The designation highlights Italy’s long-standing communal foodways, from regional harvest traditions to daily cooking ...

A UNESCO panel backed Italy’s bid, recognising Italian cuisine as a social ritual that binds families, communities.

The agency added dozens of nominees to its annual list of the world’s “intangible cultural heritage,” celebrating ...

Italian cooking and its biocultural diversity has been recognised by UNESCO on its list of intangible cultural heritage, in a ...

Italian cooking joins French gastronomy and Mexican cuisine on UNESCO’s list of global cultural gems, setting off celebration and snickering.

In Italy, the Christmas Eve dinner is called the “feast of the seven fishes” and, as the name suggests, it’s a seven course meal featuring only seafood. Why no roast, you ask? Well, the meat-free ...

Cultures are full of traditions. Most often, if you've heard of a cultural tradition, it's likely to be associated with food or weddings. Wedding day traditions span across many cultures, and for ...

The Christmas season is full of festivities, and nobody knows Noel quite like the Italians who have some very special and merry ways of celebrating the holiday. If you’re looking to branch out this ...

This fall, for the first time in RISD’s history, 20 first-year students began their undergraduate journey not in Providence, ...