Giulia Franceschini

The lira calabrese is one of the most distinctive traditional instruments of Southern Italy, known also for its long and varied cultural history. As its name says, the lira calabrese comes from Calabria, the rugged region forming the “toe” of …

More than four months into 2025, it’s clear that this year’s culinary trends are here to stay, as they seem to show real changes in how we eat, cook, and think about food. Needless to say, Italian cuisine is right …

Inclusivity is an essential idea in today’s world, but we hardly associate it with food. However, respecting diversity and making sure, quite literally, that everyone has a “seat at the table,” regardless of background or ability, has become an inherently central …

Spring is here and it’s time to bring it to our tables! I love comfort food all year round, not only in the colder months, and this week’s recipe is something I like to make when the sun starts shining …

Trepalle is a small alpine hamlet in the municipality of Livigno, in the province of Sondrio, known for a very special characteristic: it’s the highest inhabited place in Europe.  Well, to be truthful, it is the second, but there is …

There are moments in a city’s life when events align in ways that are both symbolic and tangible. For Naples, 2025 has become such a year. The southern Italian city, often defined by its contradictions – ancient yet restless, beautiful …

Cavatelli hold a special place in the heart of many southern Italians: among the many pasta shapes hailing from our sunnier regions, they are definitely one of the best loved.  Recognizable by their small, shell-like form with a gentle groove, …

Rome never stops surprising us, and just when you may think there is nothing more to be discovered … well, something is discovered! The Horrea Piperataria, once a center for the storage and trade of exotic spices, have recently emerged from centuries of …

Flour is one of the most essential ingredients in Italian cuisine, connected as it is with the country’s culinary traditions and history. From the ancient grains cultivated in Roman times to the finely milled flours used today for pasta, bread, …

Everyone knows balsamic vinegar: it’s in supermarkets around the world and often mistaken as just another salad dressing ingredient. But its real story is far richer – and far more exclusive. As British journalist Giulia Crouch recently highlighted in her …