Chocolate

Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati |
‘Tis the season for chocolate. As Italy enters fall, chocolate festivals open across the country and continue into the spring. Italians love chocolate (except…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati |
Autumn is here, and with it the products typical of the season which, in Italy, are celebrated at the numerous ‘sagre,’ ‘fiere’, ‘feste’, - food festivals in…
Culture
by Francine Segan |
Chocolate’s history, beginning with its "discovery," is uniquely tied to Italy, responsible for many chocolate firsts.  Chocolate’s journey to the Old…
Food & Drink
by Carla Passino |
The story of chocolate in Italy has the glamour of court life, the ring of horse hooves beating fast on cobbled street, the dim lights and wooden panelling of…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati |
Chocolate lovers, brace yourselves for 10 days of absolute chocolate feasting: the annual Eurochocolate Festival returns to Perugia for its 21st edition. The…
by Anonymous (not verified) |
Italy has a long tradition of chocolate making, with famous and historic chocolatiers located in cities such as Turin, Perugia and Modica.One of Italy’s most…
by Silvia Donati |
If you can't attend Perugia's Eurochocolate this year, or any of the other chocolate festivals planned in Italy over the next months, we hope you enjoy our…
Culture
by Carol King |
American rock star Bruce Springsteen was thrilled when he received a guitar-shaped slab of Modica chocolate. Created by a Sicilian patisserie, the chocolate…
Food & Drink
by Carol King |
A Sicilian chocolate maker is set to create the most expensive chocolate in the world using a rare substance secreted by sperm whales.The newspaper ‘Corriere…