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"Italy will always have the best food"

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“Italy will always have the best food” lands less like a tourist’s Yelp review and more like a fashion-world credo: taste as legacy, not trend. Diane von Furstenberg built a brand on the idea that style can be both effortless and authoritative, and the line works the same way. “Always” is doing the heavy lifting. It’s a refusal to treat cuisine as a rotating leaderboard of novelty, pop-ups, and algorithm-driven hype. In a culture that’s constantly anointing the next “it” destination, she’s betting on continuity.

The subtext is aspirational but also defensive: Italian food isn’t just delicious, it’s a benchmark for authenticity. That word matters in fashion and food alike, where “heritage” can be marketing shorthand for quality and moral superiority. Von Furstenberg’s own biography adds texture: Belgian-born, long associated with European glamour, she’s been a curator of a certain cosmopolitan ideal. Praising Italy’s food reads as praising a whole lifestyle economy - craft, regional identity, ingredients with provenance, meals that are social architecture.

It’s also a sly flex. Declaring a winner lets you signal discernment without getting technical. You don’t need to cite a dish, a region, or a chef; you just align yourself with a consensus that feels sophisticated. The line flatters the listener’s palate while quietly rejecting the idea that innovation beats tradition. In 2026 terms, it’s an anti-content statement: food as culture you live in, not content you chase.

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Furstenberg, Diane von. (2026, January 18). Italy will always have the best food. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/italy-will-always-have-the-best-food-23244/

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Furstenberg, Diane von. "Italy will always have the best food." FixQuotes. January 18, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/italy-will-always-have-the-best-food-23244/.

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"Italy will always have the best food." FixQuotes, 18 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/italy-will-always-have-the-best-food-23244/. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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Diane von Furstenberg (born December 31, 1946) is a Designer from Belgium.

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