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
27 Mar Virdex News Which came first – the bunny or the egg? Wednesday March 27th, 2024 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Funny how these two symbols, apparently so different, are the symbols of the Easter holidays. Somewhere the former, somewhere the la...Continue reading
04 Oct cateringequipment, pastry, Virdex News The Ice-Cream Cake Wednesday October 4th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin So... ice cream cake! It's great after a dinner party. Or after an afternoon tea or coffee (depending on which part of the world you...Continue reading
16 Jun bakery, cateringequipment, Virdex News How many Flavours of Gelato? Friday June 16th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin How many flavours of Gelato are there? Ok, first of all, let’s specify what is Gelato and what's the difference with the generic ter...Continue reading
15 Jun bakery, cateringequipment, Virdex News Tiramisù cheer me up! Thursday June 15th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Everyone knows which are the most famous Italian dishes in the world: pizza, spaghetti, lasagna, ravioli, and so on. But those are "...Continue reading
24 Dec bakery, cateringequipment, Virdex News Toni’s Panettone Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin As it is usual for any historical traditional food, even for the Christmas Cake par excellence, the panettone, there are various legend...Continue reading
15 Dec bakery, cateringequipment, Virdex News The artistic Pandoro Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Pastry is an art. And this, of course, makes of the pastry chef an artist. However, there is a sweet bread that was created by a "t...Continue reading
12 Dec bakery, cateringequipment, Virdex News Why is panettone a “Christmas cake”? Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin We have officially entered that period in which the aromas of Christmas cakes hang in the air! Now, everyone has his/her own opinion...Continue reading
20 Jul cateringequipment, Virdex News Gastrophysics Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin As Professor Charles Spence from Oxford University has amply demonstrated, the taste of food depends not only on the sense of taste its...Continue reading
07 Jul cateringequipment, Virdex News Crescent of the moon Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin "Croissant", a pastry named after the moon. Well, not exactly the moon, rather a lunar phase. Yes... its name derives from the expr...Continue reading