World Unicorn Day – Italian Cuisine – Italian Cuisine

For World Unicorn Day, here's where to go, what to do, what to eat!

April 9th is celebrated World Unicorn Day. Together with the kittens, which really exist though, unicorns are among the most beloved animals on the web. But even off the web, in real life, they are very "sought after".

Unicorns in real life

In Tuscany, to be precise a Vinci (Florence), every year we celebrate, with two appointments, the Unicorn Festival: the next meeting is for 26-28 July: a three-day event dedicated to the fantasy world, with Elven marriages, magic challenges, the mermaids, the Elves parade. In short, as many as 400 shows, distributed and thematized in the eight areas that make up the event. Every evening a different concert with highly anticipated guests known in the cartoon scene or epic metal band.

Feast of the unicorn of Vinci) oto from the site of the party). — Feast of the unicorn of Vinci (photo from the site of the party).

If you are a Milan, perhaps on the occasion of Design Week, stay your home at Unicorn House: specially furnished and decorated to pay tribute to one of the most beloved mythological creatures in the world. Available only during the design week, the magical location can accommodate up to two people.

Unicorn House in Milan (photo from Booking.com).

In short, don't be surprised if on April 9 the streets of your city will be a riot of rainbows and stars in pastel colors and horns.

Unicorns in the kitchen

Ok, even if you want to, it's impossible to eat a unicorn. And yet there are foods with unicorns. Maybe they are not part of the ingredients, but, how to say, they give that touch of color and magic to the dish. Like the Caticorn (glitter cereal to eat at breakfast), or the unicorn wine signed by Gik Live !, the Unicornetto ice cream, the California unicorn pizza, the Unicorn Latte recipe, the Unicorn Frappuccino recipe and the unicorn cupcake ; but let's not forget the American pastry that tastes like a unicorn and the unicorn cup that drove Facebook crazy. In short, below you can read our articles on unicorns and who knows, maybe you want to try some colorful recipes to make your children happy.

Invitation to dinner with noise: how to kill a beautiful evening – Italian Cuisine

Food and furnishings are not the only strengths of a restaurant. Invisible to sight and taste, noise is one of the most underestimated factors in interior design. And it determines the fate of a dinner and an entire venue

It's not a craze, you're not getting old, you're not impatient. Whether it's a romantic evening, a business lunch or a dinner with friends, eating well is not just a question of food. We are sorry for the chefs who, focusing only on the menu, customers choose using the five senses. And the taste is not the only one to be fundamental: at the restaurant you don't go just to eat.

The noise kills the satisfaction more than the food

According to a survey by Doxa, more than one Italian out of two goes out to relax, 42% to feel good and switch off, 30% do it for the company, 26% for a gastronomic experience and only 13 % organize an evening with friends by looking at the menu. Does food not count? Sure, but nobody is willing to ignore a bad place, rude service or the chaos around them. Even the eye wants its part and the statistics tell us that even the ears are involved in the culinary experience (much more than you think). As many as 58% of the people said they were nervous about the noise, and counting that only 7% were interested in the ubiquitous open kitchens, restaurant architects should ask themselves questions.

"Sorry, what did you say?"

In certain places you feel so bad that you find it hard to talk, you don't understand who you have on the other side of the table and conversing becomes a physical effort. You can expect it at the disco, but when the buzz in the background becomes the star of the evening at the restaurant, you end up running away looking for a quieter place – and it's hard to go back a second time.

Panels, partitions, sound-absorbing curtains, there are many and different solutions.

Little is thought about acoustics, but barrel vaults, high ceilings and spacious rooms so beautiful to look at turn into an own goal in terms of hospitality. A little we underestimate the problem, a bit it is difficult to measure the potential noise in the design phase, and then we end up running for cover when the place is already started. The consultants and installers of Caimi Brevetti are well aware of this, a protagonist in the furniture and design sector for seventy years, who have developed technologies capable of optimizing the acoustics of different environments.
Panels, partitions, sound-absorbing curtains, there are many and different tools that can be used to solve the problem of noise in a definitive, simple and rapid way, both in new environments and in existing ones. Thanks to specific consultancy and special measures by Caimi Brevetti, they identify the best solution for every situation, even without expensive building works or radical redesigns, and without damaging the aesthetics of the room. The new panels are designed by top designers, lightweight and flexible modules, real wall sculptures – which furnish the eye as well as the hearing.

Three quick menus for the week – Italian Cuisine

A vegetarian menu, a fish-based solution and a proposal that includes meat dishes. Here are nine quick recipes for a tasty week!

The Easter holidays have just ended and our week has already taken the usual frenetic pace. Abandon the most elaborate preparations, the temptation to solve lunches and dinners with a quick salad is very strong. Accomplices the first fruits and the fresh seasonal ingredients, it is possible to vary and compose balanced mixed salads but … watch out for boredom!

In fact, our palate requires different flavors and the metabolism itself, with which we are less in touch, claims different dishes and foods that can satisfy the nutritional needs of our body with the most possible variations. That's why a simple menu to prepare in just 40 minutes is an excellent solution: throat, variability and tight deadlines are finally satisfied.

First, it is a good idea to organize the pantry so that you have all the ingredients necessary for preparing the recipes. Spending in fact often constitutes a waste of time during the week, which leaves little room for preparations. However, the three quick menus offered are simple to prepare and you may find yourself already in possession of all the elements necessary for preparing meals. The first menu offered is composed of three vegetarian dishes: salad with asparagus and raspadura, strips of zucchini and gorgonzola flowers and dove and kiwi sandwiches. It is proposed with a very fast menu (45 minutes total) based on fish that will amaze you with taste and lightness: thin fettuccine with broad beans and bottarga, squid stuffed with aromatic bread and cup of strawberries and lime ricotta. The dessert is a good idea from which to take inspiration for delicious and light desserts: ricotta is in fact preferable to cream and cream if you try not to overdo calories. The third menu proposed instead, is composed of three very fast plates: bruschetta of 'nduja and provola cheese, turkey scallops with Marsala, avocado sorbet. Balanced and tasty, it combines spiciness, aroma and freshness, ending with a real exotic surprise.

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