SAPORI, NEWSPAPER TEST

This product was born from a collaboration between Lunaria Magic and mentalism creator Luca Speroni.

You perceive a flavor, a memory, an image, an emotion — you don't guess a word.

SAPORI is an authentic Italian cooking magazine: recipes, advertisements, a quiz, and the "catch of the month." On a newsstand shelf, in a salon, or in a waiting room, it is indistinguishable from the hundreds of checkout-aisle magazines people handle without a second thought. 

Yet, in the hands of a mentalist, this ordinary magazine transforms into a complete repertoire: six ready-to-use effects capable of making a spectator perceive landscapes, flavors, spices, memories, and even the exact cost of a shopping trip that never actually took place. No electronics, no suspicious items to conceal—just paper, ink, and the mind of the person flipping through the pages. Whether you perform table-hopping magic, work parties and weddings, or entertain in restaurants as a magician or mentalist, this magazine guarantees minutes of performance material. For parlor or stage settings, you can let the spectator make their choices, have them drop the magazine onto the floor, and then—while writing or drawing on a large board—begin to amaze everyone.

Zero memorization, zero patterns to recall.

Most book tests and newspaper tests on the market require the performer to memorize lists, sequences, or codes—a mental load that detracts from the natural flow of the presentation. SAPORI was created to eliminate this limitation: all the elements needed to perform every test are contained on the front and back covers, cleverly hidden in plain sight. You simply need to know how to read them; anyone who knows the secret can control the entire performance with a single glance at the cover, without memorizing a thing.

SIX EFFECTS, ONE MAGAZINE

1 · REMOTE VIEWING — The Landscape
The spectator flips through the magazine and stops at a landscape image, holding it up in front of them, out of your sight. You ask them to imagine being there, in that very moment—and you describe the light, the temperature, the sounds, and the sensations, eventually naming the exact location.

2 · THE SPICE — Reading a Memory
A random recipe, freely chosen. The spectator imagines tasting the dish. Then, from among the ingredients, you identify the specific spice they are thinking of—and with it, a memory that seems to belong to both of you.

3 · THE SEALED ENVELOPE — Shopping Prediction
A sealed envelope is handed over before the act even begins and is kept in the spectator's pocket. They "go shopping" by choosing four products from the advertising pages and adding up their costs on their smartphone calculator. The total matches—down to the cent—what is written inside the envelope. This effect requires no eye contact with the spectator: you can leave the magazine with the audience (even in a theater) and manage everything while remaining on stage.

4 · COOKING QUIZ
A page of challenging questions designed for a lay audience. The spectator silently chooses one, and the mentalist reveals the answer.

BONUS · Recipe of the Month
A double-page spread featuring a dish with an unpronounceable name. The spectator reads it and looks at the images; you describe the dish, the ingredients, and the sensations it evokes, as if reading word for word from their mind.

BONUS · Catch of the Month
Seven fish on an imaginary fishmonger's display. The spectator thinks of one; letter by letter, you reveal it, arriving at the exact name. For this effect too, you can use a sheet of paper and a small board, having the spectator draw a fishmonger's stall complete with the names of the catch, turning the moment into a theatrical performance. Alternatively, you can simply read the spectator's mind to reveal the fish they plan to cook that evening.

WHAT IS SAPORI?

• A genuine Italian cooking magazine for a global audience—32 pages featuring professional "newsstand-quality" graphic design and printing
• 20 authentic, practical recipes featuring restaurants and chefs from around the world
• Can be handed to anyone at any time; it is, in every respect, a real cooking magazine
• Suitable for any setting: stage, parlor, table-hopping, commercial mentalism, and comedy magic
• No memorization required: all necessary information is concealed in plain sight on the cover
• A complete, ready-to-use act: six effects from a single prop, performable solo or repeated with multiple spectators
• AVAILABLE IN ITALIAN AND ENGLISH

WHAT YOU RECEIVE

• "SAPORI" cooking magazine
• Instruction manual (PDF)