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Stefano Zamboni, founder and head brewer of Legend Kombucha

Could Kombucha be the Next Big Thing in Italy? This Veronese Brewer Thinks So.

by Alex Sakalis | Mon, 01/08/2024 - 10:54

Kombucha — that acerbic, slightly bubbly drink — has, in recent years, transcended its obscure origins and niche market to become an increasingly fashionable…

Food & Drink

Sixth-generation baker Nicola Olivieri at work

Can You Get Genuine Panettone Outside Milan? This Sixth-Generation Baker Has Thoughts.

by Laura Itzkowitz | Fri, 12/08/2023 - 10:00

Every year starting in September, Olivieri 1882 transforms into a sort of Santa’s workshop for the domed Christmas cake that has taken the world by storm.…

Food & Drink

Is Tiramisù From Treviso? The Answer Has Several Layers.

by Jessica Lionnel | Fri, 10/06/2023 - 08:00

It’s Italy’s most famous dessert besides gelato, but there’s no real consensus on where it comes from. We’re talking about tiramisù, and Friulians,…

Travel

Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot and Tina Fey as Ariadne Oliver in A Haunting in Venice

Travel Like the Legendary Sleuth Hercule Poirot on Your Next Visit to Venice

by Joseph Harshbarger | Wed, 09/27/2023 - 05:35

Silver-screen adaptations of Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries have been British actor-filmmaker Kenneth Branagh’s bread and butter since he first directed…

Travel

7 Highlights of the Brenta Riviera

by Alex Sakalis | Wed, 08/09/2023 - 16:00

When Venetian aristocrats of bygone eras needed an escape from the sweltering summer heat of the lagoon, they chose the Brenta. Between the 16th and 18th…