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Great News for Pesto Genovese, UNESCO!
Pesto Genovese is next in line to be added to UNESCO’s Cultural Heritage list. The powerhouse behind the movement to have authentic Pesto Genovese included …

2 New Long Pasta Shapes from Gragnano
Pasta Faella Presents for their first time in the USA: Mezzanelli and Spaghettini. We are certain you have never had Mezzanelli before. To oversimplify them, …

Update from Saffron Country: Cinghiali, Fire, & Flavor
We just chatted with Gina from the Navelli Saffron Cooperative in L’Aquila, Abruzzo. We learned a few things and brushed up on our saffron facts. …

Zibibbo Grapes. UNESCO says they’re Damn Good.
Really, this is BIG NEWS. Zibibbo grapes have been around since dinosaurs roamed the earth. Ok, that is an exaggeration, but Zibibbo has at least …

Zibibbo Joins UNESCO’s Cultural Heritage of Humanity List
The practice of growing Zibibbo Grapes, native to the Sicilian island of Pantelleria, was inducted into the prestigious UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. It is the …

Tumminia Busiate Pasta in the NYTimes
Filippo Drago’s Tumminia Busiate have taken the USA by storm. This Sicilian pasta is truly seducing America. Even the NYTimes agrees! In the December 31st, 2014 edition of the …

















