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The real-world impact of the trade tensions sparked by the current U.S. administration is now showing up in official data. According to the latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, the consequences for Italian companies are beginning to materialize in the value of U.S. trade statistics. Since the announcement of new "reciprocal" tariffs on April...

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When most of us think of Italian bread, the first thing that comes to mind is focaccia. This thick, springy bread often topped with rosemary and sea salt is a treat to eat fresh out of the oven, all on its own, to let the depth of flavors shine. It's also the bread many American Italian restaurants start off meals with, accompanied with olive oil a...

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What if I told you there was a pasta so special that for more than 300 years pilgrims on the Italian island of Sardinia have trekked 20 miles through the dark just to have a single bowl? What if I told you this pasta was so fiendishly complicated to make that it’s thwarted celebrity chefs and the world’s biggest pasta company? For generations, the...

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In Florence, Ponte Vecchio and its jewelry shops are a milestone for all visitors. This ancient crossing is located in the heart of the historic center and is closed to cars, but still very busy with pedestrians. Not only do the goldsmiths' shops exert great charm, but also the particular architecture of this bridge adds charm, making it a place wh...

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Historically cultivated in a few square kilometers in central-southern Italy, the Coroncina olive variety was thrust onto the world stage at the 2025 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition. A Coroncina monovarietal extra virgin olive oil milled from 65 ancient olive trees spanning a single hectare earned a Gold Awardin its World Competition debut. “It...

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A wheel of parmigiano reggiano has been celebrated as “an authentic jewel of nature” after setting a longevity record for parmesan cheese. The still-edible 36kg wheel was one of the last made in 1998 by Romano and Silvia Camorani at their dairy in Poviglio, a small town near Parma in Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region. The parmesan, estimated t...

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If we were to look at the Sardinian wine world in a superficial way, we might split it neatly between Vermentino for white wines and Cannonau for reds. Fortunately, the reality is far more complex. In fact, with a keener eye, we can see that Sardinia is like an open-air wine laboratory, where many other native grape varieties are also earning a wel...

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If you think of the world of video games there is no more famous and iconic character of Super Mario. Appeared for the first time in the game Donkey KongSuper Mario is a plumber dressed with a blue dungarette and a red shirt that, often accompanied by his brother Luigi, has the task of saving Princess Peach. Famous for its jumps (and for the sound...

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Beautifully arranged charcuterie and cheese boards are all the rage, popping up more and more on restaurant menus and at home gatherings. It can be a complex process, selecting the perfect combination of meats and cheeses and setting everything up so that it's social media-worthy (here's the arranging method you should try for your next cheese boar...

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Within the heart of Sardinia, a hidden pocket remains where the echoes of the past endure, a world somehow untouched by the rhythm of our modern lives: it’s Tonara, a village of under two thousand souls. Among them, a few people strive to keep the ancient art of cowbell manufacturing alive, battling extinction with opposing philosophies driving the...

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