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Who doesn’t love Italian food? We savor both the wonderful flavors and the healthy-choice benefits of the Mediterranean diet. For many, it’s associated with memories of good times and the savoring of dishes in a convivial atmosphere amongst family and friends. It’s a win-win. Recently, UNESCO honored the cuisine by recognizing its importance for the world’s cultural heritage. While Italian …
Once upon a time, the hills and mountains of the Calabrian Serre were abuzz with an activity that today may be characterized as a form of industrial archeology, an out-of-doors cottage industry of carbon production. Woodsmen practiced the artisanal craft for millennia. In our times, the labor-intensive process is almost extinct. However, in Calabria, a handful of men still carry …