Neither a bar nor trattoria, an osteria is unmistakeably Italian but what makes it so unique? Read on for our favourites and why... This...

Market shopping forms the backbone of Italian food culture, here's why... Italian villages may be tiny but most of them will host a...

As much as food is culture in Italy, so is where it comes from. Booking an Italian holiday browsing through websites is one way of...

Springtime means people in fields, hunch-backed and scouring the ground for edible plants. There's an undeniable love affair with nature...

Season - 'That time of the year in which certain agricultural jobs are carried out, in which the earth gives certain produce' - according...

Viva la mamma - the heart and soul of Italy Franceso's mum, known as Nonna Lili, is a star on the Mangia Mangia website as well as in our...

Carnival is a time of raucous indulgence! Dress up, dance in the streets, play tricks on strangers and no-one minds, in fact, the more...

Roses, chocolates, tokens of love - did you know this sweet tradition is rooted in a lusty Roman festival? The ancient festival of...

Italian romance wrapped around a hazelnut. The unmistakeable silver and blue stars of Baci chocolates are rooted in romance from the very...

Much more than a merry celebration, Christmas in Italy is rooted in religious tradition. In Italy, Christmas is essentially a religious...

My mum Eternal Mother Mary holds an ethereal place in Italian culture, a woman more revered than maybe even God himself. There's many an...

'Un etto e mezzo per favore' We’re standing facing a glass counter, known as the banco della gastronomia; it's strewn with Italian...

It's not an art, just a skill, and takes some practice. Keep trying, fill the gaps with casual conversation and no one will notice....