The best sparkling wines to give as gifts or enjoy with Christmas dishes
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Italian hot chocolate: homemade recipe
Here’s a recipe for homemade Italian hot chocolate, so you can enjoy traditional Italian-style “cioccolata” at home. Contrary to Neenah’s comment on our first post about Italian hot chocolate, one made at a bar is always made with milk and…
Italian summer traditions: what is grattachecca and where to get it
Okay, so we’ve got Italian gelato, and if you’re in the know there is also the granita which is a flavoured ice drink. And then there’s grattachecca. It’s also a flavoured ice drink but from a slightly different tradition. The…
Bellini and Rossini cocktails for happy hour
Coming into summer in Italy, it’s time to pop out for an “aperitivo” and if you have a lake view somewhere it’s even better. Italy has some classic cocktails to try, but today we’ll look at two named after a…
Caffe al bacio: coffee with a chocolate kiss in Naples
A bar in Naples is serving up a new take on Italian coffee, called the “caffé al bacio”. “Bacio” means ‘kiss’ in Italian, and much like the bacio gelato flavour, this involves using Italy’s premier hazelnut spread, Nutella.The caffé al…
World famous Bialetti Moka coffee moves production
The famous Italian brand of Bialetti, the little man with the moustache who makes coffee in a staggeringly huge percentage of Italian homes, will no longer be a ‘made in Italy‘ brand. Production of the Moka Express, the ubiquitous stove-top…
2011 Lavazza Calendar: love and coffee in Italy
The 2011 Lavazza Calendar has been created by Armando Testa and has gone all sexy and lovey-dovey for the new year. It is an annual publication which celebrates Italy’s most famous coffee brand. Love is the theme for 2011 where…
Valentine's day breaks in Val Senales: "Love among the igloos"
This special offer by Il rifugio bella vista at Maso Corto in Val Senales is simply unmissable. The packet deal for Valentine’s Day includes one night’s stay in an igloo at 3,000 metres above the sea (don’t you find it…
Gennaro Pelliccia insures tongue for ten million pounds
Gennaro Pelliccia is an Italian coffee taster who works for the UK’s coffee chain company, la Costa, and who has recently had his tongue insured for the sum of ten million pounds.Whether for a publicity stunt or not, Gennaro’s tongue…