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The hilltop village of Serralunga d'Alba with its medieval castle above vineyards
Chefs · Serralunga d'Alba

La Rei Natura joins Les Grandes Tables du Monde

Michelangelo Mammoliti's restaurant in the Langhe enters the fine-dining association founded in Paris in 1954, which now counts 208 member houses in 29 countries.

15 October 2026 · 2 min read
Stainless steel wine vats, metal walkways and hoses inside a winery cellar
Hospitality · Scerni

Scerni winery accident: young worker dies at cooperative

A seasonal worker died while cleaning wine vats at the Cantina sociale San Panfilo in Abruzzo. Prosecutors have ordered an autopsy and the cause is under investigation.

15 October 2026 · 2 min read
Piazza della Libertà in Udine with the clock tower, Loggia di San Giovanni and castle
Chefs · Udine

Ein Prosit Udine brings Lima, Buenos Aires and Paris to Friuli

The 27th edition runs until Sunday with more than 90 chefs and dinners priced from €90 to €250. Three recent World's 50 Best winners are on the bill, mostly in shared kitchens.

15 October 2026 · 2 min read
Terracotta bowl of Tuscan ribollita soup with beans, cabbage, courgette and carrot
Recipes · Florence

Ribollita recipe: the Tuscan soup that is boiled twice

Dried cannellini, cavolo nero, savoy cabbage and stale unsalted bread, cooked one day and boiled again the next. Six portions, with the reason behind every step.

9 October 2026 · 2 min read
Empty luxury train dining car with tables set with white linen under warm lamps
Hospitality · Rome

La Dolce Vita Orient Express adds four routes for 2027

Wine in Bolgheri and Verona, truffles in Alba, plus Portofino and Venice: the Italian sleeper train's new programme starts at €3,060 a head, and most of the tastings are extras.

9 October 2026 · 2 min read
Wine bottles stacked on wooden shelves and racks behind a glass window in a dim wine shop
Drinks · Cortona

Antinori wine theft: 30,000 bottles reported stolen in Cortona

Italian media put the value at about €5 million. Carabinieri and police are investigating, no arrests are reported, and the sources disagree on the night it happened and on bottle prices.

9 October 2026 · 2 min read
Two negroni cocktails on a bar counter in low light
Lists & Rankings · Milan

World's 50 Best Bars 2026: the full list, Bar Leone on top

Hong Kong's Bar Leone keeps the No.1 it won last year, Moebius Milano jumps to second in its home city and 14 new bars enter a ranking spread over 26 cities.

8 October 2026 · 5 min read
Crowded gala dinner in the ornate Kurhaus hall in Merano during the Merano WineFestival
Drinks · Merano

Merano WineFestival sets up a wine observatory for 2027

The 35th edition opens at the Kurhaus on 6 November with 810 exhibitors. Its founder also wants the fair to start measuring how wine will be made, sold and drunk.

8 October 2026 · 2 min read
The Rotonda a Mare pier pavilion on Senigallia's beach under an orange sky
Hospitality · Senigallia

Mauro Uliassi named Chef of the Year by Food and Travel Italia

The Senigallia chef and Don Alfonso 1890 took the two main titles at a gala in Salento that handed out 40 prizes in one evening, from pizzaiolo to airline of the year.

7 October 2026 · 2 min read
Empty platform under the canopy at Roma Termini station, with trains stopped on both sides
Restaurants · Rome

Bonci opens a no-seat pizza counter at Roma Termini

Gabriele Bonci is back inside Rome's main station with a streamlined pizza counter built for travellers, run with MyChef and Grandi Stazioni Retail.

6 October 2026 · 2 min read
Rows of Brunello vines on a Montalcino hillside with cypress trees and a farmhouse behind
Drinks · Montalcino

Donatella Cinelli Colombini wins DoctorWine's A Life for Wine

The Montalcino producer who started Italy's open-cellars day in 1993 was handed the career award of the Guida Essenziale ai Vini d'Italia 2027 in Milan on 3 October.

5 October 2026 · 2 min read
Palermo Cathedral seen from its square, with the Gothic portico, the dome and palm trees under a clear sky
Lists & Rankings · Palermo

Best restaurants in Palermo 2026: 12 tables worth booking

From one-star Mec opposite the Cathedral to a third-generation deli in Mondello: 12 Palermo tables, all inside the city and all in the current Michelin selection.

4 October 2026 · 5 min read
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