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Honey from bee hives on rooftops and museums, this is the urban beekeeping of UrBees

[caption id="attachment_128430" align="alignnone" width=""]Urbees, progetto di apicoltura urbana[/caption] Bees will actually bring nature back into metropolitan contexts: urban beekeeping is an increasingly popular trend. And not just in forward thinking cities like New York, Tokyo and London, but also in...

Chefs de Gare: French gourmet cuisine at the train stations

[caption id="attachment_128308" align="alignnone" width=""]Gare du Nord, Parigi[/caption] Eight chefs in eight train stations: this is Chefs de Gare, the food festival created by SNCF, French railway company, to promote French itineraries and regional heritage. The concept is simple but promises...

Return to the future. The volcano’s vineyards, island model

Timing is everything. The pace is slow, like nature’s rhythm, like that of agriculture, of the vines. Time and rhythm, like the smoke that fills every breath, is measured by the volcano. ’A Montagna, it’s called around here. Etna’s viticulture...

Obesity Day, 1 out of 10 Italians is obese. Children run the biggest risks

[caption id="attachment_128271" align="alignnone" width=""]Hamburger[/caption] Overweight – a condition that should not be underestimated – affecting almost half of the Italian population. On Obesity Day (October 10), world day to shed light on the issue of obesity, worldwide talks were all...

Food Tech Accelerator: the Just Eat mentorship program for food startups

[caption id="attachment_128197" align="alignnone" width=""]start up[/caption] A startup accelerator to lend impulse to food innovation: it’s the Food Tech Accelerator, first worldwide pioneer program to help food startups launched by Just Eat, US leader in home delivery.

Regional cuisine: Alphabetical guide to the foods of Calabria

[caption id="attachment_128160" align="alignnone" width=""]Prodotti tipici calabresi[/caption] The region owns strong identity, expressed with aromas and colors belonging to soil and sea reflected in traditional dishes. The cuisine is pastoral-inspired, enriched over time with delicate nuances and striking contrasts. In our...

Michelin UK and Ireland 2017. The Fat Duck takes back its three stars, and London’s oldest Indian restaurant receives due reward

Britain and Ireland’s Michelin recipients: the return of Heston Blumenthal, the long-awaited triumph of The Ritz London, the victory of Indian cuisine and 7 newly bestowed stars in the English capital

UberEats worldwide: the rapid expansion of novel food delivery

Transportation giant delves into food delivery: UberEats appears to have set off to a great start since its inception a few months ago. Now the newly inaugurated service aims at hitting Europe and reducing costs for consumers.

Wine buy of the month: Faro '14

Elegance and character: these are the most interesting features of Faro '14, a blend of nerello mascalese, nerello cappuccio and nocera produced by Bonavita on the hills of Messina in northeastern Sicily. Our advice is to taste it with red...

Vicciola meat, the Italian answer to kobe beef

[caption id="attachment_127962" align="alignnone" width=""]carne di vicciola[/caption] The high quality meat particular for a unique flavor, boasts low levels of cholesterol and fat. Some have compared it to kobe beef. Let’s learn about Vicciola, an Italian breed raised in Piemonte.
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