The News
Real epidemics are obesity, cancer and diabetes. Pathologies caused largely by incorrect nutrition are on the rise: among these are tumors that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which are on the rise among those under 50. La Verità on Sunday talks about it with an article from Mariano Bizzarri, professor at La Sapienza University who explains how 8 out of 14 of the tumors for which the greatest increase in incidence has been recorded concern the gastro-intestinal tract. @ Italy is increasingly distant from Spain in the olive oil production: this year there are expectations from Iberian producers 1.2 million tonssix times the figure for the Peninsula. Structural reasons stand out behind this decline: in Italy there are around 620 thousand two-hectare companies with enormous production costs, while in Spain there are super-intensive plants that multiply yields also thanks to investments in expensive machinery. @ fathers transforms discarded pods into energy: in fact, in recent years the Cesena company has put into operation a plant capable of producing 49 thousand cubic meters of biomethane per year. @ Africa’s transition passes through the kitchen: with the program Clean cooking Eni supplies stoves and cooking systems in sub-Saharan Africa so as to encourage the abandonment of polluting and health-threatening techniques. The project is at the center of a photographic exhibition at MAXXI of Rome where he also talks about the traditional cuisine of these countries, a treasure still largely to be exploited.
Fleeing grape harvesters and the air blowing through the vineyards
After the brain drain, there is the brain drain grape harvesters. Many young people ready to move from Veneto to France to harvest grapes. The reason? “They give us two thousand euros a month and the house” young people, mostly university students, tell the story in the Corriere di Verona. Furthermore, upon returning to Italy it would also be possible to collect unemployment benefits for a few months. @”It will be an excellent year“. In the vineyards of the Langhe there is optimism despite declining sales and the climate not favorable to the harvest. “We expect a vintage based on elegance and freshness rather than power – explains Paola Lanzavecchiapresident of the wine section of Confindustria – the difference this year will be made by the ability of each winemaker“. @ And that doesn’t exactly make a good impression on you fine wine marketthe group also demonstrates it Lvmh: towards the dismissal of the manager Show because Moet Hennessy is the group’s lowest performing business with sales down 11% in the first 9 months of the year. (Corriere della Sera) @ Glasses frames from exhausted barrels. In the Corriere della Sera the idea of Lorenzo Del Tufodesigner from Alba, who thus combined the family tradition (his grandfather was a winemaker) with his own work, thus creating the start-up “Barriqule”
Did I understand correctly?
Wild boars fond of chestnuts and chestnuts. The Verona Arena highlights the passion of the ungulates by dedicating a full-page title to it. (In fact we were all convinced that in the woods they brought packed lunches from home). @ Indication of origin or protected name? And why not both. There Abruzzo region announces the request for double certification for the well-known specialty. However, European regulations do not allow this. (But is it okay? NDR)
The thought
“I prefer customer satisfaction to gastronomic performance. The kitchen is demanding but for a couple of years it has been easier to find staff“. So the chef Stefano Terigi, fresh from giving up the Michelin Star, interviewed by Carlo Cambi on LaVerità.
The tasting
In the room The Cousins of Turin (via Gozzellini, 12 – tel. 346 3878839) of Nizza Monferrato (AT)with drinks at the counter on the lower floor and a cozy restaurant on the upper floor. Platters of signature cured meats and cheeses, roasted agnolotti, a revisitation of the Hot Dog with baked potatoes, Cantabrian anchovies with Isigny butter to pair with 1200 labels. Paolo Massobrio talks about it on IlGolosario.
The wine
Il Sicilia Bianco “Zurrica” 2022 of the company Abbey of Santa Anastasia (tel. 0921 672233) Of Castelbuono (PA)who will also star in Delicious Milan. Produced with sauvignon and chardonnay grapes, it is striking for its gold color and balsamic scent on the nose with notes of exotic fruit and a volcanic, mineral base. In the mouth it is soft, fine, filigree with a complex finish between bitter and savory. The note of rosemary that also returns in the mouth is curious. A wine with great substance.
