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Large steel pot on a gas burner in a working professional kitchen, pans behind
Chefs · Casole d'Elsa

Giuseppe Arno, the Pramac chef feeding a MotoGP paddock

A French motorsport weekly profiles the Italian who runs Pramac Racing's travelling kitchen: about ten staff, up to 250 covers a day and a past in Formula 2 and rallying.

4 October 2026 · 2 min read
Close-up of a Contadi Castaldi Franciacorta Brut sparkling wine bottle label on a wooden table
Drinks · Erbusco

Contadi Castaldi: Argea sale reported, Moretti family denies

Il Sole 24 Ore values the Franciacorta winery at about €30 million. The 2025 accounts show profits at both Terra Moretti houses, and close to €96 million of debt between them.

4 October 2026 · 2 min read
Piazza della Liberta in Udine with the clock tower and Loggia di San Giovanni
Hospitality · Turin

Gault&Millau Italy sets January debut after Udine dinner

The French yellow guide publishes its first Italian edition in Turin in early 2027, covering five northern regions. Before that comes a €210 dinner on 16 October cooked by chefs from Monaco and Slovenia.

4 October 2026 · 2 min read
Nine red cherry tomatoes with green stalks lying on a white background
Produce · Bari

Salmonella in cherry tomatoes: Puglia halts raw tomato in schools

The regional health department has told canteens serving children, patients and care-home residents to replace raw fresh tomatoes with cooked vegetables until further notice, Italian media report.

3 October 2026 · 2 min read
Street market stalls lining a narrow road in Palermo, Sicily
City Guide · Palermo

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

Palermo's cooking is built on frying and the market stall, not the tasting menu, and the dishes that define the city rarely cost more than a few euros each.

3 October 2026 · 6 min read
A white plate of small ring-shaped tortellini in golden broth beside a fork and knife
Recipes · Bologna

Tortellini in brodo recipe: Bologna’s registered filling

Pork loin browned in butter, prosciutto, mortadella and Parmigiano Reggiano, folded into 3 cm squares and cooked in capon and beef broth: the 1974 Bologna formula, scaled for a home kitchen.

2 October 2026 · 3 min read
Piazza Risorgimento in Alba at dusk, seen through the arch of the cathedral portico
Hospitality · Alba

Falstaff Restaurant Guide Italia 2027 crowns Piazza Duomo

The first Italian edition of the Austrian guide picks Enrico Crippa's restaurant in Alba, names Niko Romito chef of the year and gives the Cerea family the restaurateur award.

1 October 2026 · 2 min read
Piazza delle Erbe in Verona with the Gardello tower and Palazzo Maffei facade
Chefs · Verona

Silvia Bernardocchi, wife of Giancarlo Perbellini, dies at 57

She managed the finances of the Perbellini restaurant group in Verona and was vice president of a Padua foundation for bile duct cancer research, which has now opened a fund in her name.

30 September 2026 · 2 min read
Fresh tagliatelle, rigatoni and eggs on a plate set on a checked tablecloth outside a Rome trattoria
Lists & Rankings · Rome

Best restaurants in Rome 2026: 15 tables worth booking

From Heinz Beck's three-star La Pergola to €12 carbonara in Monteverde: 15 Rome addresses checked against the Michelin Guide Italia 2026 and 50 Top Pizza, with prices and booking tips.

29 September 2026 · 6 min read
Spaghetti carbonara with guanciale, pecorino and black pepper on a dark plate
City Guide · Rome

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

Four pastas, one oxtail, a fried artichoke and a cream bun: the Roman canon is short and fixed, and the addresses that cook it best have barely moved in decades.

29 September 2026 · 6 min read
Pebble beach and seafront promenade at Pioppi on the Cilento coast, with wooded hills behind
Produce · Pollica

Pollica, home of the Mediterranean diet, named FAO Food Hero

The Cilento municipality where Ancel and Margaret Keys studied how the south of Italy ate is honoured as a whole community, seven weeks before the first UN day for the diet.

25 September 2026 · 2 min read
Stone bridge over the Adige in Verona with a church bell tower and colourful buildings
Drinks · Veneto

Tre Bicchieri 2027 Veneto: Prosecco hills gain, Amarone holds

Gambero Rosso's regional preview gives the Veneto two more top awards than a year ago, with gains in the Prosecco hills and fewer Valpolicella reds on the list.

24 September 2026 · 2 min read
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