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The oldest panettone cake in Milan was created in 1768.
When the holidays approach, everybody's tummies begin daydreaming about sweets like cookies, fruit cake, eggnog, holiday cherry pie etc....
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Mar 8
The Art of Italian Aperitivo was born in Milan
Aperitivo, the beloved Italian pre-dinner ritual, has been gaining popularity around the world in recent years. It is a time-honoured...
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Sep 14, 2023
Olivetti and the first personal computer that helped land men on the moon.
Olivetti’s Programma 101 was the first computer in history. It embodied the company’s holistic approach to technical efficiency, ease of...
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Apr 9, 2023
It is great from a can, still good from a bottle, yet hard to get just right from the fountain
The most famous drink in the world was invented on May 8, 1886 by Dr. John Stith Pemberton, a pharmacist from Atlanta, Georgia. At first...
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Oct 25, 2022
Femme by Rochas, a celebration of femininity
‘One must be able to smell a woman even before seeing her.’ – Marcel Rochas. I think a perfume is the most powerful accessory a woman can...
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Jul 10, 2022
Take me back to the future with your electric car!
The electric car is nothing new. History reminds us that the first motor vehicles produced were not those powered by oil, they were...
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Aug 5, 2020
Spindizzies: amazing miniature racing cars
Looking at first glance those miniature cars resemble very much to a toy. But they weren’t at all! They were true pieces of art...
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Jun 8, 2019
The legend of the Orient Express
Once upon a time there where central stations manned by porters carrying multiple Louis Vuitton travel trunks to private carriage on a...
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Apr 9, 2019
A pretty 116 year-old sewing machine
One of the sweetest memories of my childhood, that I still have vivid on my mind, is the perfume of the original dried lavender I could...
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Sep 16, 2018
A 126 years old family Business
The old sewing machine my grandmother passed me down I consider one of those focal points that make the difference in every home...
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Feb 5, 2017
The mysterious little box
“Through knowledge of the secrets of makeup gives you the power to alter your appearance in a most surprising way. If you study your type...
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