Dear Alumni,

Cheese is getting closer and we can’t wait to invite you to the first UNISG Alumni Homecoming organized in synergy by the UNISG Alumni Association and UNISG - save the date, the event is coming on Friday September 19th!

Don’t miss the chance to be together, network, learn something new, taste something delicious, know more about the Alumni Association and its activities (hey - huge things are about to happen. 

Check out the full program for the day below, and make sure to save the date and RSVP as soon as possible; because let’s be honest, you don’t want to miss this!

Program: 

12.30:
Lunch at Tavole Accademiche

feat. our Alumna Erika Coletto and her partner, chef Andrea Ghione, from Antea.Farm

Spoiler: Get ready to taste the best plin of your life 🙂

Do you have any dietary restrictions? Let us know here

14.30: Plenary Session: UNISG Alumni Association - what’s cooking? 

Let’s have ourselves some time together to learn about exciting things coming for the new year: first things first, behold the launch of the all-new, shiny web platform for the Alumni Association! It’s glossy, cool and packed with sparkling functions which will take the networking, discussions, learning and initiatives to a whole new level and then some more.

Let’s talk together: how can we really make the Association the common house for all of us Pollenzo-bred gastronomes?

16.00: Focus on: Gastronomy as a tool for Social Innovation Design

What is “social innovation”, really? And what role can trained professionals from the food world — we, the gastronomes! — play in shaping it?

In this session, the team from Weco, a social innovation design agency working across the fields of agrifood, community empowerment, and territorial development, will guide us through tools and methods for designing social transformation projects.

Real-world case studies will be provided, from non-profits to social enterprise, each with their own strategies, challenges, and potential for impact.

Join the conversation to explore cross-disciplinary opportunities and rethink how to design change.

17.30
Focus on: Communication you can sink your teeth into - food talk, more than a side dish

Food communication is a jungle: amidst the noise finding your voice, and choosing what to say, matters more than ever.

Alumna Aurora Cavallo (a.k.a. Cooker Girl - creator, author and chef), Francesca Mastrovito (co-editor -in- chief at Osterie d'Italia 2023-24-25) and Luca Martinelli (journalist and author), moderated by Greta Contardo (publisher and author, secretary of the Alumni Association), are going to guide the audience through a journey along the evolutions of media and publishing, and discuss ways to spin food communication - from a mere side to the juicy main course of shaping culture, value and identities.

18.30:
Tasting: A journey across Italy - from Valtellina to Piana del Sele

Join us for an unmissable tasting featuring award-winning cheeses by the Bitto Storico Ribelle consortium (Lombardy), Azienda Agricola La Bersagliera and Caseificio Il Casolare (Campania) — a flavour-packed journey from north to south through some of Italy’s most celebrated dairy products.

Meet the producers, hear their stories, and discover how permanent grasslands — the key theme of this year’s Cheese — play a vital role in shaping quality and identity.

Enjoy a pairing with selected wines from the Oltrepò Pavese Consortium, curated by director and UNISG Alumnus Riccardo Binda.

19.30: Time for a toast

A final aperitivo to raise a glass together and celebrate the day. 

***IMPORTANT*** For fiscal reasons, refunds are not possible. If you purchased a ticket for the event but won't be able to attend, but you have found someone to come in your place, it will be possible to proceed with a name change by writing to info@unisgalumni.com