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The history of cuisine as depicted through menus in order to comprehend the evolution of gastronomy, as well as what the royals of England, Italian politicians, and American presidents ate. This is the idea behind "Note di Pranzi," an exhibition in Treviso's fifteenth-century Casa Robegan from March 4 through April 1 staged by architect Alessia Cipolla and put on by La Costruzione del Gusto. The exhibition's stars, according to the organizers, will be 350 menus dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day and originating from the collection of Adriano and Rosalba Benzi of Acqui Terme, great enthusiasts who have been collecting menus for decades. The exhibition will be an opportunity to remember how people ate in Treviso fifty years ago, but also to sit at the table with the royals of England, with the Savoy, with Andreotti visiting the White House and browse through the culinary proposals of the past centuries. Among these there are real works of art such as silk menus, die-cut or signed by famous artists such as Bacci and Luzzati.
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