Beyond Pizza e Pasta - UNESCO & Italy's Gastronomic Heritage
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In late 2025, UNESCO announced Italian cooking earned a place on its prestigious List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. While much of the media reported this news as a victory for everything from cannoli Siciliani to risotto alla Milanese, the award was not really a recognition of Italian recipes or ingredients, but rather it celebrated Italy’s entire gastronomic culture.In this presentation, Australia’s leading Italian food historian Dr Tania Cammarano will analyse the Italian government’s application and unpack UNESCO’s decision to better understand the historic and contemporary relationship Italians have with food.
Why is the way ordinary Italians gather, prepare, share, connect with and talk about food considered so remarkable, that it is worthy of safeguarding? And what does protecting Italian gastronomic culture, in a fast-paced and ever-changing world, even look like?
Tania will also discuss the effect the UNESCO decision may have on Italy and Italian identity, both within the country itself and across the broader Italian diaspora.
Date
Thursday 25 June 2026 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM (UTC+10)Location
Lucille's Restaurant
239 Lower Heidelberg Road , Ivanhoe East Vic 3079
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Beyond Pizza e Pasta - UNESCO & Italy's Gastronomic Heritage
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