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The history, customs and curiosities behind Italian food and life — why we do what we do at the table.
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Twenty Regions, Twenty Tables: How Italy Actually Eats
There is no single Italian cuisine — there are twenty. Every region, its capital, and the dish at the centre of its table, from the Alps to the islands.
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The History Behind Carbonara: Rome's Most Argued-About Plate
No cream. No garlic. No peas. How a pasta built on eggs, guanciale and Pecorino became the internet's fiercest culinary debate.
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Feast Days and Feste: Why Italians Turn Dinner into a Festival
From San Gennaro to Ferragosto — the calendar of Italian feste, and where to live them in Ontario this year.
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