The West Spurns Italy in Crisis & DIY Wilderness Dining

In these tough times, OZY remains committed to keeping you smart and sane. Our Around the World newsletter today explores how Italy's ties with Europe are fraying amid the coronavirus pandemic, introduces you to an emerging fine dining future (pictured) that's ideal for social distancing and much more. www.ozy.com From the editor | March 22 In these tough times, OZY remains committed to keeping you smart and sane. Our Around the World newsletter today explores how Italy's ties with Europe are fraying amid the coronavirus pandemic, introduces you to an emerging fine dining future (pictured) that's ideal for social distancing and much more. Charu Kasturi, Senior Editor [Around the World]( [Will European Unity Fall Victim to Coronavirus?]( The EU's reluctance to help Italy, and the readiness of China, Cuba and Venezuela to step in, has sparked a sharp slide in continental unity. Dora Falace is spending her coronavirus quarantine time bingeing on digital content. That’s all the 71-year-old pensioner can do. When she goes down the stairs for grocery shopping, she hears neighbors closing their front doors. “We avoid each other. We just share content online and sing together as if we were in jails. We are the people of the internet,” she says, laughing nervously. And she’s nervous, all right. “The worst is that you die alone and your family is not with you at your burial.” That’s a loneliness biting not just at Italians like Falace — but also at their country, traditionally an integral part of the West that’s increasingly upset about being left to fend for itself by the developed world amid a crisis unlike any it has seen in decades. Rome has been requesting medical support for the past few weeks. But the quickest response has come not from fellow European nations or the U.S., but from China and Cuba. [READ NOW]( [Around the World]( [Are You Ready for Smoked Duck With Squid Ink Risotto … in “Outer Space”?]( Multisensory experiences, where several senses are excited during the course of a meal, are fast emerging as the future of the fine dining industry. You’ve just settled in at a top-notch restaurant when the room lights up and you’re transported to outer space. An iPad lets you “explore” your projected surroundings — so you can zoom into specific constellations or scribble messages that will show up as projections. The cutlery is made cold using liquid nitrogen to add to the space experience. As your senses acclimatize, out comes the first course of the 90-minute meal — smoked duck and lentil salad with a squid ink risotto moon rock and roselle bubbles. Or artisan mozzarella with heirloom tomato jam and balsamic pearls, if you’re dining at the Ritz-Carlton Doha, where this event — aptly titled Whimsy — was launched in January. Whimsy kicked off in Kuala Lumpur last April, as from Tokyo to Phoenix and Mumbai to Copenhagen, entrepreneurs, chefs, artists and tech whizzes are coming together to change the way you eat. Multisensory experiences, where several senses are excited during the course of a meal, are emerging as the future of the fine dining industry. Like most industries, fine dining too has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic. But multisensory dining experiences are even more exclusive, smaller gatherings than most fine dining restaurants, and typically cater to only a handful of people at a time — reducing the risks of virus transmission and so, of cancellations. [READ NOW]( [Sponsored by Bright Cellars]( [A Better Way to Wine]( You know what you like. But do you know why you like it? Bright Cellars helps you tap into your personal wine preferences, so you can have a perfect pour, every single time. 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