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    Starbucks or No Starbucks?

    Rosario Procino(May 18, 2016)
    The Seattle-based multinational chain that reinvented coffee and cafes in America has decided to open in the Bel Paese. The first branch is slated for opening in 2017 in Milan, and public opinion is already split. Will Starbucks succeed in conquering Italy? Not a chance, said Neapolitan restaurateur Rosario Procino, co-founder of the pizzeria Ribalta in Manhattan, during his appearance on CNN with Richard Quest.
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    The Many Ways of Mozzarella

    Luciano Pignataro(May 13, 2016)
    Le Strade della Mozzarella (LSDM) is one of the first Italian food festivals and the one dedicated specifically to mozzarella. It is held annually in the ancient city of Paestum, south of Naples, the land of mozzarella di bufala. And now it is going international: it has established editions in Paris, Geneva and London. This coming May LSDM will be in New York—say the two founders, Barbara Guerra and Alberto Sapere.
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    Pizza! A Woman’s Job Is Never Done

    Letizia Airos(May 02, 2016)
    Giorgia Caporuscio may not be an astronaut, but her occupation is fairly uncommon among women. For her, making pizza and teaching people how to make pizza – in America no less – is a mission. This is the story of how a young woman from a small city took a gamble and won big.
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    Being Italian Versus Sounding Like One

    Dino Borri(April 21, 2016)
    The business of using fraudulent names or images to evoke Italy has hit stratospheric numbers. Never before has the problem of “Italian sounding” been so, well, audible.
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    Dining Out Special: Northern Italian Cuisine in New York

    N. L.(April 14, 2016)
    If someone were to say there is no such thing as Italian cuisine--that instead there are Italian cuisines--they would be perfectly right. As in architecture and history, Italy’s great eno-gastronomical asset is its diversity. Which brings us to this small selection of restaurants in New York dedicated to Northern Italian cuisine and its variety of rich flavors. From polenta to farinata, braised meat to pesto, risotto Milanese to liver alla veneziana: there are so many interpretations of these dishes that take us back to the ambience of that part of Italy underneath the Alps. And don’t forget the wines...
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    Vinitaly Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

    Natasha Lardera(April 02, 2016)
    Spending half a century trying the best international wines on the market: Vinitaly, Italy's greatest international wine competition and exposition, is indeed celebrating its 50 anniversary. This year, the so­called largest wine show in the world, which is held every April, this edition from the 10 convention of domestic and international wines,” is reaching new records: more than 4.100 exhibitors and operators in the wine sector hailing from more than 140 countries.
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    The Italian Table: So Many Easter Specialties

    N.L.(March 19, 2016)
    Like most holidays, Easter time is another reason for great Italian tradition and cuisine. The Easter lunch in Italy is a delicious reason for a spectacular meal, great company and a primal celebration of the end of winter and nature’s (not just Christ's) rebirth.
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    Italy's Worldwide Ambassadors: Fine Cuisine and Top Chefs

    Juidith Harris(March 19, 2016)
    Fundamental within the deep-rooted Italian culture, its multi-faceted cuisine is also an ambassador helping to put Italy's best foot forward. In recognition of this, on March 15 the Foreign Ministry in Rome hosted a meeting at which a worldwide campaign to promote high quality Italian cuisine and wines was launched. Top chefs will participate. "Together we are winners, and that is why we are here today," the noted chef Carlo Cracco said.

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