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…the best of Italy—evoking a sense of homecoming for many, a discovery for others, and joy for all. From art displays to cooking shows; from performances by the Fanfare of…

…121, to be precise — that can be found in the book Chentannos: Testimonianze e Immagini di Longevità dalla Provincia di Nuoro by Laura Mele, published this year by La…

…a different role in a meal. With the exception of special occasions, bread is nothing more than a discreet companion to the delicious food that so many of us know…

…stare are an insight into the soul of what I must interpret to be a disgruntled Roman citizen. Not all Romans were content with their lives. Other portraits are delicately…

A newly discovered manuscript of Il Milione, Marco Polo’s famous account of his travels, has been found in the Biblioteca Diocesana Ludovico Jacobilli in Foligno, a historic town in the Umbria region…

…dough and chocolate. Some might argue that Nutella pizza isn’t much different from warm bread topped with creamy chocolate spread. And while they may share similarities, if you’ve experienced it,…

…its ubiquitous diffusion as an ingredient happened only in the 1800s. Pachino tomatoes (Photo: Angelo Cordeschi/Dreamstime) Today, we can count more than 5000 varieties of tomatoes, which differ from one…

…capers and sultanas, which they use to top pasta or to add flavor to omelets – this last dish is called, as you may imagine, frittata di scammaro. Naples is also a…

…simple. Est! Est!! Est!!! matches well with local dishes like fritto misto (fried vegetables) and carciofi alla Giudia (deep-fried artichokes). The relatively high acidity neutralizes the richer dishes, including spaghetti…

…shape and touch our emotions.  Yet, it is precisely when a text is manipulated, when one word is discarded in favor of another and a range of meanings and alliterations…