Thursday 13 May 2010 at 6.30 pm at laFeltrinelli in Corso Buenos Aires no. 33

They are Italy outside of Italy. They are young Italians who have chosen to live and work away from home. The book, “Vivo altrove” [I live elsewhere] by Claudia Cucchiarato, recounts their stories.

Tuesday 27 April at 6.30 pm at laFeltrinelli in Corso Buenos Aires no. 33

While we are talking about GMOs, we are already eating fruits and vegetables that have been genetically modified by nuclear radiation. We are terrified of chemicals but we forget that vanilla extract comes from petroleum. Dario Bressanini, curator of the Scienza in cucina [Science in the kitchen] blog, give us some answers in his “Pane e bugie” [Bread and lies].

Wednesday 21 April at 6.30 pm at laFeltrinelli in Corso Buenos Aires no. 33

Ninety-six percent of the tap water in Italy is drinkable, and yet Italians are the largest consumers of bottled mineral water.