The second edition of the Porto Cervo Food Festival is taking place from the 25-26 September. Over 30 top food producers have been selected to showcase the excellence of Italian regional cuisine in the elegant Cervo Conference Center in the heart of Porto Cervo, north east Sardinia. Tastings are free and the Center is open to the public from 15.00 to 18.30. Expect to enjoy dishes based on such delicacies as truffles, salmon and caviar, to the most typical of Italian food products such as

The second ‘Winning Italy’ prize has just been announced. Created by Italy’s Foreign Ministry to reward those who have contributed most to the image and reputation of the country across the world, this year saw sweet giants Ferrero pick up the award. It’s an amazing story and a classic post war success story which has seen the company grow from a pastry shop located in sleepy Dogliani to an industrial giant on the edge of Alba. All thanks to the production of a surrogate chocolate

The food adventures of Sapori e Saperi will help you discover the traditional flavours and territory of Lucca and Garfagnana in north Tuscany. From cheese, honey, pork and porcini mushrooms to olive oil, chestnuts, polenta and salami. Run by Heather Jarman, an archaeologist specializing in the early history of agriculture, 3 places are still available on the small group Italian Countryside Tour from 11-21 October 2010. Departing from Rome and ending in the Cinque Terre, the highlights and visits include: – pecorino and ricotta cheesemakers

Our butcher of choice in Le Marche, Peppe Cotto, has sent us this great photo of him raising the ‘World Coppa’, as the 2010 World Cup in South Africa arrives at the quarter finals. Famous for his choice meat ‘scudo’ or Piceni shield and lard sculptures, Peppe’s shop can be found in the historical center of Loro Piceno, province of Macerata. Do visit Peppe as he will entertain you with the Apennine version of the infamous vuvuzela heard during the football matches – this one

HABEMUS IN COENA is a special event on 25th June 2010 dedicated to ancient roman food. Places can still be reserved in the restaurant located in Via Cimarra 34 (Rione Monti), Rome, by reserving at the email address and contacts below. The 24 June was always an important  festival day for the population of ancient Rome who would celebrate the Goddess of Fortune until late into the night on boats garlanded with flowers and moored along the banks of the River Tiber. The moment will

The news that McDonald’s Italia will be offering a limited range of products made from Italian regional DOP food products is interesting news. Perhaps most interesting of all is the fact that the Ministry of Agriculture has evidently sponsored the idea from the very start, apparently convincing the McDonalds hierarchy. The Ministry has been clear to distance itself from the business practises of McDonalds, stating that its primary role is simply to promote the consumption of Italian regional food prodcts, and hence production. And what