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Worrying news coming out of the Agricultural Commission of the Italian Parliament. It seems that very soon yogurt sold in Italy may not need to be made from … fresh milk! The law will be ‘relaxed’ whereby milk powder or similar derivatives can be used instead. Primarily because milk has four big drawbacks. 1. It goes off. 2. Takes up too much storage space 3. It’s heavy 4. Cows smell (we added this one ourselves) Or perhaps because buying powdered milk from countries outside the EU offers huge savings for industrial yogurt interests – 360 million kilos of milk savings

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Many of us may have asked for a doggy bag to take back home after a full meal in a restaurant. It’s not a custom particularly widespread in Italy (Abruzzo excepted) and is likely to remain so if a recent article in the newspaper ‘Il Secolo XIX’ happens to be true. Under the title ‘Fido can now go shopping’, a new regulation sponsored by the Minister of Tourism, Michela Brambilla, and ANCI (the National Association of Italian Comunes) now allows domestic animals to frequent public places previously off limits. We are talking post offices, buses, trains and even restaurants etc.

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The images below were taking during filming of the first series of Feast With Heston Blumenthal for Channel 4. The crew was based in Amandola, Ascoli Piceno, while the camera rolled in Force and Loro Piceno. THE BRIEF: To discover the ancient pork & salami culture of central Italy with Norcia in Umbria as an initial reference point. Three locations were required: a family pork butcher, traditional porchetta workshop and scenic outdoor setting for evening banquet. Delicious Italy also set up a shoot for the second Channel 4 series screened in April 2010. The crew were based in Hotel Le

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AA Publishing, UK. A commission to author an original Venice guide in the new series ‘History and Mystery’ for the publishing arm of the Automobile Association based in the UK. THE BRIEF: 24 original walking tours & itineraries through the famous lagoon city, Murano & Burano with restaurant suggestions, interesting facts and location anecdotes.