Let’s be honest…everything sounds better in Italian. Here’s BuzzFeed‘s list of “luscious” Italian words and phrases that clearly need to be used more often in English.
Full list here: http://ow.ly/SoVsw
Everything sounds better in Italian.
Cooking with sea salt just got better: the ancient Roman tradition of cooking food in the sand on beaches still continues today on the southern Italian island of Ischia.
Read the The New York Times story here: http://ow.ly/PWSjC
From baking in the hot sand to growing produce in the ash-rich hills, the island brims with ways to enjoy local food and wine.
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Spaghetti in a cone? Don’t confuse this with the latest food truck fad – pasta originally started as street food in Italy, to be eaten with your bare hands. This historic tradition is now making a comeback in cities such as New York and Rome.
Read the full story by SWIDE.com at http://ow.ly/Qx3N4
Spaghetti in one the earliest examples of Italian street food and nowadays a gastronomic trend wants to take this homely dish, back to the street. Here’s more.
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Good news! After years of political controversy and poor upkeep, the Italian government now plans to invest 80 million euro in cultural projects throughout Italy. As home to more UNESCO World Heritage sites than any other country in the world, Italy’s various ancient ruins, palaces, and many other historical sites will now have the proper care they deserve.
Read the full story via L’Italo-Americano Newspaper at: http://ow.ly/QwNnY
According to ANSA, Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschi
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Italo Marchioni was an Italian American immigrant who invented the first machine to mass-produce ice cream cones. Originally from the Veneto region, Marchioni (who later Americanized his name to “Marchiony”) arrived in New York in 1895. He began making and selling lemon granitas and ice cream from a cart on Wall Street, serving his food in small liquor glasses to stockbrokers and Wall Street runners. However, the glasses kept breaking (or were stolen) and contin…
Margherita pizza: a name fit for a queen! Here are a few facts about pizza that you might not have known (hint: it wasn’t invented in Naples, that honor goes to the small city of Gaeta, just an hour north!)
Full story by SWIDE.com can be found at: http://ow.ly/QSz3s
Pizza is one of the most internationally recognized dishes hailing from Italy, having reach almost iconic status. I am ready to bet you love pizza, but do you know everything about it? Here are 12 surprising facts about this heavenly dish and its…
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