“The biggest culinary overlap comes via Venice: the tradition of cicchetti—bite-sized snacks often served on bread—paired with (lots of wine) is a natural fit within Barcelona’s tapas culture.”

“‘I wanted to see what this other life was,’ he says. ‘The one my parents used to have.’”

“I never understood the trend of fresh pasta for everything… a quality dry pasta is so much better.”

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“He recalls the Sunday formula infinita: church, a mortadella pick-up from the deli downstairs, a Coke and a coffee in the club.”

“Over time, recipes became more and more detached from the Italian originals, evolving alongside the diaspora itself–examples being fettuccine Alfredo or spaghetti with meatballs.”

“For me, a ‘fine dining’ experience means being able to take a potato and make the best dish ever with it.”

“…the more popular it became in the US, the more Italy pretended to have nothing to do with it.”

“…rather than having your opened bottle of natural wine tip over the funky edge after a few days, a box of Alileo stays fresh for over 45 days”

“Whether on domestic soil or abroad, we have always been innovators, disruptors, who have changed the world…”

“…the latest generation forgoes the city’s omnipresent specialty ice lattes for the espresso al bancone of the most Italian coffee bar in Stockholm, Il Caffè.”

“I felt even more Italian and cared much more about Italy than when I was actually living in Italy.“

“The UK is my workshop; Italy is a big playground.”

“Sicilians incorporated their folk music from back home into this scene, migrants playing off of migrants, creating a wobbly-warbly, hip-hoppity jazz genre that would influence the likes of Nick LaRocca and Louis Prima…”