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09/10/2026

Fresh pasta. Living tradition.

A sheet of dough becomes ribbons of tagliatelle or small, carefully folded tortellini. Each shape asks something different of the hands that make it.

In Bologna and Modena, this knowledge is shared at kitchen tables and in pasta workshops: how thin to roll the dough, how much filling to use, how to close each piece. You learn by watching, trying and making the next one.
Then comes the pleasure of sitting down to eat. Tagliatelle dressed with ragù, tortellini served in hot broth: the work of the kitchen becomes a moment shared around the table.

With Deserving Italy, discover fresh pasta through the people who make it—and the places where it belongs.

07/10/2026

Before there was a written recipe, there was someone to watch.

In Bologna, the tradition of sfoglia has often been passed on at the kitchen table: flour and eggs on a wooden board, a rolling pin moving across the dough, another pair of hands learning nearby.

The instructions might be simple: a little more flour, another pass, feel how thin it is. But knowing when to stop comes with practice, guided by someone who has done it countless times before.
That sheet will become tagliatelle or tortellini. Along with lunch, something else is being handed down: the knowledge to make it again.

“Sfoglia.” A word for pasta, and a glimpse into how a tradition continues.

28/09/2026

Some of Rome’s most remarkable places are hidden in plain sight.
You may walk past the façade without knowing that behind it lies a private residence shaped by centuries of the same family’s history.
I
nside, grandeur is only part of the story.
Family photographs remain where they were originally placed. A curious double seat called a confidenza recalls a time when furniture itself created a space for private conversation. A rare painted night clock was designed so that its numbers could be illuminated from behind by candlelight.

And the history contained within these walls extends far beyond art and decoration.
When Rome was sacked in 1527, this palace was one of the buildings that escaped destruction. More than 3,000 people found refuge inside.

It is a reminder that knowing Rome is not simply about knowing what to see.
It is about knowing the stories behind the façades, the rooms beyond the obvious ones and the doors worth opening for the right client.
Where?
For now, we’ll keep that part of Rome secret.

23/09/2026

Rome can be surprisingly easy to plan badly.
Not because there is too little to see, but because there is so much.
When an itinerary is built around a checklist of landmarks, it is easy to spend the day crossing the city from one reservation to the next. But Rome is not simply a collection of monuments.

Its historic center is divided into 22 rioni, each with its own history, character and everyday rhythm.
This is why we often prefer to build a day geographically.
Take Monti. A visit to San Clemente can naturally continue through the streets of the neighborhood, past small workshops and local shops, with time for a coffee, a piazza or lunch nearby.

Nothing needs to feel like the space between two appointments.
The walk itself becomes part of the itinerary.

This approach means fewer unnecessary transfers, but more importantly, it gives travelers the time to understand how different parts of Rome actually feel.
Because a well-designed itinerary should not only connect the places a client wants to see.
It should connect them to the city around those places.

10/09/2026

"Roma non fu fatta in un giorno"
Rome wasn’t built in a day.

You have probably heard this expression before.
We use it to remind ourselves that anything truly worth building takes time. And few cities represent this idea better than Rome.
Because Rome was never really built just once.

Over the centuries, the city grew, changed and rebuilt itself over what was already there. Ancient structures became foundations for new ones. Churches rose above earlier buildings. Streets and palaces became part of a city shaped by layer upon layer of history.

One of the most fascinating examples lies beneath the Basilica of San Clemente, the place you see in this carousel.
From the present-day basilica, you can descend underground through different periods of Rome's past: to an earlier Christian basilica and, further below, to structures dating back to ancient Roman times.

In Rome, history is not always something you stand in front of.
Sometimes, you walk above it without even knowing it.
Perhaps that is why this expression feels particularly fitting here.
Rome is the result of centuries of building, rebuilding and adapting, with one story becoming the foundation for the next.

And maybe there is another lesson hidden in those words:
A city that wasn't built in a day shouldn't be experienced in one either.

31/08/2026

From the outside, you might simply walk past it.
A small country church, surrounded by the quiet landscape of Piedmont. Nothing seems to suggest what has been hidden behind its walls for centuries.

Step inside, however, and everything changes.
More than 300 square metres of 15th-century frescoes cover its interior, transforming this intimate space into an extraordinary sequence of stories, symbols and figures.

Look closely and the scenes become increasingly unexpected.
Saints and biblical stories appear alongside fantastic creatures, demons and remarkably vivid representations of medieval ideas of vice, punishment and the afterlife.

It is the kind of place that reminds us why some of Italy's greatest discoveries are not always behind grand façades.

Sometimes, they are hidden behind a door you would never think to open.
Where?
For now, we'll keep that part of Italy secret.

26/08/2026

In the Langhe, more isn’t always better.
With hundreds of wineries across the territory, it can be tempting to build a journey around one tasting after another.

But the real value often lies in choosing differently.

Two carefully selected producers can tell two completely different stories: perhaps a small family-run estate where generations still work side by side, followed by a winery with another philosophy, scale or approach to the land.

Then, leave the cellar behind.
Head towards Alta Langa, where the familiar vineyard landscape begins to change into forests, hazelnut groves and smaller villages. Stop for a long Piedmontese lunch. Take the roads that weren’t chosen simply because they were the fastest.

The Langhe have much more to offer than a collection of famous labels.
Sometimes, the best itinerary is not the one with the most reservations.
It’s the one where every stop has a reason to be there.

19/08/2026

Lunch is never just lunch in the Langhe. Here, sitting around a table is part of the way the territory is experienced.

A few local dishes, a bottle opened slowly, conversations that last longer than expected and, just beyond the table, hills covered in vineyards. Piedmontese cuisine was shaped by this land and its seasons, which is why eating here feels so closely connected to where you are.

And perhaps that’s the detail worth remembering about the Langhe. You don’t always need another place to visit. Sometimes, you simply need a table worth staying at.

12/08/2026

Trifulau.
In Piedmont, this is the name given to the truffle hunter.

But being a trifulau means much more than searching for truffles.
It means knowing the woods. Understanding the soil, the seasons and the smallest signs of a landscape that, to an unfamiliar eye, reveals almost nothing.
Traditionally, the trifulau walks through the countryside accompanied by a tabui, the local name for the truffle dog, searching for what grows hidden beneath the earth.

In the Langhe, this knowledge has been passed down through generations, long before the White Truffle of Alba became internationally celebrated.

The tradition gained wider recognition in 1929, when Alba hosted the first edition of what would eventually become the International Alba White Truffle Fair.
Almost a century later, every autumn the truffle still brings people from around the world to these hills.

Yet for the trifulau, everything still begins in the same way: in the woods, with a dog, patience and knowledge of the land.

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