Caffè Al Bicerin

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Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 10:46 a.m.
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Turin's oldest and smallest café is located in Turin's atmospheric Quadrilatero Romano area. It has barely changed since it opened in 1763. Frequented by Cavour, Dumas and Puccini, this establishment soon became very popular with artisans and the aristocracy ... Here you will find the original home of the Bicerin, an exquisite hot drink, with three layers, one espresso, one chocolate and one fresh cream in secret amounts, served in a tall glass so you can admire the fusion of colours ... A

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Almost Wordless Wednesday: Bicerin

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Published Dec. 29, 2009 at 7:01 p.m.
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It has been quite cold, and quite wet in Italy this week. Those in Torino are more fortunate than most, because they have some of the finest cafes in all of Europe, and also have bicerin, a heavenly coffee-and-cocoa concoction that does an incredible job of keeping the cold at bay ... Whisky, grappa, mulled wine ... Who needs them when one can enjoy Bicerin? ... Almost Wordless Wednesday: Bicerin originally appeared on About.com Italian Food on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at 00:01:44 ...

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Top 10 Tips for Turin

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Published Oct. 28, 2009 at 10:56 a.m.
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Travelling through Piedmont, by definition, is a journey of discovery, but in Turin, Italy's first capital, surrounded by the Alps to the north and west and the gentle hills of the Monferrato to the south, you will find treasures galore at your finger tips ... Image via Wikipedia ... So here are ten suggestions and top tips including shopping in Via Roma, visiting the Mole Antonelliana, riding the old rack tramway to the Basilica of Superga and chocolate tasting ... 1 ... A walk along Via Roma

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Bicerin

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Published Jan. 12, 2009 at 5:40 a.m.

If it's cold out, few things are as nice as Bicerin, a sinful drink prepared in Torino from coffee, cocoa, and whipped milk. A little goes a long way -- the word [i]bicerin[/i] means little glass -- and if you like it you'll be joining august company: Alexandre Dumas, Italo Calvino, Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso were all Bicerin fans ...

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