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Vitello tonnato recipe: Piedmont's cold veal in tuna sauce
Poached veal, sliced thin and dressed in a creamy anchovy-caper-tuna sauce. No mayonnaise, no shortcuts, just a classic that outgrew Piedmont.
Parmigiano Reggiano's US sales grow 7.6% despite tariffs
Exports to the United States reached $340 million in the first five months of 2026, the consortium says, even as fake "parmesan" still dominates American cheese counters.
Langhe vineyard workers: Alba marches against caporalato
The bishop of Alba joined unions and Caritas after a harvest in which volunteers counted 16 makeshift camps and inspectors found breaches at nearly eight in ten firms checked.
World Pasta Day 2026 puts Parma at its centre
Riccardo Felicetti marks the 28th edition by urging small producers to retire overused claims like bronze-drawn and slow-dried, as Italy's trade numbers keep climbing.
Chain restaurants in Italy reach €9bn but struggle to keep staff
A Deloitte study puts chains at 11% of Italy's €84bn food service market and growing far faster than independents. Keeping young staff is the problem.
Michelin Italia moves its sales headquarters from Milan to Turin
The tyre maker behind the Michelin Guide will close its Milan commercial office and regroup it at its corso Romania complex by 2028, under a deal signed with unions in July.
Italy's chestnut prices rise 46% as drought cuts the harvest
Ismea's October price data put chestnuts at €3.50 a kilo nationally, up 46 percent in a year, as Coldiretti estimates this autumn's harvest is down by about a quarter.
Castagnaccio recipe: Tuscany's chestnut flour cake, Artusi's way
Chestnut flour, water, olive oil, pine nuts and rosemary: the Tuscan autumn cake Artusi listed as recipe 240, baked thin so the top cracks and the centre stays soft.
Brunello di Montalcino 2021 by Fuligni tops Corriere wine guide
The 2027 edition of the Corriere della Sera guide, with wines picked by James Suckling's team from some 7,000 tasted, names a family Brunello as Italy's wine of the year.
Bàtu Taormina joins the Michelin Guide's Italian selection
Chef Luca Miuccio's restaurant at the Grand Hotel San Pietro gets a Michelin page, not a star: two eight-course menus, one vegetarian, and a €16 million hotel overhaul behind it.
Ossobuco alla milanese recipe: veal shank, gremolata, no tomato
Milan's braised veal shank is cooked white, in butter, wine and broth, and finished with raw lemon, garlic and parsley. The broth level decides everything.
Le Monde Wine Garden opens at its Prata di Pordenone winery
The Maccan family has turned the outdoor space of its Friuli winery into a garden by architect Alessandro Isola. The launch skipped the practical details: hours, menu and prices.
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