08 Apr pastry, Virdex News The fortune of the Fortune’s Cookies Monday April 8th, 2024 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Picture yourself in a Chinese restaurant. You've just stuffed yourself with egg rolls and roast duck. The waiter brings you the bill,...Continue reading
16 Feb Virdex News AI’s cooking today! Friday February 16th, 2024 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Is AI capable of cooking? First thing first: a distinction has to be made between the creation of a recipe and its practical executi...Continue reading
29 Sep cateringequipment, pasta, Virdex News Assassin’s Spaghetti! Friday September 29th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin We all know how to cook spaghetti, right? You put the water in the pan and start heating it and... You know what? Not all recipes s...Continue reading
28 Sep cateringequipment, Virdex News All-You-Can-Eat psychology Thursday September 28th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Have you ever been to an All-you-can-eat buffet? Sure you have...we've all been there at least once. Even in Europe, where this for...Continue reading
01 Aug cateringequipment, Virdex News Everything but the oink Tuesday August 1st, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin An Italian proverb, probably dating back to the late Middle Ages, reads "Nothing is thrown away from the pork". Which, translated in...Continue reading
09 Jun cateringequipment, Virdex News Potpourri, or “Rotten Pot” Friday June 9th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Here we go: chicken with vegetable potpourri. Potpourri, what a catchy name, innit? That's right, I'm about to start a boring and...Continue reading
05 Jun bakery, cateringequipment, pasta, Virdex News Is Story-telling supposed to tell the truth? The “Pinsa” case Monday June 5th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Storytelling is a tool that is becoming increasingly popular in marketing. Briefly, it is the narration of facts or experiences, linked...Continue reading
31 May cateringequipment, pasta, Virdex News Speaking Macaronic Wednesday May 31st, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Hey you, can you speak Macaronic? Ok, let's be more precise here: there is no such an idiom. However, there is the expression mac...Continue reading
25 May cateringequipment, pasta, Virdex News Al dente is better! Thursday May 25th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin How do you like your pasta cooked? Ok, tastes are subjective, of course. Still... Al dente has objective advantages. Just be carefu...Continue reading
24 May cateringequipment, pasta, Virdex News Sugar and Tomato Sauce Wednesday May 24th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin There's a trick that every Italian grandmother knows: add a teaspoon of sugar to tomato sauce, so that it doesn't have an aftertaste to...Continue reading