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Each of us has a dream, a situation, a fantasy or something that they always wanted to do but knew they never could. It is that very special and personal thought that, when you are relaxing, brings a smile to your face. My fantasy is a formal dinner in the classical European style with elegant dinnerware, shining silverware and four glasses of diff...

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Italian luxury group Ermenegildo Zegna plans to list on Wall Street by early December, the head of one of the main investors in the operation said on Wednesday. Family-owned Zegna was expected to list in New York by the end of the year by combining with a U.S. special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) launched by European private equity group Inve...

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The olive tree has always been — and remains to be — a prominent and notable figure associated with typical Italian life. Any trip to Italy will delight you with bottles of its purest olive oil, finest olive wood kitchenware, and tastiest dishes that highlight one of the country’s most famous commodities. There is now a family-run business in the C...

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Roberto Cavalli, the Italian fashion designer renowned for his stretch jeans and animal prints, is getting the biopic treatment, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Filmmaking duo Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi have optioned Cavalli’s life rights from the man himself, with their Iervolino Lady Bacardi Entertainment banner having acquired the r...

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In Italian culture, since ancient Rome, legume have taken on an essential role in human dieting, in fact ancient Romans enjoyed very often legume soups among which were fava beans, lentils and lupin beans. Still today, legumes are protagonists of great classics of Italian tradition, such as Naples’ pasta e fagioli (pasta with beans), risi and bisi...

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The colorful ‘fruttini di Martorana’ are a typical dessert prepared in Sicily for the solemn feast for the Day of the Dead on November 2nd, to commemorate lost loved ones on the island. The Martorana fruits take their name from the aristocrat Eloisa Martorana, who founded Palermo’s third Benedictine monastery in 1194. In 1876, the monastery was exp...

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It seems that also French cooking was born from Tuscan cooking, a great boast for the Italian culinary tradition. This could be really possible because Caterina de’ Medici married Henry II of Volois, bringing with her, in her new French residence, some of the recipes of “home” and also ingredients such as olive oil and spinach. Tuscan cuisine is si...

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Baci Perugina announced the collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana as a celebration of Italian excellence. The new praline, called Dolce Vita, has been created by master chocolatiers working with Dolce & Gabbana. Perugina describes the result as a soft gianduia heart, with fresh lemon-flavored grains, and the crunchy whole hazelnut, all wrapped in subl...

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Italy triumphed at the Spirits Selection of the Brussels World Competition with its grappas and gins, not forgetting bitters, liqueurs and a few vermouths. The Belpaese country won a total of 52 medals out of a total of 145 samples presented, thus reaching a percentage of 35%, against the general average of medals awarded which is 30-32%. Internati...

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There is a well-known phrase by historian Carlo Maria Cipolla that says: "Italians have been accustomed since the Middle Ages to producing beautiful things that are liked and therefore sold outside their borders". Going on the internet, however, the phrase is integrated with the reference to the production that takes place "in the shadow of the bel...

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