Shoppers in Italy are being asked to stop buying spaghetti. And fusilli, fettuccine, and farfalle. In fact, campaigners want everyone in the country to stop buying pasta in any shape or form for a full seven days. But are many likely to do so?
It's a challenge all Italians outside of Italy will be familiar with, but there are restaurants out there known for cooking simple, traditional dishes using quality ingredients. Here's how to track them down.
The Italian minister for agriculture and food sovereignty has had enough of foreign "chefs who don't know how to cook Italian" - and wants official ratings for Italian restaurants worldwide.
American coffee giant Starbucks opened the doors to its first outlet in Rome's historic centre on Thursday, as the company announced plans for more branches across the capital as well as in Naples and Bari.
From making sense of Italian grammar to understanding what's seen as 'authentic' Italian food, our weekly newsletter La Bella Vita offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like an Italian.
An article featuring the claim that tiramisù, carbonara and other iconic Italian dishes were “invented” in the postwar period has gone viral online and caused uproar in Italy. Silvia Marchetti explains why the debate has touched a nerve for so many Italians.
As controversial claims about "true" Italian food traditions make the headlines and spark debate across Italy and beyond, here are a few widely-held beliefs about the national cuisine that can definitely be discarded.
Italy's government on Tuesday approved a bill banning the use of synthetic foods, including artificial meat, which it says threatens the country's agri-food heritage.
A very good way to lose friends in Italy is to mess with pasta. Fiddling with the tried and trusted Italian methods can also affect the taste of the dish, but many foreigners don't even realise their technique is unorthodox.
Whether you're going out to dinner in Italy or have been invited to over to a friend or extended family member's home, here's what to expect from an Italian meal.
From seeing Italy by rail to ordering pizza like a true Neapolitan, our new weekly newsletter La Bella Vita offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like an Italian.
US coffee giant Starbucks launched a new range of coffees laced with olive oil this week in its latest bid to appeal to the Italian market, but the idea has had a mixed reception.
From sampling the best Italian cheeses to seeing the Italian countryside on foot, new weekly newsletter La Bella Vita offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like an Italian.
From seeing Italy's best sights for free to avoiding crimes against Italian food, new weekly newsletter La Bella Vita offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like an Italian.
Anger has erupted in Italy after the New York Times featured a ‘tomato carbonara’ recipe including sugo along with the eggs, and replacing pork cheek and pecorino with bacon and parmesan.
From Italian podcasts to surprising delicacies and our favourite overlooked travel destinations, new weekly newsletter La Bella Vita offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like an Italian.
From how your eating habits become more Italian (without you even realising it) to the best ways to prepare and drink coffee, our new weekly newsletter La Bella Vita offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like an Italian.
Italian government ministers and wine producers have reacted furiously to a plan by Ireland to put stark health warnings on bottles of wine, calling it a “direct attack on Italy” as a major wine exporter.
As the days shorten and the nights become colder, it’s time to stock up on comfort food and hunker down in preparation for the holidays. Here are five sweet Italian treats to tantalise your tastebuds and get you in the Christmas spirit.
