Virdex News Archivi - Page 16 of 27

04 Apr

Domino’s and Italy. Was it really a matter of Pineapple?

Tuesday April 4th, 2023
By Giulio Virduci

In the summer of 2022, after seven years of commercial activity, Domino's Pizza Inc. decided to close its franchise in Italy. On the...

27 Mar

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AI’s last supper

Monday March 27th, 2023
By Giulio Virduci

Someone asked AI to generate a selfie of Christ's last supper. Now... ...it would be stupid to point out the anachronisms in such a...

14 Mar

cateringequipment, pasta, Virdex News

We owe our fork to Spaghetti!

Tuesday March 14th, 2023
By Giulio Virduci

Spaghetti was a great invention (no, Marco Polo has nothing to do with it!). On the other hand, there's an invention that we owe to sp...

02 Mar

bakery, cateringequipment, pizza, Virdex News

Pizza from South to North

Thursday March 2nd, 2023
By Giulio Virduci

When it comes to pizza, Italy comes to mind. You may wonder, "Why? Isn't that correct"? Well, yes. Anyway... Pizza has a very anci...

28 Feb

refrigeration, Virdex News

Still life salami

Tuesday February 28th, 2023
By Giulio Virduci

Where is it written that a still life must only portray fruit? Giacomo Ceruti, a Milanese late-Baroque artist, must have thought thi...

22 Feb

bakery, cateringequipment, pizza, Virdex News

Popeye: spinach and myth

Wednesday February 22nd, 2023
By Giulio Virduci

Where does Popeye get his supernatural strength from? I think we all know the answer to that: from spinach, of course. We have be...

06 Feb

bakery, cateringequipment, pizza, Virdex News

Sheldon Cooper and the Pizza

Monday February 6th, 2023
By Giulio Virduci

In an episode of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon Cooper professes his love for pizza by saying: My favorite shape of food – a ...

01 Feb

cateringequipment, Virdex News

Induction and Chefs. Love and Hate.

Wednesday February 1st, 2023
By Giulio Virduci

Everyone loves induction cooking, right? The induction cooker is efficient, fast, practical, easy to clean, etc... However, the tru...

30 Jan

cateringequipment, Virdex News

The worst food in history?

Tuesday January 31st, 2023
By Giulio Virduci

There are several sources that tell us how disgusting was the black broth (μέλας ζωμός, melas zomos), the national dish of the Spartans...

27 Jan

cateringequipment, Virdex News

What’s the beef with insects?

Friday January 27th, 2023
By Giulio Virduci

The European Union, with two Regulations (i.e. a provision immediately enforceable as law without first going through the European or n...

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Chefs, Hats, Pleats and Eggs

Food Court, Mall and Ventilation

Induction, Condensation and Hoods!