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Zero spechi: 10 great chefs against food waste – Italian Cuisine

Fighting food waste to combat climate change. Too Good To Go, together with Carlo Cracco and the great Chefs, for the second International Day against Food Waste

We know that tackling food waste is one of the main solutions against climate change. Precisely on this topic the September 29 the second will be celebrated International Day of Awareness on Food Waste and Loss. For this occasion Too Good To Go, the app against food waste, joins great Chefs such as Carlo Cracco And Cristina Bowerman, and offers various activities that focus attention on a greater awareness of consumers, who can make a difference through their small daily actions.

How Too Good To Go works

The Too Good To Go app allows restaurateurs and merchants to offer them every day Magic Box, “Bag” with a surprise selection of fresh products and dishes, which remained unsold at the end of the day and which cannot be put back on sale the next day. Users can book and pay for the Magic Box in the app and then collect it at the point of sale at the specified time slot. Exclusively on the occasion of the September 29, the Chefs who have joined the Too Good To Go campaign, will make available on the app "Chef Box", which will contain theirs anti-waste recipe dedicated to this day of awareness against waste.

The commitment of the chefs

Food is not thrown away: this must become an affirmation that goes from haute cuisine to the stove at home. Project Drawdown, has in fact identified that the production and consumption of food, and therefore even more so its waste, which involves a further use of resources, are in fact among the major causes of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. How do we make this awareness our own? Here they come into play ten great chefs of Italian cuisine, which exceptionally on 29 September will make available "Chef Box ", containing a real anti-waste plate, accompanied by the recipe and the CO2e count emitted by the various foods. The target? raise consumer awareness onimpact that even small actions, just like that of "saving" and not wasting a dish, they may have for our planet.

The appointments between Rome and Milan

As well as at the restaurant of Carlo Cracco, in Milan le Chef Box will be available thanks to the commitment against food waste by Claudio Sadler (Sadler restaurant), Eugenio Boer (Bu restaurant: r) e Marco Ambrosino (28 Places).
In Rome it will instead be possible to book the anti-waste Magic Boxes of Cristina Bowerman (Glass Hostaria) e Niko Romito And Gaia Giordano (Bar and Kitchen Area), while in Cernobbio it will be active Davide Caranchini (Ristorante Materia) and in Catania Alessandro Ingiulla (Sapio Restaurant). Also Philippe Léveillé (Ristorante Miramonti l'altra) e Caterina Ceraudo (Ristorante Dattilo) will participate by providing their recipe against waste.

For a better future

It is precisely in the kitchens of the house that 53% of food waste is produced in Europe (EU Fusions, 2016): in a survey promoted by Too Good To Go and YouGov, the majority (77%) of the same interviewees indicate that consumers are the first to take responsibility and take action to combat waste.
Through a ironic video the chef Chef Carlo Cracco points out that "The true value of food", it is quantifiable in its environmental impact.

Other initiatives

Too Good To Go will undertake to carry out a series of initiatives in the city of Milan thanks to a billboard campaign within the city and the creation of a mural, created with a special purifying paint by the emerging artist Elena Zecchin, on an area made available by Rob de Matt. The local will also be recipient of food donations, which will be reused in projects in favor of the population groups most in difficulty. The mural, of 22 square meters, will eliminate the smog of approx 4.7 petrol cars € 6 per day, as would the equivalent area of a forest. Furthermore, in the first month of life, the mural will also absorb 951.2 g of CO2 from the atmosphere.

Chicory, why is eating it a great idea? Here are all its benefits – Italian Cuisine

Cooked or raw, it is rich in super substances. Find out why bringing it often to the table is good for your figure and health

Chicory belongs to the same family as radicchio. It has a distinctly bitter taste and is particularly rich in beneficial substances that act on several fronts. "Harvested in autumn and winter, it has nutraceutical properties," he explains Valentina Schirò, a nutrition biologist specializing in food sciences. "Spontaneous or cultivated, it is a herbaceous plant rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that have a protective action on health. It also stimulates the work of some organs of the body, including the intestine, the kidneys, the liver which play a key role in its proper functioning ", explains the expert, who here suggests why to eat it.

Quench your appetite

Chicory, eaten cooked or raw, is an excellent ally of the line. "Thanks to the richness of fiber, it regulates intestinal transit and reduces the absorption of sugars, avoiding changes in blood sugar, which are responsible for hunger attacks. It also provides inulin, a prebiotic fiber that balances the intestinal microbiota, which is involved through the production of hormones such as serotonin in the regulation of hunger . In addition, it has a choleretic and diuretic action. «Its bitter taste stimulates the release of bile, helping the liver to digest fat better. Thanks to the richness of water and potassium, it also facilitates diuresis and promotes the elimination of liquids and waste substances ".

Contrasts aging

Chicory is a real natural supplement to counteract the signs of aging. «It provides a series of antioxidants that block free radicals and slow down the aging processes of cells and tissues. It is particularly rich in retinol, a powerful anti-aging substance that nourishes the skin from the inside. It also ensures vitamin C which promotes the production of collagen, a protein found in the skin, hair, muscles and blood vessels .

Protects the heart and bones

Chicory also has protective properties against the cardiovascular and skeletal systems. «It provides phytosterols, which fight bad blood cholesterol (LDL) and promote the 'good' one (HDL), reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. It also defends the bones and joints. In fact, it guarantees an excellent amount of calcium and vitamin K, allies for the health of the skeleton ".

Great success for the digital edition of Wired Next Fest 2020 – Italian Cuisine

What happened at the Wired Next Fest 2020? Here are all the guests of the new digital edition

Ill Wired Next Fest, the largest free-to-participate event in Italy dedicated to innovation, created in collaboration with Audi, in 2020 changed its skin, becoming a 4-month festival, from 4 June to 9 and 10 October, dates of the final event in live streaming from IBM Studios in Piazza Gae Aulenti, in the Porta Nuova area of Milan.

The new digital edition, with a format developed on 7 online appointments, recorded a great result: considering the total number of appointments, users who followed the Festival on Wired.it grew by + 57% compared to the previous year and achieved almost 1.4 MIO total video views (Social + Website). Great success also on the social platforms that reach: 10.5 MIO impressions, 8.2 MIO reach and 1.1 MIO video views.

Many guests who from time to time took turns on stage, interviewed by the journalists of the editorial staff of Wired, as well-known faces, musicians, writers, intellectuals, artists and university professors. Among them: composer and producer Brian Eno; the sociologist of technology Zeynep Tüfekçi; the musician Mika; Cory Doctorow, journalist and writer, network philosopher and co-editor of the famous blog Boing Boing; the actor Pierfrancesco Favino; the Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus; the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides; the scientist Ilaria Capua; Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk; the musician Max Pezzali and the bassist Saturnino; the comedian and actress Geppi Cucciari; the musicians Dardust and Lo Stato Sociale; the scientist and AI expert Francesca Rossi, the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza; The Minister for Technological Innovation and Digitization Paola Pisano; the rapper Frah Quintale; the data scientist Francesca Dominici; astronaut Luca Parmitano; the cartoonist symbol of a Zerocalcare generation; the youtubers of Casa Surace; the stand-up comedian Valerio Lundini; Anna, rising star of the Italian rap scene; the singer, musician and producer Cosmo; the economist and former president of INPS Tito Boeri; the president of the Puglia Region Michele Emiliano; the immunologist Alberto Mantovani; the gamer Giorgio “Pow3r” Calandrelli; the creators Sofia Viscardi and Camihawke; the hard actor Rocco Siffredi; physicist Jim Al-Khalili; the President of the National Innovation Fund of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Francesca Bria; The public executive and president of Saipem and Alitalia Francesco Caio; the economist Elsa Fornero; the musician and singer Samuel; Eugene Kaspersky, one of the most authoritative computer scientists in the world, co-founder and CEO of Kaspersky; the Nobel Peace Prize as a member of the IPCC board Riccardo Valentini; the television journalist Corrado Formigli; astrophysicist Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell; the writer and presenter Benedetta Parodi; the writers William Boyd, Eshkol Nevo, Joël Dicker, Jonathan Bazzi, Igiaba Scego and many others.

The Wired Next Fest, organized with the patronage of the Municipality of Milan and in collaboration with Audi, was also made possible thanks to the support of some partners:

Mobile Partner: Huawei;
Scientific Partner: Humanitas;
Main Partner: E-Distribuzione, Mastercard, Nexi, UniCredit, Vodafone;
Headline Partner: Biogen, Janssen, Molteni, Msd, Pfizer, Roche;
Partners: Medtronic, Obecity, Retelit;
Institutional Partner: Puglia Region and Puglia Sviluppo;
Content Partner: AIRC Foundation;
Educational Partner: Istituto Marangoni;
Event Supporter: Angelini Pharma, Gilead, Leonardo, Mind Milano, Novartis, Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine;
Insurance Partner: Generali Italia;
Technical Partner: Sts;
Production: Plan B;