15 Apr Virdex News Bart Simpson and the plughole Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Do you like the Simpsons? Well, I have loved them, ever since I was a child. Anyway, in one episode (Bart vs. Australia), Lisa expla...Continue reading
13 Apr Virdex News A kitchen “out of this world” Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin What if I tell you you can have a starship in your kitchen? Better said: you could assemble one using prep tables and all the other fu...Continue reading
11 Apr Virdex News Amber and electricity Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Do you like amber? Yeah, who doesn't! That gem made of fossil plant resin is awesome. And it was appreciated since ancient times for...Continue reading
10 Apr Virdex News Romans, Gauls and “Le coq au vin” Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin One of the best-known symbols of French cuisine in the world is the “coq au vin” (stop giggling!): a cockerel, or simply a chicken, mar...Continue reading
06 Apr Virdex News Leonardo’s hood Thursday February 15th, 2024 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Leonardo Da Vinci also dealt with catering equipment. At least, He designed them (and probably never built them. Leonardo wasn't i...Continue reading
01 Apr Virdex News Vegetables: a biography Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Did you know vegetables have their own biography? Well, they do. It is called in fact "Vegetables: a biography", and it was writt...Continue reading
31 Mar Virdex News Water, Salt and Pasta! Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin One of the questions almost as old as pasta is: should water be salted before or after boiling? Well, it doesn't make any substantia...Continue reading
23 Mar Virdex News Eating like a king! Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin We must've heard the adage "Eating like a King" a million of times or so. Although normally we would think this indicates the qualit...Continue reading
15 Mar Virdex News Marco Polo, spaghetti and the myth Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Few of the myths that pervade the art of food are as persistent as the one that spaghetti were brought to Italy from China by Marco Pol...Continue reading
07 Feb Virdex News Serving Minestrone Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Minestrone is an Italian soup. Proof of this is the fact that it is written in Italian on the menus of restaurants from all over the...Continue reading