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Aristocratic recipes, a kitchen open 22 hours a day: we dined at Viviana Varese's Passalacqua

The chef who recently arrived at the world's number 1 hotel on Lake Como, takes us on a tour of a mighty machine where everything must be perfect. The idea is to recover the dishes of the grandeur, which nobody prepares any more. Here’s what we tasted

by Carlo Passera

Viviana Varese and her new challeng

Viviana Varese and her new challenge: since the 18th of March she’s chef at restaurant Passalacqua in the ultra-luxury hotel bearing the same name in Moltrasio, on Lake Como, voted best in the world by the 50 Best Hotels

Guida alla Guida

All the 180 new entries in the 2024 Identità Golose Restaurant Guide to Italy, Europe and the World

Links to this year's new entries, from Valle d’Aosta to Thailand. In total, 124 new Italian restaurants and 56 abroad

by Identità Golose

The 2023 edition of the Identit&agr

The 2023 edition of the Identità Golose Guide is available as of this week. Out of a total of 1,070 entries, 180 are absolute novelties

Guida alla Guida

Identità Golose Restaurant Guide, the 2024 edition is online

Eighteen young star awards, 1,070 establishments from 43 countries (in addition to 655 pizzerias & cocktail bars), 180 new entries. Numbers and protagonists of the 17th guide

by Gabriele Zanatta

All the young stars awarded this mo

All the young stars awarded this morning in the Iulm University Auditorium in Milan, during the presentation of the 2024 Identità Golose Restaurant Guide, now online

Welcome back, Don Alfonso: what has changed and what will remain the same

After a year of work to implement a system of integral ecology, the historic restaurant in Sant'Agata dei due Golfi reopens: the Iaccarino family's green revolution, from the foundations to a cuisine that keeps charming

by Marialuisa Iannuzzi

In the centre, Alfonso Iaccarino an

In the centre, Alfonso Iaccarino and, next to him, his sons - the future of the Don Alfonso 1890 restaurant in Sant'Agata dei Due Golfi, Naples: left, Ernesto, executive chef and, right, Mario, dining room manager. Photo by Paola Di Capua


IG2024: the disobedience

Eel in carrozza and other stories: pasta disobedience

Lopez-Kondo, Del Favero-Piras, Daniele Lippi and Andrea Aprea: all the afternoon lectures at Identità di Pasta 2024

by Francesca Feresin

Che Cavolo di Pasta by Andrea Aprea

Che Cavolo di Pasta by Andrea Aprea

IG2024: the disobedience

From Virtù Teramane to wheat mochi: the morning of Identità di Pasta 2024

Virtuous disobedience in the first three lectures of the conference in Milan. Starring Davide Di Fabio, Cesare Battisti and Vladimiro Poma and Alessandro Gilmozzi

by Davide Visiello

Alessandro Gilmozzi’s pasta m

Alessandro Gilmozzi’s pasta mochi (photo Brambilla/Serrani)

IG2024: the disobedience

Margherita Sbagliata and all the other disobedient acts: Franco Pepe explains how they represent evolution

The Caiazzo master's career is studded with countercultural twists and turns, which have also drawn the ire of pizza traditionalists. But Margherita Sbagliata, Ananascosta or Acquerello Capriccioso are now new classics...

by Luca Farina

Franco Pepe with Paolo Marchi, at I

Franco Pepe with Paolo Marchi, at Identità Milano 2024. All photos are by Brambilla-Serrani

IG2024: the disobedience

A dessert restaurant in Europe's most disobedient city: René Frank and Coda's non-binary dishes

In Berlin, a 2 Michelin-starred restaurant dedicates an entire menu to the very last course, escaping the classic rules of pastry-making and leaving room for umami. 'Less labels, more taste': the message launched at Identità Milano

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René Frank, executive chef of Coda, a 2 Michelin-starred dessert restaurant in Berlin, on the auditorium stage at Identità Milano 2024. All photos are by Brambilla-Serrani


Alessandra Civilla

Alessandra Civilla

Alex - Lecce
Umberto De Martino

Umberto De Martino

Ristorante Umberto De Martino del Florian Maison - San Paolo d'Argon (Bergamo)
Pasquale Torrente

Pasquale Torrente

Al Convento - Cetara (Salerno)
Pierludovico De Vivo

Pierludovico De Vivo

Capofaro - Salina (Messina)
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