Archive for October, 2006

Mondrian’s art at Brescia

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

At last, in Italy, there will be an exhibition dedicated to Piet Mondrian with masterpieces, exceptionally granted on loan by the Gemeentemuseum of The Hague to the Museum of Santa Giulia (Brescia), that will be open to the public since 28th October 2006 until 25th March 2007.

This exhibition gathers about eighty Mondrian’s masterpieces, […]

That’s why brioches were born…

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

This time we are speaking about brioche: it’s a delicious horn-shaped sweet, with which we often interface with delight at breakfast, made of flaky pastry stuffed with cream, marmalade and whatever bakers decide to put in.
We couldn’t know that this tasty creation has a really charming history behind it, that we are telling you […]

The story of “Bucatini all’Amatriciana”

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

This time we’d like to tell you another story about food and about a typical dish of Latium, known all over Italy like “Bucatini all’Amatriciana”!
A mountain small town, Amatrice, perhaps designed by the painter and architect Cola from Amatrice (about 1529), gave this dish its name and it is home of these famous spaghetti.

For […]

Slow Food in Turin with the “Salone del Gusto” and “Terra Madre”

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

The International ‘Salone del Gusto’ is a biennial event organized by Slow Food, the Piedmont Regional Authority and, for the first time this year, the Turin City Council. Since 1996 the Salone del Gusto has been a regular fixture for everyone wanting to discover and appreciate the wonderful world of food and wine. The event […]