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Discover the landscapes, symbols and traditions behind Cortina, Toscana and Amalfi.

Cortina Toscana Amalfi

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The Table

What protects a wood, marble or glass table, and what belongs on it once it is set. The practical questions, answered.

Protecting Your Table Setting the Table All Table Guides

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Hosting & Living

Stories about receiving guests, living naturally and the ways our relationship with the home and table continues to change.

The Philosophy Receiving Guests Entertaining Today Hosting at Home

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Follow the material, the embroidery and the Italian hands behind MI RE LA, together with the story and philosophy of the brand.

Living With Linen The Craft Our Origins

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In the Kitchen

Recipes, ingredients and the small decisions behind Italian cooking, from what belongs in the pan to what is better left out.

Explore In the Kitchen

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A table after a long lunch, plates pushed back and chairs left where people rose from them

Italy Gave the World Dolce Far Niente. Now It Struggles to Protect It.

Every few months another article explains that Italians have mastered doing nothing. The Italian statistical office publishes numbers that suggest otherwise. Read more...

Everyone at Your Table Learned Different Rules

Most etiquette writing tells you how to behave abroad. Much less is written for the person opening the door at home. Read more...

Bienvenido a Tu Casa

A note on hosting, entertaining, and the quiet work that happens before anyone arrives — starting with a sentence I heard once in Mexico. Read more...