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A conversation between Luca Cottini (PhD) and Simone Cinotto (professor, author, and food scholar at University of gastronomic sciences in Pollenzo, Italy)

* Local and global. Italian and American. A clarification of terms and a brief history of culinary culture in Italy (3:10)
* A cuisine of exchange, hybridization, and creativity (9:15)
* The post-war Americanization of Italian cuisine. New modes of consumption (11:50)
* A brief history of the Mediterranean diet. From the Italian problem to the Italian model (16:20)
* From Coca-Cola to slow food. American models and Italian recreations (28:15)
* The creation of a transatlantic diet. Italian food in the US. American influence in Italy (32:08)
* Slow food and the university of gastronomic sciences. Food studies in Pollenzo (43:25)

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