, 2020

Cooking pasta is a very simple art form and if you follow these rules for the perfect pasta, you will have a very different experience of this classic from Italian cuisine. Many pasta dishes are successful because they’re simple and…

Vinitaly 2011: Italian wine from Lombardy tasting event Milan

13 March, 2020

So much Italian wine and so little time to drink, unless you make your way to the 2011 Vinitaly event in Verona from April 7 to 11. We attended a pre-event launch dedicated to wines from Lombardy at the Pirelli…