The acknowledged father of modern Italian cookery, Pellegrino Artusi was born in 1820 in Forlimpopoli. He lived in his native town until 1851, when the city was violently attacked by the band of the Passatore, an infamous highwayman The Artusi family moved to Florence after that. Pellegrino became a wealthy man Working in finances and, at the age of 45, was able to concentrate full-time on his big passion: the home cuisine. He loved to search, meditate, About the recepies, have someone else to experiment the cooking and, finally, taste. Artusi anticipated trends which would become popular during the XX century, among them the introduction of pasta as the typical first course on the Italian menu. The book was ahead of its time.
No publisher was interested. Finally, in 1891, the author took a chance and published it at his own expenses. Success was as unthinkable as it was overwhelming. During the following 20 years, the author himself worked on 15 editions and the “Artusi” became a hit. Casa Artusi was founded in the name of its cultured gastronomist and his manual La Scienza in Cucina e l’Arte di Mangiar Bene (Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well). one of Italy’s best read books. Most Italian families had it—and still have it. It has been translated into English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Japonese.
HAPPY 200!
Casa Artusi, is celebrating the 200 years of Pellegrino’s birth with an opulent FESTA ARTUSIANA ”
In addition to celebrating the fact that Artusi was born in Forlimpopoli , says the Mayor of Forlimpopoli Milena Garavini, we want to celebrate our country, our city and the fact that, after all, Artusi could not be born anywhere else, because this is the land where the sense of hospitality it is still sacred, in which the first companion at the table are still ‘al ciacri’, in which being together is culture.
Being together at the party on Pellegrino’s birthday represents the desire to do, to be there, to “not give up” that distinguishes us and the desire to look forward with hope for the future. Obviously we want to do it safely and peacefully, observing all possible cautions and all safety devices, also because where there is no serenity there can be no fun.
MORE THAN 2O RESTAURANTS IN THE PIAZZA!
The restaurant is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of the Festa Artusiana. People who come to Forlimpopoli for our event stop in one of the many restaurants to taste the various menus on offer. In all these years we have worked to ensure that the gastronomic offer always improves over the various editions .. In addition to their fabolous menu, each restaurant will prepare one Artusi’ s dish, scrupulously following the original recipe.
HOW TO GET INTO THE FESTA
The entrances to the party area are characterized by large portals located on Largo Paolucci de Calboli, in Via A.Saffi, in Via A. Costa and Via Monte Grappa.
The exits from the party area are located on Largo Paolucci, Via San Rufillo, Via del Castello and Piazza Trieste.
INFO
http://www.festartusiana.it/
Finally…. the great Number 7
Artusi’s recipes are all numbered and probably the masterpiece is the Number 7, the famous cappelletti al’uso di Romagna (Romagna-style cappelletti pasta)
The name cappello (hat) comes from its shape. The pasta is filled with capon breast, parmesan, nutmeg, ricotta and raveggiolo (a mild creamy cheese), carefully shaped to six centimeters in diameter and boiled just a few minutes in a rich capon broth with celery, carrots and beef bones.
CESARE ZUCCA
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Milanese by birth, lives between NY, Milan and the rest of the world. Cesare photographs and narrates cities, cultures, lifestyles, top chefs, and discovers traditional and innovative gastronomic delights to tell you everything here, in his ‘non-touristy style.
With an impressive all-Italian cast on the inaugural night of July 25th and great international stars for the month of August, with gala events and symphony concerts, the 2020 Summer Festival at the Arena di Verona is ready to start with its new format with an in-the-round (central) stage and reduced seating capacity, but stimulated by the desire to support the revival of the local area, under the banner of quality and the age-old tradition that have made it world-famous.
On 25th July the 2020 Summer Festival “In the heart of the Music” begins with a great tribute to Italian art and artists: Francesco Meli, Saimir Pirgu, Fabio Sartori, Roberto Aronica, Fabio Armiliato, Barbara Frittoli, Eleonora Buratto, Luca Salsi, Leo Nucci, Daniela Barcellona, Michele Pertusi, and Katia Ricciarelli for a total of 31 all-Italian artists. The inaugural evening is set to be a tribute to the wounded country of Italy, its great bel canto tradition, the quality of its great school, whose solidity was put to the test by the challenges imposed by the pandemic. Fondazione Arena di Verona therefore wants to give a very strong message of hope by means of art, with a moral and aesthetic initiative, which just had to originate in the world’s largest open-air theatre.
On Saturday 1st August, Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov, Ekaterina Gubanova and Ambrogio Maestri will be on the Arena’s huge central stage in what will be a true celebration of re-birth in the name of art, returning to breath that international creative inspiration that has always made the Arena a goal for fans from all over the world.
O P E R A !
The Cattunar family has for generations been rooted in the terroirs of western Istria with a long wine growing and wine making tradition. Franco Cattunar and his wife Vesna have continued to invest in expanding family business.
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1467 and located in the Roero area, in the South of Piedmont Region, Italy .The property’s vineyards also extend close to the Langhe, such as 2.6 hectares in Barolo on the prestigious Cannubi hill, from which the nebbiolo grapes destined for the production of the celebrated Barolo Cannubi, a wine of grand character, elegance and longevity.Thanks to the vines’ exposure to sun and to the particular microclimate, it is a wine of grand character, elegance and longevity, thanks to the exposure to sun and to the particular climate.
Guided visits to the winery, the elegant Charme Hotel and a welcoming Enoteca – Wine Shop, make up the rest of the mosaic.I saved the best for last…
-end restaurants where your dishes will take to meet the royalties of the territory: the tartufo bianco di Alba ( Alba’s white truffle) and the porcini. 
Milan, April 6th Berlucchi from 7.30 pm at 
created not only an amazing five star resort, but also a unique wine nested in a unique bottle
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“Never play slow music, told me the legendary store manager Enrico Baroni, the man who helped the Fiorucci empire to bloom. Slow rhythm makes costumers slowing down; they loose the excitement of a new purchase and easily get bored of the shopping adventure. In our store we play loud up-tempo music either pop or disco and most importantly without any interruptions. That causes a shopping rush and improve the appetite of buying”
Are you a wine lover? Do you like to discover new tastes while sipping a nice glass of white or red? Do you enjoy to end up a dinner with a sweet touch of dessert wine?
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The bar boasts a selection of 54 hand-picked gins and among the most recent offerings you can pair your libation with a spoonful of Giaveri caviar from Italy for a very friendly $5.We were hosted by the young French F&B manager of this legendary institution,
Info for The Elephant Bar at Ruffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh at
Yesterday I went to the picnic lunch at the Palazzo Monti della Corte , in Nigoline right in the heart of the Franciacorta region, one of the best producer of sparkling wine.
Imagine: a secret bottle kept in the cave for years (sometimes more than 30). It’s the rich and velvety wine called sciacchetrà. This aged treasure resurges in occasion of a wedding as the greatest gift that the family of the groom could offer to the bride’s family. I had the privilege of opening a bottle than was more than 10 years old. It reminded me of a rich passito straw wine, sweet and liqueur-like.
The Villa 
The nearby medieval town of Figline Valdarno was known as the “barn of Florence” for its abundant corn supplies. Grains, wine, oil, sugar beets, peaches, apricots and cherries have long been grown here. Not only…Palagio has been the summer retreat for
Named after Sting’s song “Sister Moon”
MILAN EXPO 2015
Mandrarossa Vendemmia Tardiva, produced in a small vineyard that slopes down toward the coast, between sandy dunes and wild vegetation. the breeze refreshes the grapes that are left to ripen on the plant. Deliciously perfect as a “solo” wine or ‘solo’ wine or accompanied by light cheeses, desserts, dry fruits. 
From Friday Feb 26th to Sunday 28th “Wine Festival I am Romagnolo” where quality food and wine enthusiasts will enjoy local Sangiovese, Albana, 
Colomba is a traditional Italian Easter yeast bread. It is shaped like a dove (colomba in Italian), the symbol of peace and resurrection. Soft and fragrant, colomba is a generous cake with butter and eggs, filled with raisins and candied orange peel. Italian Easter yeast bread..The colomba could mean not only a peace message but also solidarity. Like in the case of the artisanal Colomba Arcobaleno (Rainbow Dove) created by the Milanese sommelier Diana Zerilli who supports gay rights and gay issues in Italy, such as marriage and child adoption. Her colomba is made with Sicilian Avola almonds, Calabria cedar, kneaded with Vernaccia Mormoraia, a traditional white wine from San Gimignano,
Fabio Gennarelli (Wine Making Director) opened one of the “Phitos” the traditional clay Amphora used exclusively by Villa Matilde, followed by an a unique sensing experience: the Vertical tasting of Falerno del Massico Vigna Camarato spanning from 1995 to 2010. A parade of eight glasses where every “millesime” was telling his own story. Not to mention the final dinner stuck between tradition and innovation, created by the chefs of “Taverna del Falerno”and the “Grand Hotel Parker’s 5 Stars Restaurant” 
pairing their dishes with the new Villa Matilde baby born: sparkling Spumante Mata Falanghina, with its 
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Ricordate Giulietta degli Spiriti? 
Un meraviglioso progetto cinematografico di Federico Fellini che nasce dal suo racconto ‘Giulietta’ pubblicato dall’ editore svizzero Diogenes, per poi diventare il film Giulietta degli Spiriti, timori e sentimenti di una moglie tradita e raccontati attraverso una lunga seduta spiritica popolata da maghi e veggenti e senza dubbi uno dei capolavori del Maestro,
Vorrei citare gli incisivi allestimenti scenografici di Paolo Baroni e le bellissime luci di Francesco Dell’Elba. Patrizia Tirino ha disegnato abiti-tutù che spaziano tra la favola e il sogno, le musiche originali di Giovanni D’aquila e ricostruzione e le rielaborazioni musicali di Fabio Cinicola che ci portano inevitabilmente alle atmosfere di Nino Rota.
In scena 14, 15 luglio 2020
In Alta Badia, in the heart of the Dolomites a UNESCO World Heritage site, picnics are back in fashion. You can order a picnic basket from ten refuges taking part in this initiative and enjoy your meal in the peaceful meadows next to the hut.
CURIOUS ABOUT THE MENUS?
Unije – this small paradise is located in the shadow of the island five times larger, Losinj. Cars don’t circulate here because the narrow streets are narrow. The main means of transport is the wheelbarrow; however, a small airport is located on the island. The northern part of the island is of particular ecological importance as it is located on the route of migratory birds. It
Silba – called “the door of Dalmatia”. This island is an oasis of peace: cars don’t circulate here too. This island of seafarers and sailors defended themselves from the machines with a decree approved by all the inhabitants. The best known attraction of the island is undoubtedly Toreta, the tower with an external spiral staircase. According to legend, in the 19th century Petar Marinic built it as a reminder of a love never forgotten.
Koločep – the southernmost inhabited island of Croatia, located west of Dubrovnik is a true corner of paradise. There are no roads on the island; the only paved road is the one that connects two fishing villages – Gornje Čelo and Donje Čelo. It is wide for pedestrians, but not for cars.How to get there: with one of the daily ferries from the port of Gruz in Dubrovnik or with a taxi boat
Diaghilev, Nijinsky, Massine, Pina Bausch, Martha Graham, Kenneth MacMillan, Maurice Béjart, Natalia Kasatkina and Vladimir Vasiliev those are just few names of extraordinary choreographers who were enchanted by Igor Stravinskij’s The Rite of Spring, 
Here it comes again. The magic world of Mummenschanz hypnotizes one more time.
Che tu ci creda o no, le leggende sui poteri attribuiti a questi talismani hanno viaggiato attraverso mari e continenti, dai tempi più remoti, fino ad oggi. Ecco una mappa ‘fortunata’ alla ricerca del talismano (e della buona fortuna) che vorreste possedere.
Squame di carpa, Polonia
Elefante, India
Acchiappasogni, USA
E se proprio non riuscite a dormire… puntate verso il Guatemala
Scarabeo, Egitto
Zampa di coniglio, USA
Ferro di cavallo
Buddha che ride, Tailandia
Dente di alligatore
E IN ITALIA ? ….
Delfino, Roma
Quadrifoglio, Irlanda e …Dolomiti
evia fino al rito della tovaglia che viene stesa davanti al commensale, molto ‘Locandiera’ di Goldoni…Piccoli momenti di teatro che elevano la cosi tanto scrutata ‘sala,’ ne esaltano il servizio, l’accurezza in cucina e nello stesso tempo regalano un mood di casa.
Ma poi col tempo mi piacevano sempre di più le macchine belle dentro, ma fuori un po’ ’vissute’, dalla carrozzeria un po’ scassata, perchè mi toglievano la responsabilità di non doverle acciaccare , magari urtando contro un palo o facevendo manovra nei posteggi. Niente panico, tanto erano giò conciate…
Spesso mangi un piatto e non riesci a distinguere i sapori, secondo me l’arte della cucina è quando nessun degli ingredienti ha il sopravvento, ma tutto si fonda in un piacevole gusto, allora è arte.
Da dove viene la tua passione per il cibo?
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