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06 Apr

The Turbot and the Caesar’s Palate

Thursday April 6th, 2023
By Giulio Virduci

In his Satires, Juvenal tells a beautiful story that happened during the reign of terror established in Rome by the Emperor Domitian, w...

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...

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...

25 Jan

cateringequipment, Virdex News

How many types of bread?

Wednesday January 25th, 2023
By Giulio Virduci

How many types of bread are there in the world? Many, for sure. But no one seems to comment on the exact (or even approximate) numb...

16 Jan

cateringequipment, Virdex News

Justice for the Apple!

Monday January 16th, 2023
By Giulio Virduci

You remember that story, I guess: God cast Adam and Eve out of Eden. The couple were guilty of having eaten the forbidden fruit from th...

12 Jan

cateringequipment, Virdex News

The first Food-Photographer ever

Monday January 16th, 2023
By Giulio Virduci

As far as we know, this is the first "food pic" ever taken. Or maybe it's better to talk about "food daguerreotype"... This ante-lit...

06 Jan

cateringequipment, Virdex News

Refettory’s door

Thursday January 12th, 2023
By Giulio Virduci

I monaci del Monastero di Alcobaça, in Portogallo sono abbastanza draconiani verso i piaceri della tavola. Tanto da aver costruito la porta che dà sul refettorio strettissima (due metri di altezza, e solo 32 centimetri di larghezza)….

05 Jan

bakery, cateringequipment, Virdex News

Venice: a church, a bridge and a restaurant

Thursday January 12th, 2023
By Giulio Virduci

In case you've never done it before, if you happen to reach Venice by train, you'll notice a splendid Baroque church just behind the tr...

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