Following UNESCO's recognition of Italian cuisine as Intangible Heritage of Humanity, the I Go Italian project has kicked off in Sicily.
An international network of restaurateurs
The Made in Sicily ETS Foundation was set up with the aim of protecting the Sicilian identity by launching the I Go Italian project, an international network of restaurateurs who espouse a code of ethics that supports the UNESCO recognition, The Foundation adopted the name I Go Italian for how it recognizes and documents their commitment.
The first restuarant is in the centre of Palermo
The first I Go Italian sign was presented on 10 January 2026 to Dario Bisso of Bisso Bistrot, at the Quattro Canti in Palermo. This is a recognition of values that the bistrot has always made its own. In the heart of the city, in an old historic bookshop, deliberately not renovated, its cuisine represents the process that UNESCO recognizes as intangible cultural heritage.
“The restaurateurs are our true ambassadors”
“Each UNESCO itinerary has its own signs marking the stages of the route,- explain Giovanni Callea and Davide Morici, promoters of the initiative together with the Foundation. -This project aims at highlighting what we believe are those monuments in Italy and around the world that interpret the UNESCO recognition: the restaurants of Italian excellence. The restaurateurs are our true ambassadors everywhere and at the same time our welcoming committee in Italy. I Go Italian is the framework of the value they create every day with their commitment: a value that UNESCO has recognized, and also a responsibility to adopt”
