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Filipinos find Italian food familiar, friendly — chef

By Kristofer Purnell | March 20, 2026 - 4:24pm

Filipino food is family-friendly and good for sharing, which is likely why they find a familiarity when eating in Italian...

Food and Leisure

Not just pizza: Italian cuisine makes UNESCO list

December 11, 2025 - 9:55am

UNESCO recognized that Italian food is more than pizza, pasta, and gelato, adding the range and ritual of the famed cuisine...

Food and Leisure

2-in-1 pizza, gelato place opens in Quezon City

By Earl D.C. Bracamonte | March 30, 2025 - 5:51pm

A blended experience designed to delight the gustatory senses, this two-in-one dining spot of pizza and gelato will surely...

Food and Leisure

La Dolce Vita: An Italian gastronomic affair by chef Valerio Pierantonelli at Conrad Manila

August 1, 2023 - 11:00am

From August 7 to 15, Brasserie on 3 will host the Legendary Chefs Series – La Dolce Vita, featuring chef Valerio Pierantonelli...

Food and Leisure

Another Branch, Same Trattoria

April 8, 2018 - 12:00am

Since the opening of its first branch at the Design Center of Cebu along AS Foruna St. in 2011, The Aabaca Group’s Tavolata has been welcoming to anyone on the lookout for quality Italian food.

Freeman Cebu Lifestyle

Italian Food by ifood.tv

By Yasunari Ramon Suarez Taguchi | November 9, 2015 - 9:00am

With links to over 4,000 recipes of Italian specialty dishes, "Italian Food by ifood.tv" is a handy recipe app for those with a penchant for Mediterranean cuisine.

Freeman Cebu Lifestyle