February 22nd 2010
‘Did these strawberries arrive by air or by boat?’
‘Is this packaging recyclable?’
Do you ask these types of questions each time you visit the grocery store? If so, then you’re in luck, because the Europeans may have just found a solution to these questions that go unanswered all too often.
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January 28th 2010
“Tonight’s entrée is a fresh garden salad with hot rillons from Touraine and Saint Maure goat cheese (A.O.C.), shall be followed by…”
It is as I sat listening to the restaurant chef recite his menu, that I suddenly realized the importance of the origin of foods in Europe.
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December 26th 2009
I have simply got to share with you the most fabulous discovery that I have made since my arrival in Italy: the raw milk vending machine!
Newly arrived from a country where vending machines are the realm of empty calories and where raw milk cheeses are a delicate subject, I was absolutely stunned to see this dispenser that is as unusual as it is brilliant!
Why brilliant? Because it…
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December 8th 2009
‘Terra Madre’ Day will be celebrated for the very first time on December 10, 2009.
To mark this occasion, you are invited to organize an activity that encourages and supports local food products. Even as I write this, more than 800 events are already being planned in more than 100 countries.
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November 23rd 2009
What motivates students from around the world to come and study at the University of Gastronomic Sciences (UNISG) in Pollenzo, a small Italian village of approximately 750 inhabitants?
First of all, the absolutely innovative concept! Here at last, is a university that offers courses on gastronomic studies. The bilingual instruction - in English and in Italian - aims at training us in a variety of food related fields.
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