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Le Frecce Tricolori translates as the Tricolor Arrows, but I find the name much more appealing in the original. Involving ten aircraft, nine in close formation plus a soloist, the Italian group is the world’s largest and most famous aerobatics patrol, with a typical flight demonstration including about twenty maneuvers in an approximately thirty-mi...

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Anyone who knows anything about sports cars knows the Maserati name. Once the luxury division of Ferrari, it's currently owned by Stellantis, a multinational automobile manufacturer founded when the Italian-American conglomerate Fiat Chrysler Automobiles merged with the French PSA Group. But the Italian sports car's origin goes back to 1914 Bologna...

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In Duccio Mazzanti’s workshop, feathers run the show. Colourful plumes of every size and shape imaginable adorn the walls, decorate mannequins, overflow from boxes and closets, even litter the floor. This space, dubbed the “laboratory,” is where feathers are transformed into just about anything. “Feathers can be placed anywhere,” Mazzanti says. “Th...

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The history of Sicily is full of historical events, dominations and cultural traditions which for millennia have followed one another and have contributed to build the identity of the island and of its inhabitants. An identity which has been inevitably transferred in the gastronomic culture as well and which has led to the birth of countless dishes...

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The Italian economy has received the shellacking of a generation over the last two years. 1.2 million jobs were lost, a third of Italians experienced a loss of income, and nearly 700,000 small and midsize businesses are still at risk of bankruptcy. There are few bright spots on the Italian economic horizon right now, with Milan’s FTSE MIB stock mar...

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Generally speaking, Italians are still quite suspicious of veganism, mostly because they think all vegans eat is tofu and lettuce. Those who mock vegans may have never stopped to consider that some of Italy’s most popular dishes actually are either vegan or vegetarian. Filling and flavorful, they have nothing to envy meat-based dishes and, if you f...

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Maserati has confirmed that they will launch the convertible version of their super sports car MC20, called Cielo, on May 25. The Bologna-based company shared the MC20 stands for Maserati Corse which refers to its racing lineage, and ‘20’ stands for the year 2020, meanwhile, the word ‘Cielo’ refers to the sky. The engine specifications and the rest...

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Of course, we have Parmigiano Reggiano, basil, and tomatoes. And we can’t forget extra virgin olive oil, rice, and mozzarella. But we’d be doing our brilliant and creative cuisine a disservice if we didn’t admit we use pretty much everything Mother Earth offers us and turn it into something good to eat. It certainly comes from the rural roots of ou...

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To us, there are few things as comforting as a big bowl of spaghetti and meatballs, a perfectly cooked veal Milanese, or a cheesy chicken parmigiana. You can keep your chicken noodle soup because these are the dishes that serve as a cozy blanket for the soul. Americans have made Italian food all our own, and it remains one of those cuisines we simp...

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There's chocolate, and then there's gianduiotto chocolate. An ancestor of Nutella, the melt-in-the-mouth treat is as rare as it is delicious. Like most renowned Italian artisan chocolate, gianduiotto originates from Piedmont, Italy, where it's considered the "king of Italian chocolate." Made of a rich paste consisting of fine cocoa mixed with the p...

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