«Ellis, the protagonist of the book, feels that she really arrived in America when she discovered pasta and tomato, the freshness of good tomatoes. It is an important moment in the novel . The novel is Brooklyn, the author is Colm Tóibín (in the photo), one of the greatest contemporary writers who won the Malaparte prize, an award that is held every year in Capri sponsored by Ferrarelle and which has rewarded talents such as Richard Ford and Elizabeth Strout in past editions.
It happened at the end of September, and it made me feel that a few days after the launch of "La Cucina Italiana" in the United States, the writer told me exactly this anecdote, where such a symbolic dish is associated with the landing in the New World … Because the America has a lot of Italy in it, especially when it comes to sitting down at the table.
Today, October 10th, we officially land in the country where our food is in first place on the list of the most loved. Many Americans taste those tomatoes and pasta every day feeling at home, and our intent is to share more and more of our culture.
With the site lacucinaitaliana.com and the magazine What will be quarterly, in collaboration with Eataly, fantastic Italian food and lifestyle hub with 6 stores and many others opening, we talk from New York to Los Angeles passing through Arizona and the state of Wyoming, from Washington to Seattle, what it means to eat and drink Italian.
Recipes, many, those you know and new ones, adapted to the ingredients found here; many trips to Italy; many stories of what good food means to us, our traditions and the lifestyle that characterizes us in the world. We will go to the discovery of talents from our home who have made a fortune here, but also of those Americans who have interpreted our cuisine in a surprising and extraordinary way. We will sit at the table with many new guests and, as Plutarco used to say, we sit at the table not only to eat, but to be together.
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