Some Italians raising a stink over garlic
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"They put garlic in almost any dish: With meat, with fish, everywhere. It's not politically correct to impose garlic on everybody."  Look around the kitchen of Filippo La Mantia's hip restaurant in downtown Rome and you'll see oranges, fresh basil, olive oil. via Houston Chronicle
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Paulo di Canio says an apparent facist salute he made was misinterpreted.
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Two Asian delicacies are the subject of a simmering debate pitting merchants who like to store them at room temperature for hours against food safety regulators who worry the practice could allow bacteria to build up.
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Smokers and restaurant owners in Italy were fuming in a rather different way after a tough new law that bans smoking in public places.
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Air pollution in Italy's cities has reached alarmingly high levels, with one study comparing the effects of a one-day stroll around Rome or Florence to smoking half a dozen cigarettes.
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A new Italian white wine has become a symbol of the fight against organized crime, incurring the wrath of gangsters from Naples because it was produced from grapes grown on land confiscated from a Mafia godfather.
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Growing alcohol consumption is creating an alien drinking and "lager-lout" culture among the young in Italy, medical experts have warned.
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An ad campaign to counter discrimination against gays has stirred up passions in Italy, using a poster that shows a newborn with the word "homosexual" written on his wristband.
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Look around the kitchen of Filippo La Mantia's hip restaurant in downtown Rome and you'll see oranges, fresh basil, olive oil. But no garlic.
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The EU Commissioner-designate under fire for making disparaging remarks about homosexuals and single mothers is back on Italy's front pages.
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Paolo di Canio says an apparent fascist salute he made was misinterpreted.
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MILAN - Be it fettuccine, linguine, or spaghetti, Italians will soon be paying up to 20 percent more for their pasta.
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Nearly two-thirds of Britons think the fiery Italian sauce Arrabiata is a sex infection, according to a survey on Friday.
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Italian papers see MEPs&#39; rejection of Italy&#39;s nominee for European justice commissioner as a national humiliation - but some show a certain understanding for the decision, criticising Rocco Buttiglione&#39;s stance.
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Discussione con tre clienti che fumavano nella sua pizzeria
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CASERTA - Una cena movimentata, da un toro, che ha fatto irruzione in un ristorante seminando il panico. Alla fine, con qualche leggero contuso tra i clienti in fuga, Ã¨ finita meglio di quanto si potesse temere.
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Consumer groups held nationwide protests Thursday to draw attention to the burden placed on families by the rising cost of food  -  especially Italians' beloved staple, pasta