Dall'Italia

Reviews, recommendations and trends from Italy, signed by all the authors of Identità Golose


(Almost) 30 years of Villa Manodori, Bottura's dream dedicated to balsamic vinegar... And not only

An increasingly diverse range of precious vinegars, including two crus: 'My approach is the same of the great Italian winemakers like Soldera or Gaja.' Then, many ideas in continuous evolution and of absolute quality, from oils to authentic spirits

Massimo Bottura between the barrels in his vinegar

Massimo Bottura between the barrels in his vinegar cellar: "My approach is like that of the great Italian winemakers, who have provided an authentic expression of their territory through their wines, with the courage to go beyond the regulations," he tells us

20 years of El Brite de Larieto: the Ampezzo restaurant and rural guesthouse celebrates its anniversary on August 4th

Riccardo Gaspari and Ludovica Rubbini, together with mamma Giuliana, tell us about two decades of growth and evolution, which have brought an entrepreneurial project of great depth to Cortina

Ciccio Sultano and Riccardo Canella, what a couple in Ragusa! A story of destinies and freedom

At the two-starred Duomo, the chef-patron turns the tables and summons the chef from Veneto. Canella: “I am going to discover a Sicily that is an El Dorado for its wealth of products and history”. Sultano: “Riccardo has a lot of energy. But I will always

Welcome back, Don Alfonso: what has changed and what will remain the same

After a year of work to implement a system of integral ecology, the historic restaurant in Sant'Agata dei due Golfi reopens: the Iaccarino family's green revolution, from the foundations to a cuisine that keeps charming

In the centre, Alfonso Iaccarino and, next to him,

In the centre, Alfonso Iaccarino and, next to him, his sons - the future of the Don Alfonso 1890 restaurant in Sant'Agata dei Due Golfi, Naples: left, Ernesto, executive chef and, right, Mario, dining room manager. Photo by Paola Di Capua

At Enrico Crippa's Piazza Duomo, a ballet of dishes and a symphony of taste

‘This story starts at the end, or rather it starts from a sentence uttered at the end of a lunch of the highest level...’: our report from the three-starred restaurant in Alba, with the help not only of the chef but also of Davide Franco and Jacopo Dosio

Enrico Crippa, chef at the three-starred Piazza Du

Enrico Crippa, chef at the three-starred Piazza Duomo in Alba (Cuneo)

Peter Brunel dedicates an entire menu to Gabriele D'Annunzio (who was also a gourmet)

For some time now, the chef from Trentino has been reinterpreting D’Annunzio’s food obsessions: cannelloni, boiled eggs, farmyard animals, sandwiches...

Cannelloni, the most delicious part of the menu de

Cannelloni, the most delicious part of the menu dedicated to Gabriele D'Annunzio at restaurant Peter Brunel in Arco (Trento). On the right, the scrap of paper with which the writer urged his cook Albina to keep cannelloni ready "at every hour of the day and night".

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