Truffles

Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 12/21/2021 - 03:16
Truffle hunting and extraction in Italy was inscribed onto UNESCO’s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on December 16, 2021. Described by…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 10/11/2018 - 09:50
Autumn is here, and with it the products typical of the season which, in Italy, are celebrated at the numerous ‘sagre,’ ‘fiere’, ‘feste’, - food festivals in…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 11/09/2017 - 03:00
Le Marche’s culinary tradition is a mix of robust, meat-based dishes and lighter seafood fare; it features centuries-old cheeses, is a major truffle producer…
Travel
by Anna Lebedeva | Sun, 03/05/2017 - 22:06
Oscar and Lady, two adorable Lagetto Romagnolo pups, wagged their tails enthusiastically sniffing the ground under an oak tree. Oscar started digging the soil…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 10/06/2016 - 08:00
Truffle hunting season is under way in Italy and, if you’re a fan of this tasty delicacy, there’s one event you should head to this fall: the Fiera…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 10/06/2015 - 01:00
At least 50 cities in 11 different Italian regions are celebrating truffle this fall with one or more events dedicated to “il tartufo”, while truffle hunters…
Lifestyle
by Barry Lillie | Tue, 07/29/2014 - 03:47
Everyone seems to like lists, and there is no shortage of Italian related ones; the top ten hotels, ten best beaches and the ten sculptures you should see. So…
Food & Drink
by Katia Amore | Thu, 10/17/2013 - 08:00
As we enter the season for the most prestigious truffle, Piedmont White Truffle, we look at the king of the culinary world and describe some of the main…
Food & Drink
by Carol King | Wed, 10/03/2012 - 04:29
Gastronomes from all over Europe are descending on the Piedmontese town of Alba to visit the White Truffle Fair that begins on 6 October.It is the 82nd edition…
Food & Drink
by Carla Passino | Fri, 10/10/2008 - 03:35
It is that time of the year—the weather turns cool, leaves turn yellow and red and I turn greedy. Autumn food does that to me—glossy brown chestnuts just…