The Ciao Bella Podcast is a conversation on contemporary Italy with creators based in Italy. Meet the artists, chefs, stylists, hoteliers and heritage brands and more who are redefining 21st century Italy. You can find Ciao Bella on iTunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio and any where else you listen and love podcasts.
Art Adventuring in the Langhe, Piemonte
Art, wine and great food, the trifecta and Langhe has all of it. Roberta Ceretto of the wine family Ceretto shares her story…
A Castle in Puglia
Castello di Ugento is a love story, and no one knows better than Diana Bianchi and Massimo D'Amore, 21st century promessi sposi…
Stilettos and Sparkles in Venice
There is a something about a beautiful shoe that can make you feel like a walking fairytale. Edoardo Cavovilla shares the…
Teasing Tiramisu
What’s soaked in coffee, slathered with mascarpone, and started off as a post-coital snack? Tiramisu, of course!Join Erica as…
Venice and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Karole P.B.Vail, Director of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection has a personal relationship with Venice. Join us as we take in the…
Loving Lambrusco with Julia Prestia, Venturini Baldini
Everybody loves Lambrusco! Ciao Bella heads to Emilia Romagna to chat with Julia Prestia, co-owner of Venturini Baldini, a…
Il Bacio di Pantelleria is the Tastiest Kiss in Sicily
Have you ever had a tasty Sicilian kiss?
Cappuccino and More with Italy’s Caffe Consigliere Damian Burgess
Caffe consultant, co-founder of 3 Coffee Guys, long-time Piemonte resident and all-around coffee expert Damian Burgess spills…
City Limits at Rome’s Fattoria di Fiorano
Alessia Antinori has seven hundred years of wine flowing through her veins, but it's recent history that keeps the wine maker in…
Tortellini Makes the World Better
There's nothing that tortellini in brodo can't fix, or make feel a little bit better. This simple concept drives Massimo…
Curious about Florence’s Negroni with Coral Sisk
Drink up, it’s Negroni time! Epicurean Coral Sisk of Curious Appetite Travel shares all about the Negroni, its Florentine…
Liguria’s Unforgettable Focaccia with Laurel Evans
In this episode, Laurel Evan's dishes on Liguria's traditional focaccia.
Country Living at Casa Maria Luigia, Massimo Bottura’s B&B
Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore turn the tables with Casa Maria Luigia, their luxurious foodie and art retreat near Modena,…
The ABCs of Italian Cheese
Did you know there are at least 600 different kinds of cheese in Italy, and Eleonora Baldwin has made it her mission to taste…
Sweet and Savory, Cotechino in Modena
Cotechino from Modena is a local favourite, a sausage so savoury it's a meal. But have you ever thought about it for breakfast?…
Made in Modena – Balsamico Tradizionale DOP
Balsamic vinegar is not a condiment, and it's definitely not your average vinegar, it's a generations-spanning game changer in…
Sustainable Style and Chiara Boni
Chiara Boni and her brand La Petite Robe are Italy's first brand to receive Product Environmental Footprint certificate. Fashion…
Pizza Ebraica in Rome
A centuries-old savoury treat found only in Rome’s Jewish Ghetto: Pizza Ebraica (pizza de beridde)
Palazzo Monti, Brescia’s Pioneering Contemporary Art Residency
Part private collection, part artist residency, welcome to Palazzo Monti, a contemporary art palace and residence in Brescia,…
Mountaintop Revolution with Norbert Niederkofler
Sustainability, local sourcing and community networks, Chef Norbert Niederkofler has started a mountaintop revolution that will…
Cicchetti in Venice
The best way to enjoy Venice is to taste it by eating up cicchetti in the city's bacari. Is that a mouthful? Well, grab a…
A Love Letter to Paper and Heritage Brand Pineider
Nearly 250 years since its founding, heritage paper maker Pineider is still writing history and now the future. Director…
Irene Forte’s Mediterranean Diet for your Skin
Irene Forte on wellness, skin care and Italy.
Eating Rome with RetroBottega and Giuseppe Lo Iudice
Meet Giuseppe Lo Iodice of RetroBottega, the restaurant that is changing the vibe of the Rome food scene to eco- and…