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On Wednesday 21st of January, a declaration was released following a papal meeting organised by the Italian Sommelier Foundation (Fondazione Italiana Sommelier) between Pope Francesco and the General Director of the Verona Trade show, Giovanni Mantovani. “We are living in a world in continuous evolution, especially in a historical moment such as that in which we are living, it is necessary to explore new channels of dialogue between people or rediscover the street of the tradition. One of the most ancient gestures across time has been sharing together a table, to discover other people and appreciate their differences, made possible...

Ciao a tutti!  For this page of “Latest news” about the Italian world of food, I was undecided whether to start by telling you what a fantastic truffle harvest Italy has had this year, or about the chocolate events taking over piazzas all over Italy. It’s a tough decision! But with Christmas coming up and all of us getting into the holiday spirit (well, most of us) and some of us cheating just a tad on our diet (OK, all of us), the news about chocolate events had to win. Chocolate, that undisputed star of the table during the holiday...