Nov | 17
Another Tuesday, another night of great pizza at the Il Paiolo pizzeria in Perugia. Il Paiolo, a 5-star rated pizzeria on the popular Italian foodie site 2spaghi.it (similar to ChowHound.com, for those that are familiar), actually used to be the headquarters of the... Read MoreNov | 17
...Olive season that is. Three Umbra Institute students went to Passignano sul Trasimeno to help pick olives for production of one of Italy’s most delicious and famous products, olive oil. The overnight trip was at the Orsini family’s agriturismo,... Read MoreNov | 16
Professor Zachary Nowak participated in a conference on cultural integration in Florence. This past weekend Umbra Institute professor Zachary Nowak presented a paper on the creation of Italian-American cuisine during a conference in Florence. The conference, entitled “Italian Cultural Integration:... Read MoreNov | 10
Congrats to Max Milhan from University of Colorado-Boulder for his winning photo of the memorial along the Danube! Max will enjoy free pizza from Quattro Passi Pizzeria! Read MoreNov | 09
Recent acquisitions make the Umbra Institute’s food history section Italy’s largest collection in English. Food is a lens through which scholars can look simultaneously at economics, politics, and sociology and see societies—past and present—as an integrated whole. The... Read MoreNov | 08
On Saturday, Umbra students dusted off their soccer shoes for maybe the first time in years to play calcio, the national sport of Italy. They brought their Umbra spirit all the way to victory, winning several soccer matches against the... Read More