Ciao Bella

Chiara Boni and her brand La Petite Robe are Italy's first brand to receive Product Environmental Footprint certificate. Erica and Chiara talk fashion and sustainability in Milan. Sustainable Style Ciao Bella INSTAGRAM: @EricaFirpo TWITTER @moscerina

Pizza Ebraica (pizza de beridde) is a centuries-old pastry and tradition in Rome's Jewish Ghetto neighbourhood - the only place in the world you will find this unique bite. Join Erica and art historian/tour guide Sara Pavoncello to talk history, flavour and Rome. Pizza Ebraica Ciao Bella INSTAGRAM: @EricaFirpo TWITTER @moscerina

Part private collection, part artist residency, welcome to Palazzo Monti, a contemporary art palace and residence in Brescia , Italy by founder and pioneer Edoardo Monti .  Sit down with Erica and Edo for an art talk. Palazzo Monti CiaoBella.co INSTAGRAM: @EricaFirpo TWITTER @moscerina

Sustainability, local sourcing and community networks, Chef Norbert Niederkofler has started a mountaintop revolution that will feed the world. Join Erica and Norbert in Italy's Alto Adige province talking Cook the Mountain and more. Mountaintop Revolution with Norbert Niederklofler Ciao Bella INSTAGRAM: @EricaFirpo TWITTER @moscerina

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 glass of wine and join Venice tour guide Monica Cesarato and Erica as they talk Venetian savory treats cicchetti. Travel Bite: Cicchetti in Venice Ciao Bella  INSTAGRAM: @EricaFirpo TWITTER @moscerina

Nearly 250 years since its founding, heritage paper maker Pineider is still writing history and now the future. Join Erica and director Giuseppe Rossi talking paper and the art of writing. A Love Letter to Paper and Pineider   Ciao Bella INSTAGRAM: @EricaFirpo TWITTER @moscerina

Irene Forte loves wellness, skin care and Italy.  She spent the past few years in labs researching and creating a delicious line of natural skin care products inspired by il Bel Paese.  Get on a comfy robe and join me and Irene chatting about the deliciousness of natural beauty and skin care, and luxury hotels.  Sapori di Sicilia and Irene Forte's Mediterranean Diet for your Skin Ciao Bella  INSTA...

RetroBottega has changed the vibe of the Rome food scene with its three eco- and community-responsible outposts Retrobottega, RetroVino and RetroPasta, and it's all thanks to the friendship of chefs Giuseppe Lo Iucide and Alessandro Miocchi. Join Erica and Giuseppe as we talk food, foraging and responsibilities in Rome. Eating Rome with Retrobottega and Chef Giuseppe Lo Iudice Ciao Bella  INSTAGRA...

Fashion, illustration, sculpture, painting, coloring books, add a little 1970s vibe and some awesome colors, and there is nothing that artist Liselotte Watkins can't do. She's unstoppable infectiously charming, and keeps laughing with Erica as they talk art, Italy and fun.  Liselotte Watkins and Coloring Italy Ciao Bella  INSTAGRAM: @EricaFirpo TWITTER @moscerina

Historic hat maker Borsalino is one of Italy's most iconic heritage brands. In this episode, Erica chats with Giacomo Santucci , an rainmaker in the fashion industry and Borsalino's most precocious Creative Curator. Behind the Scenes of Borsalino Ciao Bella  INSTAGRAM: @EricaFirpo TWITTER @moscerina

It's all about wellness in Italy with Erin Lewis and Eat Pray Move . Join Erica and Erin as we talk about yoga, Italy, travel and the Talented Mr. Ripley all while on location in Ischia . Ischia Wellness with Eat Pray Move Ciao Bella  INSTAGRAM: @EricaFirpo TWITTER @moscerina

You asked me where I like to travel in Italy? I've answered with a Travel Bonus: Barbera.  Let's jump into Piedmont (Piemonte) for a quick taste of Agliano, for a feast of Barbera d'Asti wine, truffles and tajarin.  Part of the UNESCO recognized Langhe, Roero and Monferrato landscape, Agliano and Monferrato are one of the most beautiful territories in the Piemonte region, and the most bountiful.  ...

A samba in a wine glass, that's what Josè Rallo of Donnafugata decants from her family's four generations of wine making. From the coast of Marsala and hills of Etna to the windy volcanic rock of Pantelleria, Donnafugata has helped put Sicilian wines on the map. Josè shares her songs and stories with Erica over a glass of Ben Ryè. Jose Rallo and the Melodies of Donnafugata Ciao Bella  INSTAGRAM: @...

Are you hungry? Good. Then you know that pizza al taglio (pizza by the slice) is a god-given right in Rome and everything counts- dough, ingredients, oven and most importantly, the people behind the counter.  Erica goes slice for slice with Paola Manco and Andrea Salabè , owners and pizza makers at Box 22 in the Testaccio Market. The Perfect Bite of Pizza al Taglio Ciao Bella  INSTAGRAM: @EricaFir...

Peripatetic polyglot and omnivore of art, Elif Sallorenzo effortlessly  channels her boundless energy and passion for design into Artisanal Cornucopia , a horn of plenty for design and style. The Rome -based boutique has launched emerging designers and features unexpected collaborations. Take a deep breath and dive into a chat with Erica and Elif.   Artisanal Cornucopia Ciao Bella  INSTAGRAM: @Eri...

Who says all hotels are created equal? They are absolutely not, especially when  Marie-Louise Scio , Creative Director of the Pellicano Hotels Group ,  is involved. Spoon-fed on two of Italy's most iconic hotels - Il Pellicano and La Posts Vecchia- Marie-Lousie actualizes fairytales in epic locations, including the newest: Mezzatorre in Ischia . Great your beach hat and join Erica and Marie-Louise...

Food writer Rachel Roddy knows food, and better yet, she knows how to tell a story. Her award-winning cookbooks "My Kitchen in Rome" and "Two Kitchens" read like real life fairy tales from the stove top, and her weekly column in the The Guardian "A Kitchen in Rome" conjures up delicious recipes and nostalgic and contemporary food anecdotes. Join Erica at Rachel's kitchen table as she shares her ta...

From cloister to cosmopolitan, the historic Santa Maria Novella pharmacy may be Europe's oldest and it's definitely the most interesting, ever since the friars invented a personal scent for Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France. Join Erica as she walks through Santa Maria Novella's laboratory and sits down with Chief Commercial Officer CCO  Gianluca Foà to talk history, perfume, beauty and the fut...

From the hills of Cincinnati to sunsets in Tuscany , Michael Cioffi dreamed Italy and Monteverdi, a medieval hamlet dedicated to culture, art and relaxation. Join Erica and Michael as they take in the Val d'Orcia views and talk about travel, history and luxury under the Tuscan sun. Monteverdi Tuscany Ciao Bella  INSTAGRAM: @EricaFirpo TWITTER @moscerina

Roi du Lac is more than wearable, useable design, it's a world, a fabulous and fanciful universe created by Scots/Italian Kinloch and wife Antea Brugnoni Alliata .  Kinloch's incredible watercolors come to life on silk, cotton, paper and ceramic- in clothing and homewares. Let's go head first into Marco's fabulous world for an afternoon talking design, Rome and Roi du Lac. Inside the fantastic uni...

Bitter, dry, sweet- these are the three fundamentals for Rome's cocktail king Patrick Pistolesi . Grab a seat at the bar, and join Erica and Patrick as they talk about  history of the Eternal City's bar scene and where to get a great drink in Rome. Bitter, dry, sweet with Patrick Pistolesi Ciao Bella  INSTAGRAM: @EricaFirpo TWITTER @moscerina

Multisensorial mindfulness of the gastronomical kind. That is the Le Calandre experience. Erica sits at the table with chef Massimiliano Alajmo , the youngest chef in history to be awarded three stars by the Michelin Guide, to talk Padova, art, stars, and growing up in the kitchen. Gastronomical Mindfulness Ciao Bella  INSTAGRAM: @EricaFirpo TWITTER @moscerina

What makes a hotel stand out about the rest is its General Manager, and there is no one in Rome like Giorgia Tozzi , GM of Hotel Vilon - a secret hideaway in the city center. Giorgia was hands for the creation of the hotel, but more importantly, she is a home grown Roman and one of the city's first female GMs, if the only female GM the Eternal City has seen. Join Erica and Giorgia talking Rome, ho...

Milano Torinio, Negroni Sbagliato, Americano... Milan loves her cocktails so much that the city perfected late afternoons to the art of the aperitivo. Join me with Sara Porro , a journalist who knows more food and restaurants than Michelin. We talk Milan's restaurant and cocktail scene, and get down with the aperitivi. Drink up! Aperitivo in Milano Ciao Bella INSTAGRAM: @EricaFirpo TWITTER @moscer...

Coffee brings everyone to the table and no one knows that better than Carolina Vergnano who is leading the 4th generation of the historic Caffe Vergnano family into next gen coffee making.  Put your moka on the stove, grab your favorite cup and join Erica in Chieri (Piemonte) and Carolina for the ultimate coffee talk. Caffe Vergnano Ciao Bella  INSTAGRAM: @EricaFirpo TWITTER @moscerina