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🥗 Citterio, a historic cured meats company, collaborates with food blogger Federica Gianelli for Christmas 2024, offering three original recipes to enhance the unique qualities of each Prosciutto Crudo DOP: Parma, San Daniele, and Toscano. The recipes showcase Italian culinary tradition and are perfect for holiday appetizers. Citterio Prosciutti Crudi DOP are produced with strict standards, ensuring quality and authenticity, with 100% Italian thighs and slow maturation. Prosciutto di Parma DOP is produced in Parma with a naturally sweet taste, San Daniele DOP in San Daniele del Friuli with a refined, balanced flavor, and Toscano DOP in Monte San Savino with an aromatic, robust taste. The antipasti recipes for Christmas 2024 include: single-serving savory cheesecake with Prosciutto di Parma DOP, lentil aspic with broccoli and Prosciutto San Daniele DOP, and fruit carpaccio with Prosciutto Toscano DOP.

🍇 Michele Longo, a leading Barolo critic, praised the 2021 Barolo vintage, set to debut on January 1, 2025, as possibly the best of the millennium. A preview event on December 7 in Barolo gathered local producers and experts like Luca Rostagno and Ian D’Agata. They discussed the climate's impact on the exceptional vintage, highlighting January snowfalls, April cold snaps, September heat, and late September rains. The "Beyond the Vintage" project, exploring Barolo's MGA communal terrains, will start in 2025 with events on March 8, April 14, May 10, and June 14.

🍪 Italian dairy sector's exports grew by 11.5% from January to August 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, reaching nearly 450,000 tons. Milk price in Lombardy rose to €55.00/100 liters in October 2024, an 11.11% increase from 2023. National cow milk deliveries increased by 1.1% in January-August 2024. The sector's turnover is estimated at around €19 billion, employing 100,000 workers, strengthening Italy's agri-food economy and international reputation.

💼 Restworld seeks a barista with at least 1 year of experience for "Anto's" in Sibari, Cosenza. Skills required: professional coffee machine use, knowledge of bar products, cash management software, and interpersonal communication. Open to all candidates, offers training courses. Part-time job (24 or 30 hours weekly) with 3 possible shifts, 1 day off varies. Salary between €600-€700 monthly net, depending on experience. Contract aimed for permanent hire. Applications open to all genders as per laws 903/77 and 125/91.

🍷 Alessandro Costagliola, an entrepreneur, launched "Aguglia Brilla" in Bacoli near Marina Grande as an extension of "Aguglia Osteria di Mare," which he started in 2021. His first venture was managing "Tuna" in 2013. The new wine bar offers nearly 700 labels from around the globe, emphasizing local Campania and Campi Flegrei wines but also featuring international selections from France, Germany, Austria, South Africa, Australia, and Oregon. Aguglia Brilla, located at Via Agrippina, 26 – Marina Grande, Bacoli (NA), aims to provide a warm space for wine enthusiasts and expand the restaurant's offerings.

🎂 Chef Giuseppe Mulargia, winner of the "Cucina Italiana per Roma Capitale" award, creates the "Maritozzo Xmas Edition", a dessert with a creamy nougat filling made from fresh cream, egg yolks, sugar, and white nougat. The maritozzo dough includes mother yeast, extra virgin olive oil, and grated orange zest, symbolizing Christmas. This version is garnished with dried and candied fruit. Ingredients for 4 people involve 100g flour, 5g yeast, 100g milk for pre-dough; 55g granulated sugar, 10g inverted sugar, 120g whole eggs, 170g whole fresh milk, 7g yeast, 350g flour, 7g malt powder, 5g grated orange zest, 70g extra virgin olive oil, 10g fine salt for the dough; 250g fresh cream, 41g granulated sugar, 57g egg yolk, 52g white nougat, 4g leaf gelatin for the nougat cream. The project by FH55 Hotels to reduce food waste, started in November 2023, provides breakfast surplus from their hotel to the Institute of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Florence, benefiting over 90 residents and staff.

🥂 Baileys Original Irish Cream partners with Bialetti for "Baileys Caffetteria by Bialetti" from December 5-7, 2024, in Milan at Piazzale Baracca. The pop-up offers free tastings of Bialetti's flavored coffee blends with Baileys, from 13:00 to 21:00. Baileys, created in 1974, is the world's number 1 cream liqueur in Italy, and in 2022, achieved B Corp certification. Bialetti, established in 1919, is recognized for its innovative coffee products, including the first Moka Express in 1933.

☕ Passalacqua, a historic roastery in Naples, marked its 75th anniversary and was honored with the "Torrefazione Tradizione" award at the third edition of the Camaleonte - Guida dei caffè e delle torrefazioni d’Italia. Blends Gold Vulcan and Harem received accolades, with Moana blend highly recommended. The company, still family-owned, now spans four generations and has expanded into new markets in Italy and abroad. Key figures include Paola Passalacqua (President), her daughter Serena (COO & HR Director), her nephew Francesco (CFO & Strategy Director), and Pasquale Iazzetta (Sales Director). Passalacqua has also seen an export growth, with international presence in 30 countries.

🍴 Hostaria dai Musi, part of Restworld circuit in Alba (CN), is hiring 1 Waiter. Candidates must have some experience and English proficiency. Responsibilities include customer welcome, table service, and room arrangement. Offers a fixed-term contract with the aim of permanent employment. Full-time commitment over 5 days: lunch shifts (10-14:30) and dinner (18:30-23:30) from Wednesday to Sunday; part-time available on weekends. Monthly salary for full-time is €1500-1800 net, varies by experience.

💸 Skift Research predicts direct digital bookings to surpass OTAs by 2030, with direct bookings rising from 25% in 2024 to 42% in 2030, while OTA usage is expected to drop from 25% to 13%. Hospitality expert Max Starkov contends that hotels, especially independents, face systemic underinvestment in technology (just 2.6% of room revenue) and marketing (less than 2.5% of room revenue), which is dwarfed by OTA investments (Expedia 15%, Booking.com 36% and 54% in promotions). For direct bookings to compete, hotels must significantly increase funding in these areas, exceeding the average 7.7% revenue investment in marketing by other sectors.