You can rediscover the fine Italian habit of slicing ham by hand: cooked ham, but more especially the uncooked “prosciutto crudo”, served with other delicious cured meats such as salami or mortadella sausage from Bologna. Following that, you can enjoy a good plate of pasta, made strictly from durum wheat flour: drained while it is still “al dente” (as the Italians like it), then lightly dressed with tomatoes and basil, in accordance with Mediterranean tradition. Alternatively, you can enjoy a tasty pizza margherita, made with the very best buffalo mozzarella. To finish, you can order a shot of espresso coffee, served in a pre-heated cup, and perhaps also a dessert, ....>>

Tokyo is once more the venue for a truly glamorous occasion: the “Mostra Autonoma Moda Italia” (Autonomous Italian Fashion Show). The event will take place from July 12th to 14th at its traditional location, the Hotel Westin Tokyo, where guests will discover what top Italian fashion has to offer for the Spring/Summer season of 2012.

So what will we be wearing this time next year? To find out, you just need to visit the show and plunge into a world of beautiful floral prints, with colours evoking hot summer nights, complemented by elegant wedge-heeled shoes.

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