Grom – the best ice-cream in the world?

It must be special, the Grom ice-cream, which everyone who tasted it describes as the best ice-cream of the world. When Sarah Jessica Parker was talking about her visit of Florence the first thing which came into her mind were not the artistical treasures of Florence but the Grom ice-cream: What’s so special about this … Continue reading

Best bartenders in show at Salone del Gusto

Do you love cocktails? Then you shouldn’t miss Salone del Gusto at Turin. A new feature of the Salone del Gusto 2010 is the Cocktail Bar in Pavilion 1, managed by a team of professional barmen. World-renowned bartenders will display their creative prowess and hold courses on the history and trends of the most popular … Continue reading

Enogastronomy with innovation and ecology in mind

Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre 2010 mark a further step in the long-standing commitment towards making the biggest market exhibition of quality food and the most important meeting of food communities from all over the world events with a significantly reduced environmental impact. Slow Food, the Piedmont Regional Authority and the City of Turin, … Continue reading

Creamy risotto with red peppers, parsley sauce and anchovies – by Giovanni Grasso and Igor Macchia

At San Maurizio Canavese, not far away from the Torino airport, you can find La Credenza, a pearl which is different from all others in the region and which was awarded with a Michelin star. In the kitchen are Giovanni Grasso and Igor Macchia, Giovanni’s wife instead is the one who takes care of the … Continue reading

The Taste of Knowledge

Slow Food Educates … Food and Places! “Slow Food Educates” area at the entrance of Pavilion 5, proposes a series of interactive workshops for children and adults playfully exploring the relationship between food and places and the central role that co-producers (i.e. informed and aware consumers) can play through their daily choices. The workshops are … Continue reading

Great chefs at the Salone del Gusto in Torino (October 2010)

Sustainable Cuisine Culinary creation with an eye on the environment Kylie Kwong Chef, food writer and TV star Kylie Kwong runs the Billy Kwong restaurant in Sydney where she recreates the ancient traditions of Chinese cuisine in a modern key, exclusively using organic and biodynamic ingredients. This approach helped earn her the Australian Good Food … Continue reading

Salone del gusto 2010

From 21st-25th of October will in Turin, at the Lingotto Fiere exhibition center,  take place the eight international Salone del Gusto 2010, together with Terra Madre, the world meeting of food communities. These two biennial events, though different in character, have by now become two inseparable and interconnected halves, in constant dialog with each other. The international market and exhibition, is … Continue reading

Chocolate that runs through the veins of Turin

Through the veins of Turin, a fragrant and full of aroma brown potion flows. Sometimes, you can smell it under the arcades, squares, courtyards, in the shops and cafes. But you have to be able to recognize it. It has scent of vanilla, almonds and hazelnuts, coffee, cocoa, fruit and honey. In the past, the … Continue reading

The wine list on iPad

Giovanni Grasso and Igor Macchia care a lot for their guests and are each day searching for new ways to improve their services. With arrival of iPad they have immediately understood the great new possibilities. To the guests of the restaurant La Credenza is offered the wine lists on iPads. This allows to the guests … Continue reading