Italian proverb of the day: 'He who goes slowly goes safely and goes far.' Life lessons on patience, slow growth and why slow progress beats fast successAn ancient Italian proverb, "Chi va piano va sano e va lontano," meaning "He who goes slowly goes safely and goes far," offers a vital coun...
01 Jun, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
PM Modi’s gift fits a long tradition of political candyPontrefact cakes are liquorice sweets. They are small and black with a medicinal-sweet taste which liquorice lovers adore, and everyone els...
24 May, 2026, 08.51 AM IST
Congress is no longer what it was during Independence; it has become a 'Maoist, Muslim Congress': Giriraj SinghUnion Minister Giriraj Singh has strongly criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's recent statements targeting Prime Minister Narendra Mod...
21 May, 2026, 12.24 PM IST
Italians aren’t as obese as Americans, surprising reason has little to do with foodAmerican columnist Tamar Haspel, after a month in Italy, highlights that Italians maintain lower obesity rates despite consuming more pasta...
03 Jul, 2025, 11.53 PM IST
PM Modi asked about viral 'Melodi' memes with Italy's PM Meloni: Here’s what he said on Nikhil Kamath’s podcastPrime Minister Modi spoke with Zerodha founder Nikhil Kamath about the 'Melodi memes' featuring him and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni. Modi als...
11 Jan, 2025, 11.37 AM IST
Want to live longer? Eat more nuts and plants, observe fasts, suggest longevity expertNow, decades after Longo dropped his grunge-era band, DOT, for a career in biochemistry, the Italian professor stands with his floppy rocke...
10 Apr, 2024, 10.14 PM IST
South Korean art student eats $120,000 banana art installation; Here’s why he did itAs per reports, the Italian sculptor and performance artist based in New York, Maurizio Cattelan has also responded to the incident of the ...
02 May, 2023, 06.37 PM IST
Domino's closes 29 pizza stores in Italy. Here's whyItaly is where pizza was born, and it seems like Domino's has run out of time there. It is because of high debts, increasing mom-and-pop st...
10 Aug, 2022, 06.22 PM IST
Dolce far nientePrecursory dialogues from the stimulating scene are enthralling. 'I feel so guilty. I have been in Rome three weeks. All I have done is lea...
05 Mar, 2022, 12.30 AM IST
It’s all about eating fasta, not just pastaRising obesity among Italian kids could be as much due to how they eat as how much.
20 Nov, 2020, 09.19 AM IST
What Michelin star chef Miguel Barrera Barrachina would like to see more of: Spanish tapas restaurantsBarrachina's favourite travel destination is Japan.
04 Mar, 2019, 08.36 AM IST
How to savour that Italian flavourThe thing about Italy is that it moves us in disparate and mysterious ways. It’s a country much like India.
19 Mar, 2017, 03.10 PM IST
Upscale restaurants take 'finger-licking good' literally, encourage diners to eat sans cutlery“Now the West emulate us. Eating Indian food in homely style will be the trend," chef Uddipan Chakravarthy says.
26 Jul, 2016, 11.21 AM IST
Men eat more in the company of womenMen who dined with at least one woman ate 93 per cent more pizza and 86 per cent more salad than men who dined with only other men.
18 Nov, 2015, 06.30 PM IST
Congress launched a terror campaign against my book on Sonia Gandhi: Javier MoroMoro says the bit in the book that Congress took grave objection to was that during the Emergency, Sonia seriously considered returning to ...
17 Jan, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
NY Mayor Bill de Blasio eats pizza with fork against the norm of “hands only”NY Mayor Bill de Blasio ate a pizza with a fork, Italian style, rather than adhering to the New York norm of “hands only”.
14 Jan, 2014, 04.06 AM IST
- Recession cuisine: Survival kit for tough times ahead
Inflation is down, which of course is good news, but let us not forget that just before the economic crisis we had the food crisis, and tha...
15 Nov, 2008, 03.10 AM IST