Near Alba, Piedmont, in the medieval castle of Roddi, a small village of Langhe hills, is going to be the birthplace of the training camp for young Italian chefs who want to compete in international cooking competitions: the name is Bocuse d'Or Italia Academy directed by Enrico Crippa, chef of the restaurant Piazza Duomo in Alba, three Michelin Stars and five Espresso hats. The first task of the Academy will be to prepare the Italian Team to challenge 19 teams of other Europ[...]

Italian Food and Beverage Industry will be protagonist on the main private Japanese TV. At Vinitaly, the president of Italian Wine Tourism Movement (MTV), Carlo Pietrasanta, said: «We have signed a co-production agreement with Fuji Television, Japan's leading private broadcaster. In few days will be aired the first of the 16 episodes of the documentary series already scheduled for the next four years. This is a unprecedented focus on Italian Made in Italy of Food and Bevera[...]