August 9, 2022 - 12:00 pm in Home @en, Wine & Food @enDigestif or AMARO?
Italian master distiller Stefano Baseotto explains the difference between the Digestif and the Amaro and tells us how the Amaro drink has been created. The digestif. It is an alcoholic…
The Art of the Aperitif
Veneto writer Sofia Cavalli delights in the socio-historical relevance of the institution that is the aperitif and shares with us her version of the popular spritz. Why is wine so…
February 20, 2022 - 10:12 am in Art and Culture @en, Home @en, Marco Pernini @en, massimo gava, Wine & Food @enSemel in Anno Licet Insanire*
*Once a year you’re allowed to go mad, as the old Latin proverb attributed to Seneca says. Celebrity Chef Marco Pernini talks about the culinary delights to be found at a traditional carnival…
November 25, 2021 - 8:00 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Business @en, Food for thought @en, Health @en, Home @en, Libiam con gusto, massimo gava, Nonno Panda tales @en, Style @en, Window of the soul @en, Wine & Food @enPandoro or Panettone? Let Us Eat Cake!
Luckily, in today’s world, cake is not longer just for royalty – especially at Christmas. Pandoro and panettone are two traditional Italian Christmas cakes, that everyone can enjoy. Massimo…
April 27, 2021 - 9:50 am in Art @en, Business, Business @en, Columns @en, Home @en, interview, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Uncategorized @en, Wine & Food @enCHIN, CHIN GIN, GIN!
Italian master distiller Stefano Baseotto talks to Massimo Gava and takes us on a trip into gin land and explains the origins and the varieties of this ever so popular drink. In the complex world…-
December 3, 2019 - 5:06 pm in Marco Pernini @en, Wine & Food @en
Pandoro or Panettone? Let Us Eat Cake!
Luckily, in today’s world, cake is not longer just for royalty – especially at Christmas. Pandoro and panettone are two traditional Italian Christmas cakes, that everyone can enjoy. Chef of… 
March 28, 2018 - 12:30 pm in Art and Culture @en, Food for thought @en, Health @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Window of the soul @en, Wine & Food @enWhere Angels dare to eat.
“Where do Angels dare to eat?” It may seem obvious: Angels eat in paradise. And what do they eat? Angels would eat delicacies that transform every meal into a joyful feast. And who cooks them?…
January 14, 2018 - 1:21 am in Art and Culture @en, Featured @en, Home @en, Uncategorized @en, Wine & Food @enHow the history of wine has been rewritten – in Georgia
Helena Bedwell reports on new research that has changed our knowledge of wine-making. Think wine, and you may well think of the great French viticultural areas, Burgundy or Bordeaux. Or even Margaux,…
December 8, 2017 - 2:39 pm in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Business @en, Home @en, Libiam con gusto, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Travel @en, Wine & Food @enTradition and passion behind a Prosecco Vintage.
The Prosecco 2017 has almost finished its fermentation process and Anita Herbertson talks about this year’s vintage and the tradition of this wonderful area. The 11th of November in almost…
December 7, 2017 - 6:09 pm in Events @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, Libiam con gusto, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Uncategorized @en, Wine & Food @enItalian gin master creates two DANTE cocktails. Mixing a celebration with expert advice
Massimo Gava meets Stefano Baseotto, maestro distillatore, who gives tips on how to spot a good distilled product and celebrate the holidays. They team up with barman Paolo Foramiti at the…
Forget food, think mood
DANTE wine correspondent Sofia Cavalli continues her investigation into pairing wine not with food – but moods. Spring is an obvious time of year to concentrate on mood. Open up a bottle, pour…
December 30, 2016 - 6:30 pm in Cover @en, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Uncategorized @en, Wine & Food @enThe New Food Revolution… Started in Georgia in 1874
AN EXTRACT FROM THE DECEMBER 2016-JANUARY 2017 ISSUE OF DANTE MAGAZINE, AVAILABLE IN LARGER W.H.SMITHS IN THE U.K., OR ON PHONE APP, OR SUBSCRIBE HERE Our “Food for Thought” column this time…
A Time for a Winey Christmas
Our wine correspondent Sofia Cavalli reflects on some of her favourite tipples for the festive season As winter rolls into Christmas, it is time to consider food and wine for this very special…
December 4, 2016 - 1:05 am in Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Featured @en, Home @en, Mark Beech, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Wine & Food @enTop Wine Picks for Christmas and New Year
Deborah Barnett reflects for DANTE on favourite tipples for the festive season; with a few winter choices for 2017. With contributions from DANTE Editor Mark Beech. Christmas wines for many drinkers,…
September 1, 2016 - 9:00 am in Art @en, Business, Featured @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Wine & Food @enLike a Dog With Two Wheels – The moving story of an Italian who gives disabled animals a second chance.
Cristina Colombera meets an enlightened Italian whose special empathy for animal feelings has led him to single-handedly transform their lives. The custom-made carts he creates for pets…
May 17, 2016 - 7:34 am in Home @en, Marco Pernini @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Wine & Food @enBlack or White, Put Some Diamonds on Your Plate!
Marco Pernini, resident chef to the celebrities at Dantemag talks about Tuber melanosporum (black truffle to me and you!), this precious fruit of the earth that has delighted poets and philosophers…
Some Cocoa, a Little Sugar and a Lot of Passion
In this day and age we are overwhelmed by giant internationals who flood the market with their uniform products, but when global commercialisation is banished and the industry returns to its roots,…
January 22, 2016 - 11:18 am in Home @en, Wine & Food @enWine
by Sofia Cavalli Wine is not just to be savoured as an accompaniment to feasting on exquisite dishes - it also goes hand in hand with equally refined literature. The very same, moreover, is to…
October 22, 2015 - 8:44 am in Health @en, Home @en, Marco Pernini @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Wine & Food @enGluten- Free Pasta
Chef of celebrities Marco Pernini talks about the benefit of gluten-free pasta, and, revealing the true origins of Italy’s fascination with the foodstuff on the way, regales us with one of his…
“Quesadillas? Yes Please”
Dantemag’s resident chef to the celebrities shares his love for quesadillas and Mexican food in general and has some good news for those who, like him, crave the cuisine of this great country…
December 10, 2013 - 8:26 am in Marco Pernini @en, Wine & Food @enA Mix Platter of Italian Cheeses
Celebrity chef Marco Pernini says there’s more to cheese than just being a sandwich filling. He’s on a mission to show that Italian cheeses with their distinctive, tasty favour are the perfect…
October 1, 2013 - 12:17 am in Marco Pernini @en, Wine & Food @enDelight & Function: The Indispensable Art of Intelligent Snacking
It sometimes seems we live on snacks more than meals in our harried lives these days. It is almost impossible to tell where a snack ends and a meal begins. Our mothers used to warn us against…
August 1, 2013 - 5:08 pm in Wine & Food @enGazpacho or Pizza?
Which summer dish would you prefer? How about both? The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses…
DORIA Amarcord
The Doria story is one of strong traditions coupled with an eye to the changes and innovations of the future. That may be one reason why the aroma from the factory is said to signal a change in…
August 1, 2013 - 7:00 am in Architecture @en, Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Design @en, Food for thought @en, Health @en, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, Travel @en, Window of the soul @en, Wine & Food @enPermaculture: The True Story of Fagagna ’s Storks
In times like ours, where greed is destroying the world and nobody seems to care much about it, the simple truth of a small community, gathered around a project of solidarity to support a specific…
June 1, 2013 - 6:10 pm in Marco Pernini @en, Wine & Food @enThe Salad Days of Summer
Summertime and the living is easy. Who wants to be in the kitchen cooking up a hot, heavy meal, much less eat one when the weather is fine? Salads are the perfect solution. They are perfect summer…
June 1, 2013 - 11:51 am in Art and Culture @en, Business, Health @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Style @en, Wine & Food @enDoria and the Bucaneve: The Story of the “Snow Drop” the Most Famous Italian Biscuit
“Doria and the Snowdrop” sounds like a fairy story and in some ways it is. The snowdrop is a legendary biscuit created by a legendary biscuit-maker Zanin Doria. From its earliest beginnings…
April 27, 2013 - 9:40 am in Marco Pernini @en, Wine & Food @enPolenta. The variety of a dish
Introduced to Europeans by Columbus, polenta is arguably a Native American dish. Embraced by Italians for its subtle taste, versatility and low cost to produce, it is now a quintessential part…
April 1, 2013 - 9:17 am in Art and Culture @en, Business, Business @en, Libiam con gusto, massimo gava, Travel @en, Wine & Food @enTradition, trust and ethical innovation – the mantra at the centre of the 40th anniversary of CANTINE MASCHIO
Champagne anyone? Bah, that is so passé! Why not add a different sparkle to your life and try prosecco? Massimo Gava takes us to meet Gabriele Cescon, who has taken the art of making the high-quality…
February 16, 2013 - 12:16 pm in Marco Pernini @en, Wine & Food @enSoup, Glorious Soup!
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” Edith Sitwell W Winter is here with all…
September 3, 2012 - 10:09 pm in Marco Pernini @en, Wine & Food @enSuperfoods to the Rescue?
It happens almost like clockwork – the touting of the latest Superfood! It seems that one surges into fashion, fades away, and is promptly replaced by the next. Are these foods so heroic? Now…
July 1, 2012 - 11:56 pm in Marco Pernini @en, Wine & Food @enThe Right Carbohydrates
If you’re looking to lose weight by cutting out carbohydrates, hold your horses! Some carbs will help you hit your goal and be beach-ready for the summer. It’s the wrong carbs you want to…
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