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New Dpcm 12 October: sports and restaurant lockdown – Italian Cuisine

The new Dpcm of 12 October 2020 reveals the new anti Covid measures between prevention and evaluations on a new possible lockdown

Antonio Conte from Taranto on the new Dpcm of 12 October: «We will try to dismiss him already for this evening. I am returning to Rome, there is a meeting with the regions, so we would like to try to launch anti Covid measures – he comments – And I would exclude a new lockdown, we say it with good reason because we have worked precisely to prevent it. If this curve were to continue to rise, I foresee some limited lockdown but we are no longer in the situation of closures throughout the territory or in large areas .

But what should be confirmed by this evening or tomorrow morning at the latest? The new Dpcm of 12 October touches on important issues such as new possible territorial lockdowns, the hypothesis of a shorter quarantine, the intensification of smart working, new closures for bars and restaurants and new limits to contact sports activities.

New Dpcm: can we go to the restaurant?

In the new Dpcm of October 12, the main change proposed concerns the times in which we will be able to use the services of bars and restaurants. From 9pm, the ban on gathering outside bars and restaurants could be enforced, even for standing outdoor drinks. Among the proposals of the decree, also the closure by midnight.

Should we expect a new lockdown?

According to the first rumors, a closure on national territory such as that of March is to be excluded. As anticipated by Minister Speranza interviewed by Fabio Fazio at Che Tempo Che Fa, the goal is to resort to territorial lockdowns to contain infections in the most affected areas.

How the quarantine will change

The new Dpcm of 12 October also contains indications about the new quarantine methods. 10 days of quarantine for asymptomatic positives (which can only be interrupted after a molecular swab). Symptomatic positives, on the other hand, will be subjected to 10 days of isolation + 3 days without symptoms before being able to swab: for direct contacts instead, 10 days of quarantine to be able to then undergo a quick test by the general practitioner.

The new Dpcm on sport

The new decree also contains important new regulations concerning sporting practices. It will in fact be mandatory to wear masks even outdoors during sports activities other than running. On the other hand, contact sports practiced at an amateur level are prohibited (stop at cheese matches, basketball with friends).

Indiscretions about Lombardy

The Corrirere della Sera published a confidential email from the director of the Department of Health Marco Trivelli who would have proposed measures to "make some limitations more restrictive in the cities most affected by the increase in the contagion curve, such as Milan". Measures made possible by the new Dpcm which would allow local authorities to restrict security measures where and as deemed necessary. Among the hypotheses leaked, the anticipation of the closures of the bars at 18 and "the reduction of the load on public transport through the use of distance learning in secondary schools and smart working in every applicable context".

Meanwhile, Fontana declares: "Today we will have a meeting with the government and what is certain is that I will ask that not even talk about another lockdown because our country, our economy could not bear it. We will have to try to live with this virus to ask citizens to comply with those behaviors that have been prescribed, which are sufficient to contain the spread .

with the lockdown half of us have become more careful – Italian Cuisine

During the coronavirus emergency, 1 out of 2 Italians decreased food waste. The surveys disseminated on the occasion of the first International Day of Awareness on Food Waste and Losses between celebrations and online events

It will be because you couldn't go shopping every day, it will be because many have had to revise the budget for food purchases, it will be because the time spent in the kitchen has increased: the fact is that during the lockdown more than 1 Italian out of 2 (54%) decreased or canceled the food waste. This is what a Coldiretti / Ixe survey reported on the occasion of the premiere International Day of Awareness on Food Waste and Loss, announced for Tuesday September 29.

More time in the kitchen, more awareness

As explained by Coldiretti, food waste in Italian homes amounts to approx 36 kg per year per capita and it grows during the summer with the increase in temperatures that make it more difficult to store food. Among the foods that end up most in the garbage there are fresh fruit and vegetables, followed by fresh bread, onions and garlic, milk and yogurt, cheeses, sauces and gravies. Although the situation remains worrying, the association underlined, the coronavirus emergency has brought out greater awareness of the value of food. During our time in the kitchen we rediscovered the do-it-yourself, the kitchen of recycling and the preparation of preserves. To reduce food waste, the solutions put in place by families are, in the first place, a prudent expense (74%), then the recycling of leftovers (38%), therefore the attention to product expirations (25%) and finally the donation to charity (7%).

The Coldiretti data are also confirmed by the research conducted by Distal University of Bologna on data collected by MSI-Aci Europe Bv as part of the campaign Zero waste: the 51.6% of Italians wasted less food during the quarantine than in the previous period and the food categories for which the greatest decline was recorded are flour and yeast (43.2%), red meat (42.8%), white meat (40 , 7%), milk (40.4%). As for virtuous behaviors, 47.2% of consumers used the more often shopping list, while 58.6% cooked more and 44.9% had reused leftovers. There time availabilityIt was a significant element, according to the research, because the restrictions due to the lockdown allowed them to focus more on food-related activities such as cooking accurately. plan meals and better organize stocks.

Food waste, a day on awareness

The first is on Tuesday 29 September International Day of Awareness on Food Waste and Loss established by the FAO and the United Nations to focus attention on the consequences of food waste, with the aim of combating Hunger in the world and promote more equitable food systems, but also greener and more efficient. The first edition of the initiative, conceived in December 2019, falls precisely in the year of the coronavirus, an emergency that has made us understand even more the need to change the way our food is produced and consumed to reduce the number of people suffering from hunger, but also to decrease the pressure on environmental resources and the generation of greenhouse gases.

You can follow the official celebrations on the FAO website starting at 4pm. Meanwhile, from 8am until the start of the event, it will be possible to participate in the digital marathon Zero Waste Global Convivium on Future Food Institute channels. During the marathon you will virtually travel between laboratories, kitchens, homes and institutional offices around the world: researchers, chefs, innovators and institutional figures will be connected from three different continents to talk about the problems related to waste and the actions to be taken towards the objectives of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Haute cuisine on a budget: the JRE initiative after the lockdown – Italian Cuisine

Eat well in high-end restaurants at affordable prices: it is the desire of all lovers of good food.

And, to invite them to enjoy lunches and dinners in top restaurants again after the lockdown, JRE Italia launches the #TavolaJRE initiative.

Until 30 November 2020 thehaute cuisine is served with a tasting menu at a cost of 50 euros per person.

About forty JRE restaurants scattered throughout Italy therefore welcome their guests, offering tasting menus, consisting of 4 courses and wine pairing.

You have met many JRE chefs by discovering their recipes in our magazine, through our videos and articles shared on social networks. This can be an opportunity to organize a gourmet trip and taste the dishes of Francesco Sposito, Luca Marchini, Luigi Pomata, Daniele Canzian, Aurora Mazzucchelli, Dario Guidi, Piero D'Agostino, Paolo Trippini, Roberto Tonola, Emanuele Donalisio and Nikita Sergeev many others…

"These closing months have not only represented for all of us restaurateurs a moment of great difficulty and doubts for the present and future of our activities, but they have proved to be a watershed that has inevitably changed or altered the concept of sharing and socialization that finds one of the his maximum expressions in the experience at the table and in the restaurant " explains Filippo Saporito, President of JRE Italy.

"Con the #TavolaJRE initiative, and thanks to the precious support of our Partners, the desire is to mark a restart that is not only ours, but also for those who will have the desire to return to appreciate and discover how pleasant and engaging it can still be a meal outside the home, pampered in complete safety and according to the new protocols. And the democratic price it is an important signal that we wanted to launch, that of being able to give the opportunity to a wider public to get to know our cuisine ".

These months of lockdown have put a strain on the restaurant sector, many chefs have taken advantage to experiment and deepen their knowledge: the passion and energy of all time have been channeled into new projects.

Now the time has come to share them with guests again, opening the doors of restaurants to make people live gourmet moments to remember.

Alongside JRE Italia, in partnership in support of the new #TavolaJRE project: Guido Berlucchi, Tenute Marchesi Antinori, Olitalia, Nespresso, Bonaventura Maschio and RCH wineries.

All information is available on the website www.tavolajre.it, which collects names and addresses of participating restaurants.

The reservation must be made exclusively online, by sending an email to the selected restaurant.

Barbara Roncarolo
July 2020