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Garbagna is the most important center of Val Grue (Grue Valley). It is a medieval borgo, whose name derives from the Latin garbus, which means “bush”. The first archive news about Garbagna appear on March 29, 945:  a diploma of Ugo of Provence, the king of Italyof Carolingian origin. In this document the king confers the borgo to Count Elisiardo, a...

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Wild chestnuts have been known to Man since the times of ancient Greece. Xenophon, Virgil, Apicius and Galen all exalted their nutritional properties and their flavor. However, it was the chef of Carlo Emanuele I, Duke of Savoia, who invented this little gems of sweetness, marrons glacés, sometimes towards the end of the 16th century. Their recipe...

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My region, Piemonte, is known for its good cheeses: Tùma, Raschera, Castelmagno, robiola di Roccaverano are only a handful of the many delicious and fragrant milk-based delicacies it has to offer. You understand that loving cheese and that other typical product of Piemonte, fine wine, comes as natural as breathing for those born there, and I am no...

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On these chilly gray days, my mind races back to a week of spectacular sunshine and even more spectacular wines in the northwestern Italian region of Piedmont. My wife and I tasted so many excellent wines during our time in Piedmont that it’s hard to know where to start. But today I’d like to share two wine experiences that surprised and delighted...

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In Piedmontese dialect, “L’uma sempre fait parej” simply means, “This is how we’ve always done it”. It’s a perfect motto for Guido Gobino chocolate, which incorporates centuries of tradition and constant research to create a product that is authentic and contemporary at the same time. The Gianduiotto Artisanal Laboratory project revolves around ext...

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Appuntamento dal 28 marzo al 1 luglio, quando la Pinacoteca Agnelli ospita la mostra: Frank Lloyd Wright tra America e Italia. L’esposizione curata da Jennifer Gray presenta fotografie, oggetti, cataloghi, litografie e disegni originali realizzati dal famoso architetto statunitense. L’architettura organica, il rapporto con il Belpaese a partire dal...

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“From this point on, we will deal with a most important work of nature: we will tell man the foods proper to him and force him to admit that his means of living are unknown to him” (Pliny, “Natural History”, book XX, 1). This quotation is right at the beginning of the charter for Pollenzo’s University of Gastronomic Sciences, which stemmed in the 1...

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The hazelnut, widely found in all temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, was one of the first fruit trees to be used and cultivated by humans, providing an important source of energy for early nomadic populations. Research carried out in past years has shown that the hazelnut was already present in the historical cultivation areas of Piedmon...

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Italy is home to many spectacular spring carnivals, from masks and extravagant costumes in Venice to political satire in Viareggio. But one of the most unusual festivals takes place in a small town in northwestern Italy, where thousands gather each February to wage war... with oranges. The three-day food fight in Ivrea, Piedmont has taken place eac...

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Every now and then, I encounter a winery that excels with so many wines I don’t know where to start in telling people about them. So consider this a blanket recommendation for Fratelli Rabino, a winery in Italy’s Piemonte region, just a few miles west of Alba. That’s the home of white truffles and Barolo, two luxury-priced items, but the Rabino fam...

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