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    "title": "40 Restaurants, 80 Pasta Dishes: True Italian Pasta Week Returns to Berlin",
    "modified_at": "2026-10-28 13:14:42",
    "published_at": "2026-10-28 13:14:00",
    "url": "https://berlinitaliancommunication.prezly.com/40-restaurants-80-pasta-dishes-true-italian-pasta-week-returns-to-berlin",
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    "subtitle": "From 12 to 22 November 2026, the Italian food festival returns for its ninth edition. For just \u20ac19, guests can enjoy a special pasta dish of their choice, a Cinzano 70/30 and an ice-cold Amaro del Capo \u2013 with fully alcohol-free alternatives also available.",
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    "body": "<p>Homemade Pappardelle with wild boar rag&ugrave;, pasta with Sardinian Salsiccia and chestnuts, or fresh Tagliolini tossed in a flamb&eacute;ed Parmesan wheel: this November, Italian pasta cuisine will once again showcase its extraordinary diversity. <strong>From 12 to 22 November 2026, 40 Italian restaurants will welcome guests for the ninth edition of </strong><a href=\"https://true-italian.com/true-italian-pasta-week-2026-berlin-en\"><strong>True Italian Pasta Week</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>Each restaurant will offer two special pasta dishes, bringing the total to 80 different creations, ranging from regional classics to innovative interpretations.</p><p>The concept combines culinary discovery with a fixed menu price: for just &euro;19, guests can choose one of the two dishes specially offered for Pasta Week. The deal also includes a <strong>Cinzano 70/30 and an ice-cold Amaro del Capo</strong> to round off the meal. Alcohol-free alternatives to both drinks are available, with each restaurant deciding which options to offer.</p><p>Rather than taking place at a central festival venue, Pasta Week unfolds directly in participating restaurants across Berlin. Over eleven days, <strong>Berliners can discover new restaurants, explore different neighbourhoods and enjoy special recipes.</strong></p><p>To help visitors find all participating restaurants and discover the dishes on offer, the organisers are once again providing their signature flyer, featuring a <strong>map inspired by the Berlin U-Bahn network </strong>(soon available at all participating restaurants), as well as an interactive <a href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1aOJdvnf0sc2piF0MQCXHV5Gb2IrVb2c\">Google Map</a>.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/33cb0499-8cde-4040-bbb5-9015c14a6436/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                    srcset=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/33cb0499-8cde-4040-bbb5-9015c14a6436/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/ 1x, https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/33cb0499-8cde-4040-bbb5-9015c14a6436/-/resize/2400x/-/format/auto/ 2x\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"&lt;em&gt;Casarecce with Treviso radicchio and Asiago cheese: one of the two dishes offered by Enoteca L&amp;#039;Angolino.&lt;/em&gt;\"\n                id=\"image-33cb0499-8cde-4040-bbb5-9015c14a6436\"\n                data-id=\"33cb0499-8cde-4040-bbb5-9015c14a6436\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/33cb0499-8cde-4040-bbb5-9015c14a6436/-/inline/no/Enoteca+L%27Angolino_Caserecce+Radicchio.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/33cb0499-8cde-4040-bbb5-9015c14a6436/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Casarecce with Treviso radicchio and Asiago cheese: one of the two dishes offered by Enoteca L'Angolino.\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"><em>Casarecce with Treviso radicchio and Asiago cheese: one of the two dishes offered by Enoteca L&#039;Angolino.</em></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<h4 id=\"from-wild-boar-and-truffles-to-pumpkin-and-chestnuts\" >From wild boar and truffles to pumpkin and chestnuts</h4><p>This year&#039;s creations reflect the diversity of Italy&#039;s regional cuisines and the flavours of autumn.</p><p><strong>Barettino and Gran Casino</strong> will serve <strong>homemade pappardelle with wild boar rag&ugrave;</strong> or tagliolini with black truffle. At <strong>Mod&igrave;</strong>, caserecce are paired with Salsiccia from Basilicata, king oyster mushrooms, rosemary and crispy chestnut crumbs. The second option features Paccheri with roasted pumpkin cream, herb ricotta, hazelnuts and lemon zest.</p><p><strong>Traditional specialities also have their place. Antichi Aromi</strong> presents Pasta con le Sarde with fennel pesto, pine nuts, raisins and breadcrumbs &ndash; a Sicilian recipe combining savoury and sweet flavours.</p><p>Several restaurants demonstrate that creative pasta cuisine can also shine without meat or fish. <strong>Caf&eacute; Botanico serves vegan pasta with black kale, chestnuts, walnuts and confit garlic</strong>. <strong>MaVal&agrave;</strong> combines orecchiette with porcini mushroom cream, tofu and herb breadcrumbs, or rigatoni with pumpkin pesto, toasted almonds and lemon zest.</p><p>The selection therefore ranges <strong>from traditional Italian comfort food and seasonal specialities to unusual plant-based combinations</strong>: this year for the first time every restuarnt will offer <strong>a vegan recipe or a vegan alternative.</strong></p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/f4f0fb0a-78d6-4634-934a-bb694917748b/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"&lt;em&gt;Rigatoni with pumpkin pesto, toasted almonds and lemon zest: one of MaVal&amp;agrave;&amp;#039;s two dishes.&lt;/em&gt;\"\n                id=\"image-f4f0fb0a-78d6-4634-934a-bb694917748b\"\n                data-id=\"f4f0fb0a-78d6-4634-934a-bb694917748b\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/f4f0fb0a-78d6-4634-934a-bb694917748b/-/inline/no/MaVala%CC%80_Rigatoni+Zucca01.jpeg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/f4f0fb0a-78d6-4634-934a-bb694917748b/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Rigatoni with pumpkin pesto, toasted almonds and lemon zest: one of MaVal\u00e0's two dishes.\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"><em>Rigatoni with pumpkin pesto, toasted almonds and lemon zest: one of MaVal&agrave;&#039;s two dishes.</em></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<h4 id=\"italian-drinking-culture-cinzano-7030-and-amaro-del-capo\" >Italian drinking culture: Cinzano 70/30 and Amaro del Capo</h4><p>Alongside the pasta dishes, Italian drinking culture is an essential part of the festival experience. The Cinzano 70/30 included in the menu consists of<strong> 70% Cinzano Vermouth and 30% soda water.</strong> Founded in Turin in 1757, the historic vermouth brand will celebrate its 270th anniversary in 2027.</p><p>The meal concludes with an ice-cold <strong>Amaro del Capo, a traditional Italian herbal liqueur from Calabria.</strong></p><p>Guests who prefer not to drink alcohol can choose a non-alcoholic beverage instead of the Cinzano 70/30. An alcohol-free alternative to Amaro del Capo is also available, such as an espresso or a dessert. Each restaurant determines its own alternatives, and the menu price remains unchanged.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/291ca0ee-5c27-4c7f-b935-a817992fcb5e/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                    srcset=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/291ca0ee-5c27-4c7f-b935-a817992fcb5e/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/ 1x, https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/291ca0ee-5c27-4c7f-b935-a817992fcb5e/-/resize/2400x/-/format/auto/ 2x\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-291ca0ee-5c27-4c7f-b935-a817992fcb5e\"\n                data-id=\"291ca0ee-5c27-4c7f-b935-a817992fcb5e\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/291ca0ee-5c27-4c7f-b935-a817992fcb5e/-/inline/no/IMG_8816.JPG\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/291ca0ee-5c27-4c7f-b935-a817992fcb5e/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<h4 id=\"pasta-boom-in-germany-101-kilograms-per-person\" >Pasta boom in Germany: 10.1 kilograms per person</h4><p>Germany&#039;s enthusiasm for pasta continues to grow. According to the German Association of Grain, Milling and Starch Industries (VGMS), <strong>per capita pasta consumption reached a new record of 10.1 kilograms in the 2024/25 marketing year.</strong> Ten years earlier, the figure stood at 7.6 kilograms &ndash; an increase of approximately one-third.</p><p>True Italian Pasta Week celebrates this growing passion by highlighting everything behind one of the world&#039;s favourite everyday dishes: regional traditions, different pasta shapes, seasonal ingredients and the creativity of Italian gastronomy.</p><p>During the 2025 edition of True Italian Pasta Week, <strong>more than 3,000 festival menus were sold across 43 participating restaurants</strong>.</p><h4 id=\"win-a-trip-to-italy-with-weroad\" >Win a trip to Italy with WeRoad</h4><p>Pasta Week also features a special giveaway. Together with WeRoad, a travel company specialising in group trips for young adults and bringing together people with shared travel interests, <strong>True Italian is giving away a travel voucher worth &euro;399.</strong></p><p>To enter, participants simply need to<strong> comment on the dedicated Instagram giveaway post </strong>and reveal which Italian city they would most like to visit. The posts will appear on @trueitalianfood (Berlin), @trueitalianmunchen (Munich) and @trueitalianhamburg (Hamburg). Full terms and conditions will be available in the respective posts.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/bcf573fd-f1d6-4a64-a40d-833c6a8ed4e1/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                    srcset=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/bcf573fd-f1d6-4a64-a40d-833c6a8ed4e1/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/ 1x, https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/bcf573fd-f1d6-4a64-a40d-833c6a8ed4e1/-/resize/2400x/-/format/auto/ 2x\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"&lt;em&gt;Trattoria Senza offers a classic, but gluten-free and lactose-free: Spaghetti alla Carbonara&lt;/em&gt;\"\n                id=\"image-bcf573fd-f1d6-4a64-a40d-833c6a8ed4e1\"\n                data-id=\"bcf573fd-f1d6-4a64-a40d-833c6a8ed4e1\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/bcf573fd-f1d6-4a64-a40d-833c6a8ed4e1/-/inline/no/Trattoria+Senza_Carbonara.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/bcf573fd-f1d6-4a64-a40d-833c6a8ed4e1/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Trattoria Senza offers a classic, but gluten-free and lactose-free: Spaghetti alla Carbonara\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"><em>Trattoria Senza offers a classic, but gluten-free and lactose-free: Spaghetti alla Carbonara</em></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<h4 id=\"true-italian-pasta-week-organisers-and-partners\" >True Italian Pasta Week: Organisers and partners</h4><p>The event is organised by <a href=\"https://true-italian.com/\">True Italian</a>, a project of the Berlin-based agency Berlin Italian Communication. Pasta Week was launched in Berlin in 2018 and expanded to Munich for the first time in 2025. This year, <strong>the festival will take place simultaneously in Berlin and Hamburg.</strong></p><p>The <strong>partners</strong> of the 2026 edition are <a href=\"https://www.cinzano.com/\">Cinzano</a>, <a href=\"https://www.vecchioamarodelcapo.com/\">Vecchio Amaro del Capo</a> and <a href=\"https://www.weroad.de/\">WeRoad</a>. <strong>Media partners</strong> are <a href=\"https://www.tip-berlin.de/\">tipBerlin</a>, Berlin&#039;s city magazine since 1972, and <a href=\"https://berlinomagazine.com/\">Berlino Magazine</a>, the most widely read online magazine for Italians in Germany.</p><h4 id=\"true-italian-pasta-week-berlin-2026-at-a-glance\" >True Italian Pasta Week Berlin 2026 at a glance</h4><p><strong>When:</strong> 12&ndash;22 November 2026</p><p><strong>Where:</strong> Over 40 Italian restaurants across Berlin</p><p><strong>What:</strong> One of two special pasta dishes, a Cinzano 70/30 and an ice-cold Amaro del Capo for just &euro;19 (alcohol-free alternatives available)</p><p><strong>Useful links:</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https://true-italian.com/true-italian-pasta-week-2026-berlin-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Webseite</a></p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Instagram: @<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/trueitalianpastaweek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trueitalianpastaweek</a>, @<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/trueitalianfood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trueitalianfood</a></p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?mid=1aOJdvnf0sc2piF0MQCXHV5Gb2IrVb2c&amp;ll=52.52273337618789%2C13.377806349999997&amp;z=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Map</a></p><h4 id=\"pressekontakt\" ><strong>Pressekontakt</strong></h4><p style=\"text-align: left\">Sara Trovatelli: +49 1575 7708708</p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>B&uuml;ro</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left\">\u200bGryphiusstr. 26, 10245 Berlin</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">\u200b+49 30 628 674 42</p>",
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