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New Year’s Eve in Modena: A Spectacular Celebration of Art, Myth, and Sustainability

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As the year 2022 bids adieu, the enchanting city of Modena in Italy unveils a New Year’s Eve extravaganza that promises to be an unforgettable blend of art, technology, and sustainability. This open-air celebration, set against the UNESCO World Heritage site of Piazza Grande, the magnificent Duomo, and the towering Ghirlandina, is not just a […]

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Casa Maria Luigia exterior at night with illuminated facade and sculpture, Modena
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Al Gatto Verde di Modena: The Evolving Passion of Massimo Bottura

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Al Gatto Verde di Casa Maria Luigia is Massimo Bottura’s restaurant set within the grounds of his Casa Maria Luigia estate near Modena. Led by chef Jessica Rosval, it occupies a different register from Osteria Francescana: quieter, more reflective, rooted in Emilian ingredients but filtered through a personal and international perspective. The Region: Emilia-Romagna Parmigiano

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Cheese wheels in the processing stage at a dairy factory, placed in molds for shaping and seasoning.
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How Parmigiano Reggiano Is Made: The Production Process Step by Step

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A working Parmigiano Reggiano dairy starts before dawn. By 6am the milk from the previous evening’s milking has been sitting overnight in wide shallow vats, the cream rising to the surface. The casaro skims most of it off — this is what makes Parmigiano a semi-skimmed cheese — and then combines the skimmed evening milk

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Rows of aging cheese wheels in a storage room, showcasing a traditional cheese maturation process.
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The Origins of Parmigiano Reggiano: Eight Centuries of Unbroken Tradition

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Parmigiano Reggiano has been made with the same three ingredients — raw cow’s milk, calf rennet, salt — for at least eight hundred years. No additives, no shortcuts, no variations permitted under the DOP rules that codify what monasteries and dairy farmers in the Po valley worked out during the Middle Ages. That continuity is

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Festivals in Bologna, Modena and Parma: What to Know Before You Go

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Emilia-Romagna’s three main cities run distinct festival calendars that do not overlap much — Bologna leans towards art and music, Modena hosts the best free philosophy festival in Europe, Parma goes deep on opera and cured meat. If you are timing a visit around an event, the following covers the ones worth planning for. Bologna

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