The unsuspected Lucanian village challenging Bronte with its pistachio

A family story, thirty years of cultivation and a fruit that is conquering gelaterias and chefs throughout Italy

A docufilm tells the story of Italian cuisine through five great women

Five chefs, five worlds: the docufilm presented at the Venice Film Festival tells the female soul of haute cuisine

“For Prosecco Superiore Docg, 2025 is one of the best vintages of the last 30 years.” Word of Franco Adami

Optimism in the sparkling wine district. Just a few days before the harvest begins, the Consortium speaks of a good balance between acidity and sugars, but above all of aromatic values already at promising levels

Two large vases from the Roman era re-emerge from the Gulf of Gaeta. Here is what they were used for

The seabeds along the coast around Gaeta yield two dolia, enormous containers used in Roman times for the transport of foodstuffs

Giorgio Armani’s island: how Pantelleria conquered the designer

Pantelleria’s food and restaurant entrepreneurs remember the designer. The donations, the dinners at the restaurant La Nicchia with his “extended family”, the island dishes and wines he loved

In Modica there is a bistro that tells the story of Sicily without stereotypes

Cappero Bistrot weaves together local raw ingredients, classical technique and contemporary lightness, avoiding both the tourist postcard and gastronomic trickery

The super ice cream parlour you don’t expect in the historic centre of a seaside village

It’s called Biancamenta, it is located on the main promenade street in Porto Recanati and produces ice creams, granitas and ice lollies that bring flavour and naturalness together

The fisherman who has lived on the sea for fifty years and now resists the assault of concrete

Gianfranco, known as “Attila”, has been living for decades on a bilancione in Fiumicino, now threatened by a mega tourist port. His is a symbolic resistance, and not a solitary one

“Mum’s tortelli alla piacentina were my childhood.” The story of Giorgio Armani’s favourite dish

From cafés and restaurants all over the world to the intimate memory of his mother’s tortelli piacentini: the gastronomic legacy of the maestro remains an integral part of his lifestyle

The little-frequented beach establishment where you can eat excellent seafood (opened by a former Serie A footballer)

Lorenzo Scarafoni has been running Bagni Sant’Andrea for eight years, with equipped beach and (excellent) seafood cuisine
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