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«Italian cuisine between sustainability and biocultural diversity Unesco Heritage: the collection of signatures begins – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay


Between them now Jimmy Ghionehistoric correspondent of Strip the News, loved by the general public also for the commitment shown over the years to the protection and valorization of Italian cuisine and its products. He spoke about the importance of collecting signatures to support the candidacy of Italian cuisine during the episode of Antonio Ricci’s beloved program which aired on January 27th. He did it in a symbolic way, accompanied by president Pecoraro Scanio and Enrico Derflingher, president of the Euro-Toques Italia ed International association, and for years personal chef to Queen Elizabeth II. Together they prepared a risotto with black truffle: a dish that tells the story of the great chef’s cuisine and an example of the harmony of Italian products, PDO and PGI, which characterize each territory of our country with their aromas and flavors.

The uniqueness of the candidacy of Italian cuisine

«The candidacy of Italian Italian cuisine as a UNESCO heritage site is also this: a campaign to valorise the products and traditions of the individual territories. Because its uniqueness also lies in this: in the fact that it is different from country to country, from province to province”, says Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio, announcing that there will still be other examples that will tell of this diversity and biodiversity. «Pasta will be the next common thread: it is the most identifying feature of our cuisine in the common imagination and among the ingredients that are best suited to act as a trait d’union to our products, to represent them and therefore to share them.

An inclusive candidacy

Sharing, after all, is the key word behind every application, made to promote an art, a tradition, a culture, so that it is known, appreciated, and once again shared. «The UNESCO nominations are exactly the opposite of a protectionist claim. If we nominated pizza or opera singing it was not to hold on to them, to claim their Italianness, but because they are beautiful things with a global value, explains Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio. «The same is true for the candidacy of Italian cuisine, which we would also like to see valorized by UNESCO for its sustainability and biodiversity, to be the basis of a diet – the Mediterranean one – which has become a food model throughout the world, says the Univerde president. And he continues: «This is why it is important to sign: this candidacy concerns everyone, it is an inclusive path, and I hope it involves people just like it did for pizza.

What would happen if Italian cuisine became a World Heritage Site

Moreover, if UNESCO were to actually accept our proposal, we would all gain, just as has already happened with pizza. «Following the entry of the art of Neapolitan pizza chefs into the world’s heritage, requests for Neapolitan school pizza chefs have multiplied: not Neapolitans of origin, but people around the world who have learned to make pizza following the rules and traditions of Neapolitan art. This would also apply to Italian cuisine: it would be about spreading knowledge, not putting up a fence. Sharing a heritage.” A heritage of history, stories, knowledge, traditions, which involves each of us.
To sign, click on www.change.org.

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Ken celebrates 60 years. And it becomes a fashion and chocolate collection – Italian Cuisine


Two exhibitions at Milan Fashion Week, a fashion capsule collection and a chocolate bar collection, inspired by Ken, Barbie's boyfriend. With a clear message of equality and inclusion

Barbie she was a feminist icon. Before being accused of being too beautiful and blonde to be intelligent, she was an example for millions of girls who, in unsuspecting years, no longer wanted only to play mothers, but to identify with an adult woman. Barbie was a projection, not a doll, and over the years she has taken on the role of astronaut, doctor, veterinarian and in addition to having a pink house, she also drove a spider and rode a horse. Barbie was a woman of the future, before many women could truly be. And confirming the fact that Barbie had understood everything in life, her boyfriend Ken he was also younger, two years younger. Today the beautiful Ken celebrates 60 years, and it does so in style with two exhibitions, a capsule collection presented at Milan Fashion Week, a line of commemorative chocolate bars. Colorful and with a clear message of equality and inclusion.

Ken, the inclusive toy boy

Ken's full name is Kenneth Sean Carson and is named after the son of the founders of Mattel and creators of Barbie, Ruth and Elliot Handler. He debuted in a bathing suit in 1961, but has since had several careers, being a pilot, tennis player, firefighter, bartender and even Olympic skier or swimmer. As an actor he made his debut as a bass player and has since had roles as a prince, journalist, marine biology intern. They broke up in 2004 and reconciled in 2011. Ken has always been a cool guy and was a muse for Jean Paul Gaultier, Gareth Pugh and she even wore a suit Moschino customized exactly like the one worn by Jeremy Scott at the 2015 MTV Music Awards. In his line Fashionistas has been wearing trendy and super current looks for years: hipster, hippie, sporty … to have fun, but to send a clear message in favor of the richness of diversity and inclusiveness. Barbie and Ken Fashionistas is the line that absolutely reflects the diversity and inclusivity driven spirit of the brand. Clothes, but also in 3 different body shapes, 9 skin tones, 10 eye colors, 27 hair colors and 20 hairstyles to offer children the opportunity to broaden their horizons within playtime. Once again.

Ken at Fashion Week: two exhibitions

On the occasion of the Milan Fashion Week several original Ken models will be exhibited in both Milanese stores. In particular, the Fashionistas line will be on display in viale Piave 17, in homage to the Fashion Week, while two models created just 60 years ago will be in the historic headquarters in via De Cristoforis 5. In both stores there will be the model of the BMR1959 line which represents a modern pop star and who, among others, inspired the celebratory chocolate bars, which will certainly find their place among the Zaini Milano cult-bars. At the Banner Department Store in Milan, of the Biffi group, in via Sant'andrea, three Barbie ere Ken, multiethnic and with different physiognomies and builds, are immortalized in moments of carefree vacation by the artist Alberto Alicata, and will be exhibited in a photographic exhibition for the duration of the fashion week.

Iconic tablets for a new male model

Zaini celebrates its 60th anniversary together with Mattel with four chocolate bars from the irresistible pack, which are on sale at Milan backpacks. "We imagined them as fun, surprising and also symbolic bar-gifts of a male model who, from her beginnings, gave way to the more famous Barbie and who over the years has always evolved, like Barbie herself, representing diversity, inclusion and balance between genders, values ​​that have always been part of our corporate culture ”, explains Luigi Zaini at the helm, with his sister Antonella, of the family business. Hence, from September, four new ZAINI MILANO tablets that combine the image of Ken's different outfits with as many chocolate combinations: Ken in a smoking is a dark chocolate bar with violet flowers, while Ken in the beach version is combined with the freshness of chocolate Ruby with hints of berries; and if Ken free-time listening to music on headphones corresponds to milk chocolate and blue crystals from Persia, for the extraordinary Ken with the appearance of a pop star, the brand new Caramel doré and Persian blue salt flavor was chosen.

The collection by Alessandro Enriquez

Alessandro Enriquez she played Barbie and Ken with a capsule of pop clothing with a very Italian flavor. On the occasion of the fashion week, a collection of dolls customized with the looks of the spring-summer 2022 season of the brand was created, to send a clear message of equality and inclusion, ENRIQUEZ DIVERSITY, which takes shape on the famous dolls through the use of Alessandro's color and prints. The Alessandro Enriquez spring-summer 2022 collection is an imaginary journey in the Mediterranean: unisex and Hawaiian printed shirts, must-have of the Enriquez collections, become passe-partout to be combined with skirts or trousers in printed silk. Long dresses with flounces, all in allover print, mix of pleats and asymmetrical constructions of ruffles of different sizes, denim-style jackets but in printed douchesse and as a novelty of the season, the single-color cady suits, jacket and trousers with a masculine cut for a look more androgynous, but with vitamin colors.

The T-shirts by Berluti

They sold like hot cakes as soon as they were put on the market and are already a collector's item. To celebrate Ken's 60th anniversary, Berluti in fact he collaborated with Mattel for a multi-channel partnership that saw the creation of three Ken OOAK (One Of A Kind) dolls, developed with the creative director of Berluti, Kris Van Assche, dressed in the looks of the Berluti x Brian Rochefort collection, and two dedicated Berluti products: a T-shirt with the intertwined logos of Berluti and Ken together with a Nino clutch bag.

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Game of Thrones, the whiskey collection inspired by the Casate – Italian Cuisine

Game of Thrones, the whiskey collection inspired by the Casate


If previously it was only possible to pre-order them on the Amazon, Vino75 and whiskyshop.it sites, the new Single Malt Scotch Whiskey Diageo arrived on the shelves in Italy, in the selected wine shops

Eight single malts, each for each of the Houses of Westeros. If previously it was only possible to preorder it on the Amazon sites, Vino75 and whiskyshop.it, now the new collection of Single Malt Scotch Whiskey Diageo inspired by Game of Thrones it is also available in Italy in the best selected wine shops. It is a limited edition, signed by Diageo in partnership with HBO, to celebrate the eighth and last season of the TV series that appeals to the public, but also to critics.

And then, here is Game of Thrones House Greyjoy, House Lannister, House Stark, House Tully, House Targaryen, The Night's Watch, House Baratheon and House Tyrell.

"We are very happy that the Game of Thrones Single Malt Scotch Whiskey collection is finally on the shelf all over the world", explains Pedro Mendonca, Global Reserve Marketing & Malts Director. "Game of Thrones is one of the most popular TV shows in the world. It's exciting to be able to offer fans in so many countries the chance to celebrate the last season with these fantastic whiskeys. Who choose the specific whiskey of a house or the whole range to collect will taste top quality products, thanks to Diageo and his best Scottish distilleries, Confirmed Jeff Peters, Vice President, Licensing & Retail of HBO.

Houses and distilleries, the same spirit

Each of the Diageo distilleries in Scotland represents, just like the houses of the continent of Westeros, unique and distinctive characteristics of its territory. For example, the coupled Targaryen- Cardhu Gold Reserve is characterized by the female leadership spirit of Daenerys Targaryen: the Cardhu distillery, in fact, was founded by Helen Cumming and her daughter-in-law Elizabeth in 1800, a period when the whiskey industry was almost entirely in the hands of men. And again, the combination between the house Baratheon and Royal Lochnagar aged 12 years: as Robert Baratheon who ruled all Seven Kingdoms on the Iron Throne, the Royal Lochnagar was considered a whiskey worthy of a royal family: he had been granted a Royal Warrant after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visited the distillery in 1848.

Cocktails
The Single Malt Scotch Whiskey from Game of Thrones can also be mixed in special cocktails. Here are three: The Salt Throne, Robert's Rebellion and The Unburnt.

The Salt Throne
Ingredients: 50 ml of Talisker – House Greyjoy, 20 ml of lemon juice, 10 ml of sugar syrup, a pinch of sea salt, seaweed for decoration

Preparation: put all the ingredients in a shaker with ice cubes, use the strainer twice pouring into a cocktail glass.

Robert's Rebellion
Ingredients: 50 ml of Royal Lochnagar – House Baratheon, 10 ml of sweet Vermouth, 20 ml of Cherry Heering, 30 ml of Beetroot juice, 10 ml of lemon juice, salt and pepper.

Preparation: add all the ingredients in a shaker and shake slightly, use the strainer twice pouring the drink in a cup or goblet garnish with salt and pepper.

The Unburnt
Ingredients: 40 ml of Cardhu – House Targaryen, 20 ml of Sauterne, 5 ml of sugar syrup, an addition of Ginger Bitter, a large cube of ice with golden coloring

Preparation: add all the ingredients in a mixing glass with ice cubes, mix and pour with the strain into a small jug containing the block of colored ice.

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