Corriere della sera – Cook

Simonetta Bazzu is Vittoria Arimani for the web, originally from Olbia. A law graduate, she abandoned the path she took after her studies to see what lies beyond the island. To travel, even back in time. This is where Arimani, which means “yesterday” in Gallurese, was born, through which Vittoria reveals the secrets of Sardinians’ longevity. How? With what she calls “pasta therapy,” a four-hour course she holds in Battista, a small hamlet in the Olevà valley in the middle of nowhere. Battista is everything to Vittoria: memories of her as a child, her grandmother kneading and all the uncles gathered. And it is there that she teaches how to prepare the “food of the centenarians” and thus passes on the deep connection with her land to students from all over the world. Hers is a pasta class so special that it was documented by renowned Italian-American actor Stanley Tucci for the Cnn program “Baker Uncovers 1300 Ancient Breads.” Then, in the winter, she makes her home available to all young people between the ages of 18 and 45 who want to learn the art of pasta making: this is the “Vittoria Arimani” project created with the aim of ending the flight of the younger generation from the island. Because Vittoria believes that a plate of pasta can contribute to not only physical but also mental well-being.