Food

Food events: 

Fritto Misto (Mixed fry): The Last Sunday of February
Restaurants in the Province of Asti.

Il Bollito (Boiled meat): The Last Sunday of March
Restaurants in the Province of Asti.

" L cuntrà dij piasì" (The land of pleasures): Food and Wine Route
Asti.

Nizza è Barbera (Nizza is Barbera): The Second weekend of May
Nizza Monferrato

Festa del Pane (Bread Festival): The Last weekend of May
Montemagno

Festa delle Cucine Monferrine (Monferrato Cuisine Festival): The third Sunday of June - Moncalvo

Sagra dell'Agnolotto d'Asino (Donkey meat Ravioli Festival): The Last weekend of June - Calliano

Sagra della Robiola (Robiola cheese Festival): The First Saturday of July
Vesime (Vallebormida).

Festival delle Sagre (The Festival of Festivals): The Second Sunday of September - Tasting local dishes by the Local Turist Offices and Re-evocation of the Old Trades
Piazza Campo del Palio - Asti.

Cucina e Cantina (Cuisine and Wineries): The third weekend of November - Gastronomy and Local Products
Old Town Centre in Asti.

" L cuntrà dij piasì" ("The Land of Pleasures"): The last Sunday of November
Food-and-wine Routes
Asti.

Fiera del Bue Grasso ("The Fat Ox Fair"): The Second week of  December
Exhibition and price-giving Ceremony of the best Specimens of Fat Oxen;  lunches and dinners based on boiled fat ox meat
Moncalvo.

Giornata dell'Olio Piemontese (Day of the Piedmontese Oil): The 8th of December
Tasting Piedmontese Oils
Moncalvo - Wine Shop
 

Clubs and manifestations:

• Slow Food Turin: http://www.slowfoodtorino.com/
• Italian Culinary Institute for Foreign Professionals www.icif.com/english/default.htm
• Eatily: http://www.eataly.it/
• Club Papillion: http://www.clubpapillon.it/  
• Accademia Italiana della Cucina: http://www.accademiaitalianacucina.it/inglese/home.html

Italian recipe sites in English:

• Italian Taste: http://www.theitaliantaste.com/index.php
• Ciao Italia: http://www.ciaoitalia.com/
• Italian Cooking and Living: http://www.italiancookingandliving.com/index.html
• Italian Food Forever: http://www.italianfoodforever.com/
• Italian Made: http://www.italianmade.com/home.cfm
• La Cucina Italiana: http://www.cucinait.com/World/Home_We.asp
• The Italian Chef: http://www.italianchef.com/recipes.html