Italian Food Lovers

Don’t miss this year’s Seattle Cheese Festival! Academia Barilla will be showcasing its line of authentic Italian food products on May 16th and 17th in Seattle at the famous Pike’s Place Market for the one and only Seattle Cheese Festival.

A weekend packed with cooking demonstrations, wine tastings, and educational seminars, it will surely be an event not to miss. For cheese lovers, this is truly Read more…

The Academia Barilla Gastronomic Library never ceases to amaze.

Did you know that library houses over 4,700 historic menus from the 19th and 20th centuries? And did you know that they are all available for public view should you make the very worthwhile trip to visit us in Parma, Italy?

And in perhaps even more exciting news for our friends on the other side of the Atlantic, many of these menus are available online.

Hidden within the Gastronomic Library section of the Academia Barilla website, you will find a wide array beautifully decorated menus that mark Read more…

Just in case you are still unsure of what to serve your guests this Easter, Academia Barilla chef Matteo Carboni has put together a festive springtime recipe that is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. And it gets even better. In this instructional video, Matteo will walk you through the cooking process, step-by-step. It couldn’t any easier than this.

You will find the recipe for chef Matteo’s Easter rack of lamb with herbs and Read more…

Celebrate Easter the Italian way – with Academia Barilla’s Easter Gift Pack! (Plus Free Ground Shipping until Monday.)

Still trying to figure out what to serve your guests this Easter? Not sure where you will find all the right ingredients? No need to look any further.

The Academia Barilla Easter Gift Pack has everything you need to make this Easter a day to remember.

Traditionally in Italy, Easter is a day spent Read more…

Academia Barilla and the NY-based epicurean company Alta Cucina recently agreed to partner in order to provide an easier access to their product and services to their reciprocal customers.

Academia Barilla customers and friends (this extends to all our Italian food Lovers readership - yes, we mean you reading this now) are now entitled to a good discount on the Alta Cucina membership fee.

With only 25$ per year (instead of the current 45$) the Alta Cucina membership will give you access to all the following benefits:

- monthly newsletter, available only to members, containing information on the latest products, trends, restaurants and recipes from famous Chefs, specially created for Alta Cucina Members;
- a welcome gift package of Gourmet Italian products (value $30);
- Nonna Genia, a classic Langhe recipes cookbook (value $18);
- member price discounts for four people to all the Alta Cucina events
- 10% discount to selected restaurants (check member restaurant list on Alta Cucina website for specific discount);
- 10% discount of all the product from the Alta Cucina shopping mall;
- a $30 discount on every Eurofly ticket from the USA to Italy (discount applies only on flight booked directly from the Alta Cucina or Eurofly websites);
- two $25 coupons (a value of $50 a year) for drinks and beverages, to be used twice a year, once every six months, at the Whaler Bar at the Jolly Hotel Madison Towers in New York;
- special discounts on selected events and trips.

Wow, that is a lot of value for a 25$ membership! In order to access this great offer just click this link or visit the membership page at the Alta Cucina website at www.altacucinasociety.com, and claim your discount by using the code academiabarilla.

Also, there is a great Academia Barilla offer for Alta Cucina members, who now get a 10% discount on any purchase at the Academia Barilla online store. Alta Cucina members will get their discount code with an Alta Cucina newsletter.

We’ll keep you updated on the upcoming initiatives between Academia Barilla and Alta Cucina. In the meantime, we suggest you get their membership!