Your Italian night is arriving and you have decided you want a special dinner service? Since tableware is not made for just one day, your choice better be versatile. The Cobalto series by ISI Milano, a small Italian company of hand-decorated ceramics, is a great example of spontaneous sophistication. The founder and designer of ISI, Rosaria Rattin creates items that are timelessly Milanese, perfect for a city apartment as well as a summerhouse.
Rather than just being faux-meat, Mamu is different. It's a mushroom-based meat alternative that's getting its launch in restaurants so that chefs can test its versatility. Flora Tsapovsky investigates.