Friday October 25, at 4pm: Ferran Adrià meets the UNISG students

If there’s a chef who has shifted the boundaries and the forms of contemporary gastronomy, that chef is Ferran Adrià. Everything possible has been written and said about him in the international media, so anything we might add risks appearing superfluous. All we can say is – to cite the claim of the El Bulli Foundation, … …read more

“Food is culture, take care of it” – Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Gil, former Minister of Culture in Brazil for Lula’s government had a Conference on October 16 to the University of Gastronomic Sciences. Introduced by the University’s President, Carlo Petrini, who affirmed that very few people could make such a difference in their countries and remain simple and humble.

UNISG at Cheese 2013

True to tradition, the University of Gastronomic Sciences will be present at Cheese 2013 with a number of initiatives. At the University’s large stand in Piazza XX Settembre, it will be possible not only to receive information about courses and meet lecturers and staff, but also to take part in educational activities over the four days of the Cheese event.

Marc Haeberlin @ Tavole Accademiche UNISG

Pollenzo, on the banks of the River Tanaro in Piedmont, is proud to welcome Marc Haeberlin, chef at the Auberge de l’Ill, in the country village of Illhaeusern on the banks of the River Ill in Alsace, a French culinary legend. The story of his restaurant, a temple of French gastronomy, began 150 years ago, … …read more

Caught In The Net!

UNISG students travel round Italy to find out more about fishing techniques

Fifteen international students on the Master in Food Culture and Communications: Food, Place, and Identity present their theses

Today 15 students from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Ireland, New Zealand, The Netherlands and the USA will present their Master theses. Here are their names and the titles of their theses. Patricia Nelson, Australia-New Zealand: “A search for authenticity in the vineyard: an examination of the codification of the language of the sommelier and … …read more

Off To Discover Italian Food and Wine!

Piedmont, Lombardy, Liguria, Emilia Romagna and Toscana will be the destinations for a series of regional study trips that, from today until May 9, will see the participation of 61 students on the second year of the three-year undergraduate degree course — from Italy, Canada, Ghana, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, USA, Argentina, Malta, Brazil, Hungary, Mauritania and France