Annalisa Zordan

On palm oil: not a health hazard, but companies avoid using it anyway

Two recent conferences were held recently on the topic of palm oil, one in Naples, at Università di Napoli Federico II, the other in Rome at the Auletta dei Gruppi (House of Representatives). The first conference exculpates the vegetable oil;...

Italian-grown fresh goji berries, here's where

  Superfood sprayed with pesticides? Goji berries hailing from countries with lax policies, for example. There’s an alternative, fortunately: Italian-grown goji. 

Christmas 2016 gift ideas, it’s all about top food picks

Ideas for local, niche quality, à la carte gifts for savvy gourmet consumers. Here’s what can be gift-wrapped for this year’s holiday season. 

What’s being used instead of palm oil? Here’s the food industry’s response

“Palm oil-free” is the new “Trans fat-free”. So allow us the benefit of the doubt: could this all be a marketing scheme?

Snippets of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto. Interviewing Richard McCarthy, executive director of Slow Food USA

During the Terra Madre Salone del Gusto event we interviewed Richard McCarthy, executive director of Slow Food USA, a very open minded and forthcoming individual.

Signature seafood recipes from Angelo Sabatelli, Dal Corsaro e La Madia

Traveling along the Italian coast in search of fish recipes, we now land in Puglia, Sicily and Sardinia. Here are recipes by Angelo Sabatelli, Stefano Deidda and Pino Cuttaia for you

Signature seafood recipes from Guido, Uliassi and La Madonnina del Pescatore

We asked 12 chefs who focus their cuisine on fish to each lend us one of their recipes. Today it’s Mauro Uliassi, Moreno Cedroni and Gianpaolo Raschi’s turn, two hail from Le Marche and the latter form Emilia-Romagna

Three cocktails made with Elephant Gin

The mixology bug has elected gin as one of the world’s trendiest spirits, Italy included. Here are three recipes designed for you by barlady Katerina Logvinova.

Dining in Venice. Guide to the city’s restaurants according to the top chefs

It’s Venice’s turn, one of Italy’s (and the world’s) most fascinating cities, but also a place packed with mediocre food and tourist traps. To avoid any sort of rip-off we asked dining professionals to suggest their three favorite places. Here...

Food education, flavor and weaning: toddler meals and a recipe by Iside De Cesare

The third and last installment of the journey in correct nutrition focuses on the toddler years. After complementary feeding, vegetarian and vegan regime, today we address risk of obesity.
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