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Slices of hazelnut cake on a white plate beside a bowl of whole hazelnuts
Recipes · Cortemilia

Torta di nocciole recipe: Cortemilia's Piedmont hazelnut cake

Toasted hazelnuts make up 40 per cent of this Alta Langa farmhouse cake, so the nuts decide everything: how they are roasted, skinned and ground.

17 September 2026 · 2 min read
Woodland and a shallow stony stream in the Foreste Casentinesi national park in the Apennines
Chefs · San Piero in Bagno

Gianluca Gorini's first book, Cucina Radicale, is out

The one-star chef from San Piero in Bagno wrote it with Eugenio Signoroni: 256 pages on his mentors, his Apennine roots and his method, and not a recipe collection.

17 September 2026 · 2 min read
A chef finishing a plate of tomato broth with olives and capers in a professional kitchen
Hospitality · Reggio Emilia

BITE 2026 gathers global chefs for a gala in Italy

Two days at Antica Corte Ortalli mixed pizza, pastry and fine dining, ending with a 250-seat dinner built around The Best Chef Awards' international roster.

16 September 2026 · 2 min read
Three Neapolitan pizzas with charred, blistered crusts on a marble restaurant table
Restaurants · London

Napoli on the Road named World's Best Pizzeria

The London pizzeria beat entries from more than 40 countries to take the world title, three years after first topping Europe's ranking, and without a single Italian address in reach.

16 September 2026 · 2 min read
Chef Enrico Bartolini in a dark suit and white shirt at an evening event
Restaurants · Milan

Monsieur Dior Milan brings Enrico Bartolini to Montenapoleone

The fashion house's first Italian restaurant opens inside its renovated Via Monte Napoleone boutique, with €25 lunch dishes, a €150 dinner menu and Giuseppe Allegretta as resident chef.

16 September 2026 · 2 min read
Fresh white truffle shaved generously over a plate of tagliolini pasta
Produce · Alba

Alba white truffle season opens at record prices

Prices are averaging €1,853 a kilogram this season, setting up an expensive run into the region's 96th truffle fair, which opens in October and runs into December.

14 September 2026 · 2 min read
A bartender measuring spirits with a jigger while mixing a cocktail
Drinks · Rome

Roma Bar Show opens its sixth edition at La Nuvola

More than 200 exhibitors and a new zone dedicated to low- and no-alcohol drinks mark the trade show's move to Rome's EUR convention centre for two days.

14 September 2026 · 1 min read
Aerial view of Naples with pastel-colored buildings and ancient ruins on a hillside
City Guide · Naples

What to eat in Naples: 10 dishes and where to find them

Ten dishes, ten addresses, and the neighbourhoods where Neapolitans actually eat them — from a €6 pizza margherita to a sfogliatella recipe that hasn't changed since 1785.

13 September 2026 · 6 min read
A lit trattoria sign glowing above a narrow Rome alley at night
Restaurants · Rome

Filippo Bucarelli opens Locanda Bucarelli in Rome

The 34-year-old Roman chef's debut restaurant sits between the Colosseum and San Giovanni, with a menu built on baccalà, offal and Lazio wine.

13 September 2026 · 2 min read
Bowl of tagliatelle pasta with creamy mushroom sauce and spring onion, fork and spoon beside it
Recipes

Tagliatelle ai porcini recipe for peak mushroom season

Amuse Kitchen's version of Italy's classic autumn pasta, built on a technique that keeps fresh porcini firm instead of watery.

13 September 2026 · 2 min read
Hilltop stone village with a tower surrounded by vineyards and cypress trees in Chianti
Produce · Greve in Chianti

Chianti Classico Expo brings 64 wineries to Greve

The 54th Expo Chianti Classico fills Greve's main square through 13 September, pouring Sangiovese from every corner of the zone just as the harvest gets under way in the surrounding hills.

11 September 2026 · 1 min read
Back bar shelves lined with whisky, gin and liqueur bottles
Drinks · Milan

World's 50 Best Bars heads to Milan for the first time

The global ranking lands in Italy on 7 October, at the Palazzo del Ghiaccio, as regional lists from Asia and North America already point to this year's favourites.

11 September 2026 · 2 min read
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