Italian cuisine Archives

Italian chefs: Gualtiero Marchesi returns stars to Michelin

26 April, 2020

Is this a publicity move? The coup de theatre from this celebrated chef certainly seems so. Gualtiero Marchesi was the first chef in Italy, in 1984, to receive three stars from Michelin, and over the years has created a circle…

Italian gourmet recipes: pot roasted eel with laurel and polenta

18 April, 2020

For anyone who thought Italian cuisine was about pasta and pizza, think again. At the latest “Mille Bollicine per un Vespaiolo” competition (a competition about sparkling wine and food matching), the best recipe with Vespaiolo extra dry was pot roasted…

Rome festivals: the "ciumacata" and snails for San Giovanni Battista

18 April, 2020

You either love them or you hate them: for some snails are at the top of specialist delicacies, for others the very idea of them turns the stomach.While famous around the world as a French dish, Rome has its typical…

Parma ham on show in its hometown

10 April, 2020

On the 18th of September, Parma’s via Cavour will be transformed into an exhibit with just one central theme: Prosciutto di Parma - raw ham.The photographer Renato Cerisola has dedicated a large selection of his photo shoots to capturing the…

American stars request the best Italian chefs in their homes

6 April, 2020

The Metropolitan Post brings us all the important news of the day, including the fetishes of American stars for Italian cuisine. TGcom reports that Mariah Carey, after a holiday in Rome where she tasted stringozzi (pasta) with artichoke carbonara, truffles…

Festivals in Italy: Putignano to host gastronomic festival "Rit o' Castidd"

2 April, 2020

An interesting event called Rit o’Castidd (which in the local vernacular means behind the castle) will soon take place in the small town of Putignano, near Bari. Located just behind the Church of Saint Peter and the Balì Palace, the…

Roma Gourmet: an English guide to gourmet Italy and Italian cooking

27 March, 2020

Roma Gourmet is an Italian-English blog on the Italian culinary tradition in Rome, including recipes of Italian dishes and a guide to Rome restaurants. The aim is not only to present Italian cuisine, but to do so in a literary…

Rome: five-star wine tasting at the Westin Excelsior

23 March, 2020

Italy’s luxury hotel, the Westin Excelsior in Rome situated in the famous Via Veneto area, now has an exclusive wine tasting corner.The 60 metre-square space, called Vin-Orvm, has been designed by architect Michael Stelea and is included in the Orvm…

Italian cuisine: David Beckham to take cooking lessons in Milan

17 March, 2020

Left alone in Milan (Victoria must be somewhere hounding fashion shows around the world), David Beckham has decided to attend one of those Classic Italian cuisine courses which are all the rage nowadays! Apparently the British football player fell wildly…

Celebrating 150 years of Italian cuisine: dishes with the Italian flag

17 March, 2020

Italian cooking tradition is about as varied as they come: from north to south, the famous peninsula offers just about everything. Even the most famous Italian cuisine overseas has a local tradition from somewhere in the Bel Paese. In fact,…

Mediterranean diet: healthy Italian cuisine makes you live longer

16 March, 2020

Now that we’ve arrived at mid-week the diet you were sticking to has probably lost its grip, especially as the weekend slowly comes around. Unfortunately, though, the word diet often means any way, healthy or not, to lose weight. When…