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On October 16, the world celebrates World Food Day, an annual initiative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This year, one of its newest Food Heroes isn't an individual farmer, chef, or food entrepreneur. It's an entire community: Pollica, a small municipality in the Cilento area of southern Italy, where the Mediterranean Diet isn't simply a way of eating. It's a way of life. Pollica is a Mediterranean Diet UNESCO community, recognized for preserving the traditions and cultural practices that make the Mediterranean Diet so much more than a collection of healthy foods. Here, generations of fishermen, farmers, families, and local residents have maintained a close relationship with the land, the sea, and one another. Sustainable fishing, seasonal agriculture, shared meals, and the passing down of knowledge are woven into everyday life, and the community's FAO recognition is a celebration of the people who keep these traditions alive. I spoke with Sara Roversi, founder of the Future Food Institute, who has been working closely with the community of Pollica.

Introducing COLLIN GOSSELIN: The Real Story Behind One of America’s Most-Watched Families from On Purpose with Jay Shetty. Follow the show: On Purpose with Jay Shetty Collin Gosselin opens up about what it was really like growing up in the spotlight of Jon & Kate Plus 8, sharing his personal account of life behind the camera. He recounts his experiences with family isolation, allegations of physical abuse, time spent in a basement room, and his twenty-month stay in an institution he says he never needed to be in. Collin also details how a smuggled note led to a reunion with his father, how he is working to rebuild his life today, and why he is finally choosing to speak publicly about his past. With Love and Gratitude, Jay Shetty Instagram Teen Accounts: Built-in protections for teens. Learn More. At https://chase.com/sapphirereserve JAY'S DAILY WISDOM DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX Join 900,000+ readers discovering how small daily shifts create big life change with my free newsletter. Subscribe here: https://news.jayshetty.me/subscribe Check out our Apple subscription to unlock bonus content of On Purpose! https://lnk.to/JayShettyPodcast What We Discuss: 00:00 Welcome To On Purpose And Disclaimer 01:43 Inside the Gosselin Household 03:50 Faking Reality On Camera 05:15 The Normalization Of Constant Filming 06:35 The Turning Point 09:06 Modern Child Exploitation 12:35 Pushing Back And Early On-Camera Resistance 17:02 Earliest Memories Of In-Home Abuse 20:37 Targeted Isolation And Homeschooling 25:21 Child Protective System Flaws 35:11 Advocacy In The Face Of Public Backlash 36:55 The Attempted Runaway 44:03 Institutionalization At Age 11 48:16 Twenty Months In Inpatient Confinement 53:53 The Official Admission Records 59:12 The Harsh Reality of Living in Isolation 01:04:45 The Smuggled Letter And Custody Battle 01:08:37 Reconnecting And Healing 01:11:26 Repairing The Father-Son Relationship 01:14:00 Turning Pain into Purpose 01:17:14 False Diagnoses & His Dream of Joining The Marines 01:24:41 Legal Defamation Threats 01:26:16 Where Does He Stand With His Siblings? 01:30:20 Who is Collin Today? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

When I talked about Italian cheese with food and travel writer Eleonora Baldwin on the Flavor of Italy podcast, one of the things that struck me was just how much there is to know about a food most of us take completely for granted. Eleonora is a longtime cheese lover who has turned that fascination into part of her professional life. She created and hosted several seasons of AB Cheese for the Gambero Rosso television channel and has incorporated cheese tastings and cheese and wine pairings into her food and travel work.

The Joy of Salsas Across the Globe: When most of us hear the word salsa, we probably picture something red, tomato-based and perhaps fairly spicy, sitting alongside a bowl of tortilla chips. But salsa is a much bigger world than that. It can be fresh or cooked, red or green, fiery or mild, made with tomatoes, fruit, herbs, roasted vegetables or even ingredients you would never expect. Once you start thinking about fresh homemade salsas as simply combinations of good ingredients brought together to add flavor to a dish, the possibilities become almost endless.

There are certain ingredients I simply can't imagine my kitchen in Italy without, and lemons are high on that list. Cooking with lemons is such a natural part of my everyday life in Italy that I hardly stop to think about how often I use them. So when I sat down in Rome with Joanna Palmer, author of La Limone Kitchen Cookbook, we had quite a lot to talk about. As the name suggests, Joanna's cookbook revolves around lemons, but our conversation quickly became about much more than recipes. We talked about family food traditions, learning to cook without rigid rules, choosing and storing lemons, the best way to zest them, and the small kitchen habits we inherit from the people around us. And, inevitably, we talked about cooking with lemons, because once you start paying attention to how often you reach for a lemon in the kitchen, you realize just how versatile this one ingredient can be.

If the first part of this story made you want to explore The Odyssey connections for yourself, you can follow them along a surprisingly compact stretch of the Lazio coast. Begin in Sperlonga, continue south to Gaeta and Formia, and, if you have time, head north to Monte Circeo. Some of these connections are archaeological, while others stem from ancient, longstanding local traditions, but together they explain why this beautiful coastline is known as the Riviera di Ulisse. Here's where to stay in: Sperlonga https://booking.stay22.com/flavorofitaly/NYu4bd2MDg Gaeta https://booking.stay22.com/flavorofitaly/xl7GbToVSz  Formia https://booking.stay22.com/flavorofitaly/1Lj0JkPxNL  Monte Circeo https://booking.stay22.com/flavorofitaly/cvfVyrm06-  Stay Connected with Flavorofitaly: Website: https://flavorofitaly.com Substack: https://flavorofitaly.substack.com Podcast  on Spotify Instagram: https://instagram.com/flavorofitaly Facebook: https://facebook.com/flavorofitaly Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/flavorofitaly

Sperlonga and The Odyssey have been intertwined for nearly two thousand years, and now Sperlonga is having an unexpected new moment in the spotlight thanks to Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. The connection couldn't be more appropriate. Long before Hollywood turned its attention to the epic adventures of Odysseus, a Roman emperor created an astonishing celebration of those same adventures in a vast seaside grotto here in Sperlonga. If Sperlonga has already captured your attention and you'd like to visit, here's where you can stay. For this episode's show notes and photos find them here.

What happens when filmmakers from around the world gather in an Italian city to tell stories about food? At the Bergamo Food Film Festival, the answer turns out to be about much more than beautiful dishes on a screen. Food becomes a way to talk about memory, place, health, agriculture, family, cultural identity and, perhaps most importantly, human connection.

What do you get when two 22-year-olds with almost no money decide that the canals of Southern California need gondolas? In the case of David F. Black and his friend Mike O'Toole, you get a leaky Pakistani fishing boat, an old lifeguard dory, plenty of people convinced the idea will never work, and eventually one of the most unusual Italian-inspired businesses in America. More than four decades later, gondolas are still gliding through the canals of Naples Island in Long Beach, California.

What happens when the doorbell rings and suddenly you have people to feed? Maybe your husband is bringing colleagues home, relatives appear unexpectedly, or friends are coming over and you'd really like the evening to feel special. You start wondering what you can possibly put on the table, which bottle of wine to open, whether you have the right glasses, and how you're going to pull everything together without spending hours in the kitchen. This is exactly when Megan Recce wants you to call your food and wine big sister. That's how Megan describes the role she hopes to play for anyone who has questions about food and wine entertaining. No question is too basic, and there's no requirement that you know the difference between Gamay and Sangiovese or own twelve different kinds of wine glasses. Her approach is practical, knowledgeable and, above all, reassuring: food and wine are supposed to bring people together, not make us anxious about whether we're doing everything correctly. That philosophy was at the heart of my recent Flavor of Italy podcast conversation with Megan. We talked about everything from opening a bottle of wine and choosing the right glass to assembling a last-minute cheese board, making a simple pasta impressive, setting a beautiful table, choosing wine for a sweltering summer evening, and why you should actually say yes when a dinner guest asks, "What can I bring?"

There comes a point when you're learning Italian when knowing the translation of a word simply isn't enough. Understanding Italian language and culture means going beyond the dictionary. You can know that tavola means table. You can learn that magari sometimes means maybe. You can be told that pronto means ready. And you can dutifully memorize that in bocca al lupo is what Italians say when they want to wish someone good luck. But none of that necessarily tells you what those words actually mean when you hear Italians use them. BUT: Margherita Berti, language teacher and creator of Italian Matters, has a BRAND NEW book that just came out TODAY August 11:  Italian History & Culture Through Language that takes you deeper and explores 200 Italian words and expressions that look  at the culture, history, habits, and ways of thinking behind them. Join the episode today to find out all the details through our fun and engaging Italian language chat! AND be the first to grab the book: link in the show notes that accompany this episode.

Karen Phillips, founder of Andiamo Trips, has developed a deep appreciation for the places, wines, food, and stories that many visitors never discover. Rather than offering conventional tours, she creates memorable experiences that invite travelers to slow down, engage with local culture, and see southern Italy from a completely different perspective. If you're looking for authentic Naples travel experiences, look no further! For example: Sea & Sip - the experience begins aboard a boat exploring beautiful parts of the Bay of Naples, including islands such as Ischia or Procida. Guests have time to swim, relax, and enjoy the spectacular scenery before settling in for something quite unexpected: a guided tasting of Campania's wines while surrounded by the landscape that produces them!

Taylor Swift may have made Sancerre the world's hottest white wine, but what makes it so special? Discover the fascinating French region behind this iconic Sauvignon Blanc, why wine lovers have treasured it for decades, and why it's perfect for summer. PLUS: these are the wines that deserve a place on your table next…

When we think about California wine, names like Napa Valley, Mondavi, and the famous 1976 Judgment of Paris often come to mind. Yet behind the success of California's wine industry are countless immigrant families whose stories are every bit as remarkable, even if they've been largely forgotten. One such story is that of Gemello Winery, an Italian American winery founded by immigrants from Piedmont who arrived in California with little more than determination, a knowledge of viticulture, and a willingness to work incredibly hard.  In my recent conversation with author Kevin Ferguson, I discovered that his forthcoming book, Rain on the Monte Bello Ridge, is about much more than a family business. It's a fascinating story of immigration, innovation, perseverance, and five generations of one Italian American family whose legacy continues to inspire today.

When most people dream about Tuscany, they picture golden wheat fields, rows of cypress trees, vineyards glowing in the summer sun, and long lunches enjoyed beneath blue skies. It's the classic image we've all come to know, and for good reason. Tuscany is undeniably beautiful in summer. But there's another side to the region that visitors often miss. In my recent conversation with cookbook author Amber Guinness about her beautiful new book Winter in Tuscany: Cozy Recipes and the Quanto Basta Way, she shared a completely different vision of Tuscany. Having grown up there, she doesn't associate home with sunflowers and cicadas. Instead, she remembers misty mornings, roaring fireplaces, steaming bowls of soup, and the comforting dishes that filled her family's kitchen throughout the colder months. Listening to Amber reminded me that winter in Tuscany isn't simply another season. It's a completely different experience of the region, one that feels quieter, more intimate, and deeply connected to everyday Tuscan life....