Have you ever thought about making a pasta dish starting from its essence? Not just from scratch, but actually savoring the experience of grinding the grains of wheat, then taking the still fragrant flour, experimenting with creating different forms and adding in natural aromas and flavors? Our very own Francesco Bombardi,…
From the 8th to 11th of April, one of Italy’s most important and renowned exhibitions took place, Vinitaly. Unique tastings, concerts, meetings, guided tours and many other initiatives brought the most picturesque areas of the city to full bloom. It was a milestone year as Vinitaly celebrated its 50th edition…
The food of the future is all about quality and technology. Innovation starts from the knowledge of new tools that are already revolutionizing the approach to food, by mapping new technologies that are already shaping agriculture, distribution and the art of socializing! This was the starting point for yesterday’s #openape…
Startup Europe Week (SEW) is an initiative of Startup Europe and the European Commission that helps promote regional diversity and local policy within the continent. From the 1st to the 5th of February 2016 SEW put a spotlight on everything the regions are doing (and can do) to support European…
On Friday the 20th of November the Food Innovation Program held its final showcase at Palazzo dei Musei in Reggio Emilia. It was an opportunity for the Master students to present their final team challenges to our distinguished partners and of course celebrate the end of a fruitful 10-month journey…
Kids and parents alike inundated the Officucina in Reggio Emilia this past Saturday to explore food alongside FIP fellows. Chiara Cecchini, Alice Bennetts, Sebastian Melnitzky, Mercy Chatyoka and Riccardo Fantozzi organized a handful of various events to involve kids from the local area in the food world. The FIP group,…
Starting today in Bari the health conscious, eco-friendly and vegan community will get together in southern Italy for “a week of ethics and health.” The event started as a way to connect like minded people who want to explore the world of food in a way that is good for…
As part of London Food Tech Week the Future Food Institute held a special event inside the Google St Giles Campus entitled FEEDING THE FUTURE, which centered on cultivating cross-pollination for the future of food. It was an experience exploring technologies, taste, research, disruptive innovation, human centered design and entrepreneurship….
Throughout London Food Tech Week, Google Food, the Future Food Institute, and the Food Innovation Program joined forces to bring Googlers the latest in food technology and the future of food – 3D printed food. Having sharpened their skills in Rome at the Maker Faire, the digital fabrication team (headed…
Three days of serious hacking, without sleep and often without shoes. 33 mentors. 87 hackers. 120 attendees. 11 great ideas. 5 final pitches and 1 winning team. This was Food Hack London, an amazing weekend of creation and collaboration to create game changing food tech solutions for a generation growing…