Food News

Ukraine. Agriturismo farm houses available to welcome refugees

A week after the conflict began, over a million people are already on the run. 13% will arrive in Italy. The solidarity network has been activated, with the agriturismo farms as possible places of welcome.

Beehive products. Properties and uses of pollen, royal jelly and propolis

Naturally anti-inflammatory, bee products are valuable sources of nutrients useful for children and adult organisms. Here's how they're born and how to best use them.

Food and Cinema. The charlotte russe cake in Once Upon a Time in America and the magic of Ennio Morricone

Buying a 5-cent cake was madness for a young man from the Bronx in the 1920s. However, the instinct of the Patsy character gave us one of the most famous food scenes in cinema: anecdotes and curiosities about the charlotte...

Food and Cinema. Fast food and brands in the films by Tarantino (and the apple strudel in Inglourious Basterds)

Among the most famous filmmakers of his generation, Quentin Tarantino has relied on a vivid imagination, which has helped him create iconic scenes and also many fictional brands that have gone down in history. Starting with food.

Gender equality. Interview with Bruna Cerea

For the column promoted by the Gambero Rosso Foundation and dedicated to women, we're interviewing Bruna Cerea, of Da Vittorio restaurant in Brusaporto.

The curious story of Marmite, spread made with brewer's yeast extract

One of the most peculiar products of all time was born by chance, brewer's yeast extract spread with an intense and pungent taste. Today it is one of the most representative products for the British and Australians.

Curry: origins, history and recipes using the Indian spice blend

It was born in India but it's present in many countries with different names and recipes. However, the British made it famous: voilà the long history of curry.

Food and cinema. Mozzarella in carrozza in Bicycle Thieves and post-war Italy

Two slices of bread stuffed with melty cheese and then fried: simple and delicious, mozzarella in carrozza is the protagonist of one of the cult scenes of De Sica's Bicycle Thieves. Here's the story.

Even the tsars loved chocolate: the oldest praline in the world was discovered at the Hermitage

The more than one-hundred-year-old chocolate found at the Hermitage Department of the History of Russian Culture will become part of the collection of relics of the Russian tsars.

Foraging in Italy, yesterday and today. The current regulations

We continue our journey discovering the world of foraging and wild herbs. This time talking about the evolution of this trend (which is actually a very ancient practice) over time.
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