14 Dec cateringequipment, Virdex News McDonald’s and Ancient Rome Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin During the works for the construction of a McDonald's in Frattocchie, just outside Rome, in 2014, an ancient Roman road came to light. ...Continue reading
22 Sep cateringequipment, Virdex News Diabolic cutlery Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Cutlery is a devil's tool. At least the forks are. This was said by Pier Damiani, theologian, then bishop, then cardinal, then Sain...Continue reading
26 Jul cateringequipment, pasta, Virdex News Jefferson and his pasta-machine Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin There is a quality that perhaps only few people know about Thomas Jefferson: he was a gourmet, passionate about cooking and good food...Continue reading
12 Jul cateringequipment, pizza, Virdex News Hot and Cold Pizza Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Do you know why hot pizza is better than cold pizza? And no, you can’t answer “it just i...Continue reading
01 Jul Virdex News Gastrodiplomacy Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Wouldn't it be great if instead of sending tanks across the border, differences could be settled by cooking? This is the concept on ...Continue reading
01 Apr Virdex News Peasant food Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin What is called Peasant food (in other languages also "poor man's food") is the best historical example of creativity in the kitchen. ...Continue reading
17 Jan cateringequipment, Virdex News Chicken and “Auspicia” Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin The ancient Romans firmly believed in auspicia: observing natural phenomena and connecting them to the will of the Gods. A very popu...Continue reading
16 Apr Virdex News The Wunderkammer Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin From the second half of the 16th century, and up to more or less the beginning of the 19th, a phenomenon had been quite popular among t...Continue reading
15 Apr Virdex News Bart Simpson and the plughole Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Do you like the Simpsons? Well, I have loved them, ever since I was a child. Anyway, in one episode (Bart vs. Australia), Lisa expla...Continue reading
11 Apr Virdex News Amber and electricity Thursday January 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Do you like amber? Yeah, who doesn't! That gem made of fossil plant resin is awesome. And it was appreciated since ancient times for...Continue reading