Archive - The Cabinet of Curiosities

The Art of Foraging | A visual essay

A gathering in Piemontes' forests with Mirazur's Forager

May 5 •

April 2024

The Art of Foraging | An Ancient Roman Recipe

We weren't lying when we said foraging has been around - and cool - forever!

Apr 23 •

The Art of Foraging | Pizz e foje

Of an ancient and poor recipe from Abruzzo that serves as a reminder to cherish the wild gifts of nature

Apr 15 •

March 2024

On the essence of coffee; the coffee-making instruments that made history & regional specialties

Mar 31 •

February 2024

Of all the fried sweet foods your imagination can conceive; elaborate papier-mâché monsters that celebrate ancient rituals and the traditional snacks…

Feb 25 •

January 2024

The Cabinet of Curiosities | Of Italian Food and Migration

Food and the world that surrounds it is often the result of many cross-cultural contaminations, as food traditions evolve when people migrate

Jan 28 •

December 2023

The Cabinet of Curiosities | Issue 12

Of uncovering the secret of tasteless Tuscan bread; an unsung hero of Liguria's gastronomic safekeeping and a celebration of cime di rapa (+ dining…

Dec 17, 2023 •

November 2023

The Cabinet of Curiosities | Issue 11

Of cheese that makes every cell in your body rejoyce; the gastronomic stops along the Via degli Dei and Gabriele D'Annunzio in the role of food…

Nov 12, 2023 •

October 2023

The Cabinet of Curiosities | Issue 10

Of shipwrecks that brought to gastronomic inventions; an undiscovered sweet tradition and all the pasta stops along the Via degli Dei.

Oct 15, 2023 •

September 2023

Your ultimate guide to Italy's fresh stuffed pasta

Part 3 | Rounding off northern Italy with a trip to Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige and Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Sep 24, 2023 •

The Cabinet of Curiosities | Issue 09

Of special tuscan "fichi"; historic mountain establishments and their polpette cups and purposeful Panzanella family recipes.

Sep 10, 2023 •

August 2023

The Cabinet of Curiosities | Issue 08

Of nameless bars run by hearing-impaired people; the world's most famous paccheri & the keys to their success and a special focaccia story.

Aug 13, 2023 •

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