I don&#x27;t know that Italy and new gastronomy are as incongruous as this article suggests. Arguably, the Italian futurists invented new gastronomy: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;thenewinquiry.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;the-austerity-kitchen&#x2F;red-holidays-of-genius&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;thenewinquiry.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;the-austerity-kitchen&#x2F;red-hol...</a>