Jun | 24
In the 1300s an association of doctors set up a dorm in Perugia for orphans. 700 years later the dorm is still there, and the residents decided they wanted a rematch. Two months ago an Umbra Institute soccer team defeated... Read MoreJun | 24
It was finally time for Professor Zach Nowak’s now-legendary pizza workshop. He accompanied students to Pizza e musica, where he gave them a quick history of pizza in Italy, beginning with Queen Margherita. Felice, a true neopolitan pizzaiolo, then showed... Read MoreJun | 23
What do the ancient Egyptians, eighteenth-century Italians, and students at the Umbra Institute have in common? They all think that "Appetite comes while eating" (L'appetito viene mangiando). Yesterday Umbra food history professor Zachary Nowak took a group of students to... Read MoreJun | 20
History/Food Studies professor Zachary Nowak and Professor Elgin Eckert delivered papers. (more…) Read MoreJun | 08
Quando si parla dell’Italia non si può che non parlare di cibo e sapori, e questo è anche l’argomento preferito da noi italiani. Mmmm, squisita!!! É l’unico aggettivo che posso usare per descrivere la seconda cena per il gruppo di... Read MoreJun | 02
From June 2nd until the 5th, there will be full days of activities surrounding the theme of architecture and the relationship between planning and politics. There will be exhibitions in the street, at Teatro Pavone, in multiple rooms of the... Read More