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Food, travel & cultural insight beyond our daily skip across the regions of Italy. More at our https://www.deliciousitaly.com & https://deliciousitaly.substack.com
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A month or so to the #wine event everyone has to attend. Always a pleasure to visit #Verona of course. www.deliciousitaly.com/veneto-food-...

Don't go cheap on the garlic. Only the best will do.

Carnival has always meant sensuality, discreet encounters and masks. #Casanova was a master of all three. 2025 sees the 300th anniversary of his birth and the wonderful Bistrot de Venise restaurant will be celebrating from February 14 to March 4, 2025 with the most romantic of menus.

If you are between 15-26 years old then register for the #Venice Debutante Grand Ball. The event is set for 17 May 2025 and also welcomes families with children, groups and people of every age. All the details at: www.granballodelledebuttantidivenezia.com/tickets/

Our latest newsletter. deliciousitaly.substack.com/p/wine-chees...

Stay out of supermarkets. Buy from local people who have a shop. Or who even sell directly. We get our cheese and yoghurt that way.

'My Corner of Liguria' is run by Anna Minghetti and is located in the hills of Lavagna overlooking the Gulf of Tigullio. Anna is an expert cook and invites to learn the secrets of a cuisine which combines the sea and hills. www.deliciousitaly.com/liguria-food...

Our latest newsletter is dedicated to the man who compiled the world's first printed cookbook. If you've been to Cremona ...

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Valentine's Day is not for the squeamish. So much so Emperor Claudius II outlawed marriage as it decreased his soldiers lust for war. Find out where the relics of the great man can be viewed www.deliciousitaly.com/lazio-rome-i...

Quite simply, the most wonderful carnival in Italy. We were invited behind the scenes to see the preparations and logistics of putting it all together. Oranges ... yes, but it's so much more. www.deliciousitaly.com/piemonte-iti...

It must be #Carnival season. What's your favourite very sugary over the counter treat?

Question. With overtourism now a permanent feature in many great European cities. Is it legitimate for a local resident to jump, or bypass the queue to visit their own city's treasures?