Liberty – what a passion!
The intricately carved wooden bar counter in the Sala Verde of the Gran Caffè Renzelli dates from the late 19th / early 20th century and is in the Art Nouveau (Liberty) style....
20/06/2024
The “first aperitif”
The rite of the aperitif was invented in the early twentieth century at the Caffè Camparino in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan....
20/06/2024
The most opera
Since 2000, Pasticceria Gemmi Il Loggiato in Sarzana, in the province of La Spezia, has been hosting an international competition for young opera singers. With big-name sponsors including the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and the City of Sarzana, it discovers and promotes artists under the...
20/06/2024
The most ‘Degree Theses’
The Hotel Cavalletto e Doge Orseolo in Venice and the RIstorante Oste Scuro Finsterwirt in Bressanone, both dating from the 13th century, the Locanda del Cerriglio in Naples, dating from 1288, the Parkhotel Luna Mondshein in Bolzano, dating from 1320, and the Antica Locanda Mincio...
20/06/2024
The most literary
The Casa Perbellini - 12 Apostoli Restaurant in Verona is home to the award of the same name. Launched in 1968, the prize is assigned to a book written by a journalist-writer....
20/06/2024
The most Gothic
Caffè Nazionale in Aosta has a splendid circular Gothic hall, the last remnant of the fourteenth-century convent of San Francesco....
20/06/2024
The most “illustrious tables and rooms”
Two of the great names in Andria were loyal friends of the family at the Confetteria Mucci Giovanni, coming personally to buy their confectionery and, especially, the traditional carnival delights: Count Onofrio Iannuzzi, senator from the first to fifth legislature of the Republic under Prime...
20/05/2024
The most D’Annunzian
the Caffè Pasticceria Balzola in Alassio, Caffè dei Costanti in Arezzo, Caffè Centrale in Asolo, Grapperia Nardini in Bassano, the Grand Hotel in Gardone, Hotel Bristol Palace in Genoa; Ristorante A Santa Lucia, Hotel Principe di Savoia in Milan; the Grand Hotel & La Pace...
20/05/2024
2016 – WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS BRAVE AND DREAMERS
At Caffè Balzola in Alassio, amongst the founders spanning three generations, Pasquale Valentino, Rinaldo and Pasquale Balzola, the sweet figure of Maria Teresa Verda remains unforgettable: Rinaldo’s tireless wife, who for 72 years (until the age of 92, in 2013!) was at the helm and...
11/09/2020
2020 SPIRITS AND DREAMS, OR THE MODERN ALCHEMY OF THE HISTORICAL PLACES OF ITALY
On our journey to discover this world of secret recipes and ancient spirits, we simply must begin at the temple of cocktails: Caffè Camparino in Milan. In this icon of Milanese culture, which has stood between the Duomo and the Galleria since 1915, the history...
04/09/2020