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The Food & Beverage industry: a natural pairing with the power to inspire a broad number of related activities, arts and crafts.

Hotels and restaurants' green efforts

Global warming is not just a talk-of-the-town anymore and every major player in the Horeca industry is called upon to take action. Teaching the world to behave on the planet’s regards is a duty we all have, and a great number of firms is already involved in sustainability programs, including several Hospitality sector players who have come up with truly creative ideas to do their part.

Trends, expectations and ambitions of drinkable art

It’s 2019 and you think you’ve seen it all, still, every time you give voice to this sentence, something new comes up and you ought to eat your words back… or drink them, in this case. Yes, but responsibly, because we are about to unveil a series of trends in the world of mixology that will make you thirsty.

Tales and insights from the Horeca universe, narrated by acclaimed industry professionals and reported by the experts who provide them with the tools they need to succeed.

There are a thousand ways to call them: chiacchiere “chatters”, bugie “lies”, frappe, cenci “rags”, meraviglie “wonders” … From North to South, these traditional Italian Mardi Gras fritters change in name but not in taste. Every region claims to bake the best ones, preparing them the old-fashioned way, but in our own Italian heart, each one of us knows that the best ones are those made by grandmas.

Trying new wines is what you like to do or you are simply a wine newbie. The world of wine can be pretty intimidating whether you find yourself having to taste the wine chosen over a luncheon or at a wine tasting event you’re never quite sure if you did it right. Here are a few tips to help you become the next wine tasting connoisseur.   

Imagine a lustrous rolling table displaying a perfect Prime Rib, a chef, tossing together a delectable meal with a wave-like flourish. Alongside, a mixologist, flipping, juggling and spinning bottles suggests, "Grapefruit mixed with mint and sugar, shaken with Tanqueray gin?" A perfect combination, I’d say.  
     

After months in the works, La Tavola® is inviting visitors to come have a look at its new website which coincides with its expanding line of tabletop and hospitality products.

The new website has been designed to provide you with the best user-friendly experience while allowing you to easily access detailed product information and download its catalogues.

Vercelli, Italy 2018

Ever wondered how the buffet came to exist? Given the choice, who wouldn’t prefer to be waited upon? Or is it that the instinctive forager within all of us thrives upon having a vast array of food on offer from which we are at liberty to choose?

In any case, you could say that very existence of the buffet is La Tavola’s bread and butter these days. We might have started out specializing in cutlery and silverware back in the day, but now, the buffet is where it’s at.

He is perhaps the most famous Italian that has ever lived. While most people are familiar with his well-known artworks such as La Gioconda (or ‘Mona Lisa’ as it’s known in English) and the geometrical Vetruvian man, not many know that Leonardo Da Vinci was also a passionate restaurateur and spent over 30 years of his life at the helm of the ‘Food & Beverage’ team of a Milanese royal court. Additionally, entire volumes of his personal recipes and tips for cooking and kitchen management have been discovered alongside his other work.