Tag Stories

02-08-2017

Originality in the kitchen: the forms of protection suggested by “FoodLaw”

We continue our interview with Davide Mondin, an instructor at ALMA and co-author, with Carmine Coviello, of a book on the protection of inventiveness in gastronomy. He also explains that even a minimal level of creativity in a recipe can obtain legal protection

31-07-2017

A legal portrait of the artist at the stove: how “FoodLaw” was born

Davide Mondin, co-author with Carmine Coviello of a volume written in collaboration with ALMA-La Scuola internazionale di cucina italiana, the International School of Italian Cooking, tells us how the authors came up with the idea and what difficulties they encountered in writing the book

26-07-2017

Architect Pier Maria Giordani… in the kitchen

The architect doesn’t have much time for cooking, but he loves tortelli filled with green vegetables, which make him feel at home. Because “food has the power to bring back lost memories through flavour”

10-07-2017

Luca Gnizio: building a dish, from the garden to the table

The eco-social designer tells us about his love of pasta and talks about his father, a great cook and a talented pastry-chef. And he tells us why food is more than just nourishment, it is life itself: if it is balanced, good, and healthy, we will be too

07-07-2017

The best of the kitchen according to eco-social designer Luca Gnizio

We meet the designer who turns waste materials into attractive, functional objects for everyday use, following the principles of social responsibility and environmental awareness. As a self-confessed foodie, he tells us about his relationship with food and cooking

05-07-2017

NutriBees: a taste for designing your own custom-made healthy food (part III)

The Italian start-up was established by two twenty-seven-year-old graduates of Università Bocconi to deliver custom-designed nutritionally balanced meals all over Italy. Fifty recipes planned in partnership with nutritionist and biologist Anna Villarini

03-07-2017

NutriBees: how the new Italian start-up works (part II)

Young co-founder Giovanni Menozzi talks about the innovative digital platform he created with Mario Villani, which, on the basis of analysis of customers’ data, prepares tasty meals and delivers them directly to customers’ homes

30-06-2017

NutriBees: customised, home-delivered healthy food comes to Italy (part I)

Giovanni Menozzi and Mario Villani, both of whom have degrees from Università Bocconi in Milan, have created Italy’s first start-up bringing good, healthy food straight to our tables, custom-tailored to the buyer’s demands