Is there such a thing as Italian food? The answer, Samantha Dell’Imperio said, is a little complicated. Italian food, like many traditional cuisines is a fusion of cultures, she said, partly due influences from the number of Italy’s conquerors, from Muslims in the 800s to the Normans from western Europe through the 1100s. This is one slice of a who...

Picture every color of the rainbow, with herbs cavorting gayly with veggies, and edible flowers brightening the space, and you have an Italian garden. When starting a vegetable garden, an Italian theme is a great place to start. Italy is known to have some of the most sumptuous cuisine in the world, and Italian cooks know the key to good food is go...

Olive trees have defined Italian landscapes, culture, and cuisine for thousands of years. With nearly eight hundred native cultivars, the appearance of the trees and the characteristics of their olives vary widely from one region to the next. This breathtaking biodiversity is part of what makes Italian olive oil so extraordinary. It may also be wha...

"The increasing knowledge as regards the importance of embracing digital technology pushed our country's institutions to support projects that can revolutionize key sectors such as industry, health, agriculture, and many others. Most funds are clearly aimed at digitization and the Internet of Things, which are key to promoting the competitiveness a...

Are you a gardener who would like to grow a bountiful Italian-style vegetable garden? Are you new to gardening but want to grow your own food and incorporate it into your homemade Italian cuisine?   Are you expanding your Italian cooking and culinary skills, and wish you could incorporate your own fresh homegrown produce into your Italian main and...

It is no secret that the Romans were heavy wine drinkers. Estimates put the average Roman male’s consumption at a litre or more of diluted wine per day. The drink was also a symbol of civilised behaviour, and widely used as a drug, medicine and ritual beverage. Winemaking was therefore a widespread and very profitable activity, and vine growing dom...

Jenny Vascotto and her husband, Giacomo, have more than a decade of experience in Michelin-ranked, high-end kitchens. Their backgrounds have brought them all over the world — from Italy to San Francisco. When Jenny’s mother decided to retire to Vermont, she made an offer they couldn’t refuse… access to land. The couple came to Vermont in 2019 to st...

When he was 23, Giacomo Perletti came across old photos of the Contrada Bricconi farmhouse in Bergamo, Lombardy, its 15th-century buildings abandoned on the side of a mountain. Despite his youth, and not yet having completed his agricultural studies, Perletti knew immediately he wanted to take it on. “My desire was guided by a very specific purpose...

Food waste, scarcity of resources and raw materials, and global warming are challenges that also involve what is one of the sectors par excellence of Made in Italy, food. Bringing innovation with projects that can have positive effects in the Food- and Agri-Tech sectors is one of the goals of the FoodSeed accelerator by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Ve...

In Italian gastronomy, few spices hold a candle to the appeal and history of saffron. Known as oro rosso, or red gold, this spice made a special place for itself not only in the kitchens but also in the cultural and economic fabric of Italy. Derived from the crocus sativus flower, saffron belongs to the Iridaceae family and is distinguished by its...