French startup Pazzi Robotics created an AI-powered pizza robot that made pies in under five minutes without human help, but it closed in 2022 despite patents and expert partnerships.

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Another old East London pub has been reworked into a modern venue serving cocktails and Italian food. The Elephant’s Head, a former Victorian boozer, has been reborn as Elephant Hackney and is ...

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Tomatoes, for example, are core to Italian cooking, but originated in the Americas, as Zepeda points out. Beans, essential to both cuisines, are also believed to have originated in the Americas.

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Zepeda even worked for chef Javier Plascencia, whose family owned the hotel, early in her career. “The story of Italian immigrants in Tijuana is one that never gets old for me,” says Zepeda.

No two ever taste the same," he says. At Terza he oversees its being made fresh every morning. Leftovers at the end of the day? "None." Chef arrives at the restaurant at 7 a.m to make the pastas.