Pizza, Maionese e Platone (English v. below)
Mentre mi dirigevo a prendere la Metro passando tra i vicoli di Smirne, il mio sguardo è caduto su un tavolo di un ristorante tipico, dove i commensali stavano allegramente cospargendo di maionese le tradizionali pide* appena sfornate.
Alain Ducasse, bio e green (English v. below)
“Le risorse del pianeta si vanno esaurendo e dobbiamo consumare in maniera più etica e sostenibile.” Con questa dichiarazione, lo chef Alain Ducasse, celebrità internazionale della ristorazione francese, riapre l’ Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée dell’ omonimo Hotel a Parigi.
Amalfi e “cibo felicità del Sud” (English v. below)
“Nel Sud la felicità , specie quando arriva a un tavolo di ristorante, è vera felicità”*. Un viaggio in costiera Amalfitana partendo da Salerno passando per Vietri, Cetara, Erchie, Minori, Maiori, Atrani, attraverso il blu del mare, il giallo sole dello Sfusato, respirando la brezza marina e pre-assaporando il pescato del Golfo, richiede necessariamente una […]
Bioland Lebanon, organic from farm to fork
When we arrived in Batroun at Bioland farm to have lunch with the owner Henri and his wife Rosy, our kids feeling like at home just “disappeared” in the orchard discovering plants and trees, having fun with the goats, running after the chicken and geese.
Pizza? It’s a matter of Farina!
Tasty and light pizzas, prepared with selected organic and local ingredients , at an affordable price. This is the concept of Farina (in Italian flour), pizzeria& restaurant located in Pesaro, Marche region, that recently achieved the Conosci il tuo pasto certification.
Conosci il tuo pasto, the NEW Guide Restaurants&Food
We have been working in the last months to restyle the Conosci il tuo pasto guide and make it easier to browse. And finally we are ready! In the new Guide you can find the Conosci il tuo pasto certified restaurants, the certified organic shops and the ice parlors where to taste an organic ice cream*.
Assasination of Roberto Capalla, our solidarity towards PFTC Fair Trade Muscovado sugar in the Philippines
This post is to express our solidarity towards Panay Fair Trade Center (PFTC) and together to condemn the assassination of Romeo Capalla, Chairperson of PFTC Board of Directors and the burning of Kamada Muscovado Mill in Brgy. Dabong, Janiuay, Iloilo.
Producing 60% more food to make no war?
To avoid political turmoil, terrorism, social unrest, civil wars, UN warns that the food production must increase up to 60%. The world’s population is expected to hit 9 billion people by 2050, which, coupled with the higher caloric intake of increasingly wealthy people, is likely to drastically increase food demand
Lebanon…go Organic!!!!!
What is organic agriculture? What does it mean? How do I know it is organic? Where to shop organic certified in Beirut and around…there are many farmers, enterprises, restaurateurs, chefs and citizens in Lebanon who sincerely believe that organic (certified) is a viable, healthy, sustainable way of practicing agriculture, processing food, preparing and serving food and of course preserving […]
Biofach 2014, Germany….Mediterranean organic folks, food and connections!
Biofach, the XXV edition of the International Trade Fair for Organic Food, February 12-15, 2014, Nuremberg Germany. Meeting producers&chefs, tasting food&stories! Have some pics!