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Mozzerella Takes Manhattan

For those of us who can't get enough fresh mozzerella, there will soon be a new Mecca in town. During the first week of...

Imagine the Chianti

The Fattoria Nittardi vineyard has commissioned Yoko Ono to design a label for a limited edition of its Chianti Classico Cassanova. Ono's label will...

Chicago Restaurant Opening: Piccolo

Chef Eddie Navar just opened a new Italian cafe, Piccolo, in Chicago--abiding by the philosophy that Italians don't get fat because they eat smaller...

Ciao Bella

Ciao Bella reigned supreme at this year's Fancy Food Show in New York. Among other honors, the artisanal gelato maker won the Outstanding Dessert...

LA: Batali's New Pizza Joint Opens

The beach isn't the only thing heating up sunny Southern California this July. Angelenos and those of us lucky enough to visit L.A. can...

New York Event: Wines by Female Winemakers

There's a new generation of amazing winemakers in Italy--and they happen to be women. These rising stars on the Italian wine scene are producing...

Lambrusco: Drink Up

This summer, we will be drinking Lambrusco, the sparkling, fruity red wine from Emilia-Romagna. Frowned upon by traditional wine snobs (since the version made...

Scott Conant Cooks

Need a boost to get you through the sweaty summer days? Chef Scott Conant (of the three-star L'Impero and acclaimed Alto) has a solution...

Restaurant Opening: Gemma

Is New York ready for another Italian restaurant? For us at bene the answer is simple. Of course! Gemma, the next-to-impossible-to-reserve Italian restaurant just...

Cra-Cra-Cra-Crazy Italians

What strikes us most about this commercial for Parmigiano-Reggiano is not the infectious jingle, the actors clad in full-body vegetable suits or Fred-Astaire-esque choreography....

Forget the Decanter...the new Wine Whisk

Here at bene, we agree that size matters...the smaller, the better. For some reason, miniature versions of ANYTHING are just more fun, including computers...

Garlic, Get Out!

A fight is a-brewin' in the kitchens of Italy, as chefs debate the legitimacy of garlic in Italian cuisine. While many argue that garlic...

11-year-olds are better cooks than we will ever be

When it comes to cooking, most Italians will agree on the importance of starting early. Luckily, the website Spatulatta features two young, Italian sisters...

A Referendum on Dessert

In the United States, our lawmakers tend to employ the time-honored tradition of throwing money at a problem. Italian senators Rocco Buttiglione and Albertina...

Green Pizza

To accompany your fair-trade coffee and organic strawberries, you can now order an environmentally-friendly pizza. The Fort Lauderdale-based franchise Pizza Fusion, which launched this...

My Italian Garden Cookbook

Remarkable as both a cookbook and a peek into the Italian lifestyle, Viana La Place's My Italian Garden offers a seasonal approach to Italian...