Articles about "history"

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A cup of tea

The most ancient world’s beverage.

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Lemon: Eureka! From the antiquity

Your acne-killer secret weapon from the beautiful land of Campania.

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All about Apples

The fruit of the apple tree before being a technology company!

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Top 6 mosaics and paintings of food from the past, part 2

Do the aesthetic boundaries of food stop at the borders of the plate? Take a look at our personal top 6 mosaics and paintings of food, drinks and beverages from the past.

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5 main Italian artichokes varieties

A culinary trip through Puglia, Sicily, Sardinia, Tuscany and Lazio.

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All about artichokes - history, diffusion, tips and tricks

Artichokes hold a thorny beauty. They can wound you, but they also hide tender hearts.

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The beet: a winter vegetable

Even Greeks in 420 BC knew and wrote about beet!

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Parmigiano Reggiano (aka Parmesan Cheese): a famous Italian cheese

If you don't know the flavour of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese you are loosing a bit of Paradise; Parmigiano Reggiano has that extra oomph that gives fuel not only to your spaghetti or your ravioli in broth, but also to your aperitif or your snack.

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A tutorial on fireplaces

How study and observation of Benjamin Thompson Rumford led to great results.

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An introduction to Pasta

Our brief glance on this ancient product of the earth.

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All about knives: the photos

A photographic trip through the history of a simple yet fundamental tool, from the stone to the Parmesan cheese.

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All about knives

A trip through the history of a simple yet fundamental tool, from the stone to the Parmesan cheese.

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Caravaggio's Roman artichokes recipe (Carciofi alla Romana)

Carciofi alla Romana is an appetizing Italian dish: also Caravaggio liked it.

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Top 6 mosaics and paintings of food from the past

Do the aesthetic boundaries of food stop at the borders of the plate? Take a look at our personal top 6 mosaics and paintings of food, drinks and beverages from the past.

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Our essential tomatoes

We have known tomatoes since the XVI century, we eat them only from the XVIII century, nowadays tomato is essential in many Italian recipes.