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Recommended reading from Marino Marini, librarian at Alma
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12-02-2018

Alma-International School of Italian Cuisine: the secret to its success.

Located in the magnificent Ducal Palace in Colorno (Parma) since 2004, it is Italy’s first and foremost professional training centre for the hospitality and restaurant industries: the centre trains chefs, pastry chefs, sommeliers, waiters, bartenders and managers in the trade

08-03-2017

Recipe: A thousand and one Tiramisùs

It’s one of Italy’s best-known desserts, but it is relatively young: created in the late 1970s by a pastry chef from Treviso. There are all kinds of delicious variations on the traditional version

15-02-2017

Recipe: Zuppa Valpellinese

A well-known traditional soup from the Valle d’Aosta region, Zuppa Valpellinese is a meal in itself. Quick and easy to make, it is the perfect comfort food for the winter months.

13-02-2017

Chinese medicine and diet: How to cook (part III)

Our discussion with dietary consultant Lena Tritto ends with a few ideas about what to cook to eat well and stay healthy. For diet is a primary form of prevention

08-02-2017

Chinese medicine and diet: the classification of food (part I)

Dietary consultant Lena Tritto explains how foods can be classified on the basis of their many effects on the body: from their thermal nature to flavour and vitality

13-01-2017

Recipe: orange salad

A quick, easy dish to be enjoyed in winter, when blood oranges abound. And above all in Sicily, where it is traditional. As an elegant appetiser or an unusual side dish