From Madonizza to Valussi and Orlandini, all the forerunners of the Risorgimento in Trieste stopped off at this historic literary establishment. The furnishings are still original, with period stuccoes and large mirrors brought from Belgium in 1830, little marble and cast iron tables, and a pendulum clock of 1839, which bears the name of the original proprietor, Tomaso Marcato, who was the first to introduce ice cream to Trieste. It was listed as a historic and artistic building in 1954....
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Together with its universally renowned tortellini, which it has been making ever since 1880 and presenting in period-style boxes, each with its own “instructions for use”, the Pasticcerie Paolo Atti & Figli in Bologna also make another historic Bolognese delicacy: Certosino, or Panspeziale, a traditional sweet almost certainly dating back to the Middle Ages, when it was used to celebrate the festivities at the end of the year.Like recipes for other typical Bolognese products which are re......
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It is said that Antonino Ercolano was already serving them in 1800. He had invented the little La Favorita trattoria in order to turn to account the culinary arts he had learnt as a seminarian at the archbishopric. He had not managed to become a priest, but for his friends and for all Sorrento he had nevertheless earned the affectionate nickname “O’ Parrucchiano” – the parish priest. And in the two little rooms on Corso Italia he had also invented a highly personal way of preparing gusse......
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In November 1970, the Grand Hotel Miramare in Santa Margherita welcomed the emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, as a guest during his official visit to Italy. To compensate for the small physical stature of the sovereign, two cushions – suitably hidden from visitors’ view – were placed on the armchair on which he sat to receive eminent members of Ligurian society.The visit by the Negus was of huge importance for Italy as it brought a breakthrough in the country’s political relations wit......
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