tarbucks just opened its first store in Italy, and many are heralding it as a big change for the country, and indeed it is. But it’s not a good change. It’s yet the latest sign that America’s monolithic fast food companies are taking over the world, replacing local community culture, all [...]
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A museum to satisfy all your coffee needs is now open in Turin
If you simply can’t get by without your daily dose of coffee, then rejoice — a museum dedicated entirely to your favourite drink has recently opened in Italy’s industrial heartland, the city of Turin in Piedmont. The Museo Lavazza is a “sensory journey through the world of coffee”. Photo courtesy of Lavazza Famous coffee-producer [...]
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THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BUY EXPENSIVE PASTA, ACCORDING TO AN ITALIAN CHEF
The quality of the meal depends on the quality of the ingredients Most people know that cooking Italian food at home successfully largely depends on using the freshest ingredients. Whether it is using a homemade sauce, or fresh-picked basil from the garden, the quality of each component is integral [...]
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FIVE THINGS NO ONE WANTS TO SAY ABOUT ITALIAN CRAFT BEER
Italy’s beer scene is buzzing. “Italy Is Making Some of the Best Damn Beer in the World,” reads one headline. It is “Italian Craft Beer’s Time to Shine,” announces another. (Disclosure: I myself was an early contributor to this trend, writing a New York Times travel section cover story about beer in [...]
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THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO PAIRING ITALIAN WINE WITH CLASSIC ITALIAN FARE
Pairing food with wine can be daunting. On the one hand, there’s science. Those who take that route will pore over acid matches and all that. But in the simplest terms, the best way to pair foods and wines is to remember one helpful rhyme: what grows together goes together. [...]
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