10 Best Italian Cars (And 10 Actually Powered by American V8s)
What do Italian Cars have that American Automakers just don’t get? We had some experts weigh in on the differences between American cars and their Italian counterparts. Xtreme Xperience is a supercar driving experience that boasted one of the first Corvette C7 Stingrays available to the public. Yet its customers choose Lamborghinis and Ferraris ove...
Passaporti in Ohio: funzionario itinerante a Cleveland
Un funzionario del Consolato italiano a Detroit sarà a Cleveland, nello Stato dell’Ohio, il prossimo 25 giugno per rilevare le impronte digitali dei connazionali che hanno bisogno di rinnovare il passaporto. Il servizio è dedicato ai connazionali che siano iscritti all’Aire e siano registrati nello schedario anagrafico del Consolato. Il funzionario...
Le Farfalle Owners Plan Second Italian Restaurant in NYC
Charleston Village Italian restaurant Le Farfalle opened in the summer of 2016, and now the owners Michael and Caitlin Toscano announce that they will start a second modern Italian restaurant in Manhattan. Named Toscano, the new place will premiere later this year at 24 Minetta Lane in Greenwich Village. The address is the former home to Perla wher...
Rocco Cingari, longtime owner and operator of ShopRite stores in Connecticut and a former board member of Wakefern, dies at 89
Rocco (Rocky) Cingari, the longtime president and chief executive officer of Grade A Market Inc., which owns 11 ShopRite stores in Connecticut, died June 3, with his family at his side. He was 89 and a lifelong resident of Stamford, CT. Mr. Cingari served as president and CEO of Grade A Market for nearly 40 years until January, when his nephew, Tom...
How Italian fishermen are helping study plastic pollution in the Med
On a moonlit night off Italy's coast, fishermen are hauling in the usual catch: cuttlefish, red mullet and plastic waste. But this time, they won't throw the rubbish back. The trash instead is being collected, analysed and, where possible, recycled in an initially month-long experiment to try to provide a blueprint for cleaning up the sea. "A lot o...
Moncler meets Palm Angels: an interview with Francesco Ragazzi
Last night 300 people gathered in Soho at the Moncler boutique to celebrate the latest “Moncler Genius” project with Palm Angels and Francesco Ragazzi, who joins the retail experiment following the creative capsule collections by a range of designers including Pierpaolo Piccioli of Valentino, Simone Rocha and Craig Green. Ragazzi’s collection is ai...
In Vino Veritas: The Tradition of Making Wine in an Italian-American Home
I cannot remember a time as a youth when I did not assist my Dad in the making of wine. I must have been 3 or 4 years old when I first began helping him in the cellar in Verona, Penn. The grapes had that sweet, sticky smell and touch. The white grapes were called muscatel, and the purple ones — which looked black to me — were zinfandel. This was ba...
Adriana Trigiani’s Very Valentine Review: What Happens in Italy Doesn't Stay in Italy!
What happens in Italy does not stay in Italy, my friends. Let that be a word to the wise. This summer, Lifetime has their Book to Screen Saturday movies, and on the list was Adriana Trigiani’s Very Valentine starring Kelen Coleman from Big Little Lies. The real star of the movie was Jacqueline Bisset as the coolest, prettiest, and most awesome gran...
Celestino Drago is the new chef Ambassador Gustoso Sicilian food excellence
Celestino Drago, the most beloved chef of Hollywood stars is the new chef Ambassador Gustoso Sicilian food excellence, premium brand of Sicilian high quality excellences in the food and beverage sector, with the aim of promoting authentic Sicilian cuisine, culinary traditions and culture in the US market. An important business that will soon see th...
2019 Festa Italiana Michigan - Italian American Idol Singing Contest
Saturday, July 13th -Freedom Hill County Park Sterling Heights 48312 MI. 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. We are looking for four Italian American idols! The four contestant age groups are: Up to 8 years; 9 to 12 years; 13 to 17 years; 18 and over To enter the contest, please send a clear video, YouTube link o MP3 of either an Italian song or an Italian themed s...
The Little Italy Heritage Society Museum is now open!
The Little Italy Arkansas Heritage Society museum is now open on weekends (Saturday 10am - 4pm and Sunday 12 noon - 4pm) and hope you will come by to sign our guest book and enjoy learning about the only Italian Enclave in Central Arkansas, our beloved Little Italy! Our museum shop is also open and we have postcards, books, pins, and other items. I...
Workshop fosters partnerships for sustainable training in northern Italy
The annual U.S.-Italy Sustainable Training Area Management workshop was held in Udine June 5-6, the fourth in a series that explores ways to find a balance between meeting military training and maintaining environment stewardship. Program workshops are sponsored by U.S. Armed Forces Europe, and are designed to focus on best practices by bringing t...