The best espresso machines you can buy
Coffee lovers start out innocently enough with drip filters, French presses, milk frothers, and stovetop espresso makers; but then next thing you know, they're browsing Amazon for full-on espresso machines with all the bells and whistles. If you've reached that stage of coffee addiction, don't worry, we're here for you. We've researched everything...
Discovering Italy off the Beaten Track
When: Thursday, March 28, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT) - Where: Italian Cultural Institute | 500 N Michigan Ave | Suite 1450 | Chicago IL Jenifer Landor, Founder of Live and Learn Italian, will lead guests on a journey to discover Molise, a hidden Italian gem wedged between Abruzzo and Puglia, which is largely unknown, even to some Italians....
Bread and Italy, A Perfect Pair
Although pizza, spaghetti and other pastas are normally associated with Italy, bread plays an extremely large role in the diets of most Italians. There is rarely a meal served in Italy where bread is not included. Italy and the word “bread” just seem to go together as a pair. A History that starts in the Neolithic era Although no one really knows w...
Fabrizio Capobianco, un valtellinese in Silicon Valley
"Un valtellinese in Silicon Valley" è l'incontro proposto giovedì 14 Marzo dall'Associazione Culturale Valtellinesi a Milano che si svolgerà alle ore 18 nella sede di via Palestro del capoluogo meneghino. Fabrizio Capobianco è stato definito "un'autorità morale tra gli startupper italiani d'America". Nato a Sondrio, laureato in Ingegneria all'Unive...
The Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan has been named a PLIDA Certification Center
The Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan announces that as of March 1, 2019 it has been named a PLIDA Certification Center (Italian Language Project Dante Alighieri), a very important accomplishment for the Metropolitan Area of Detroit. There are 350 Certification Centers in seventy-four countries in the world. PLIDA is a language certification prog...
List of local St. Joseph altars for 2019
The following parishes, schools and entities of the Archdiocese of New Orleans will host St. Joseph Altars for the feast of St. Joseph on March 19. The tradition, which is Sicilian and Roman Catholic in origin but is carried on locally by Italian-Americans and people of all nationalities and faiths, includes baking cookies and cakes and preparing f...
EU film fest to feature 4 Italian entries
The Gene Siskel Film Center will present the the 22nd Annual Chicago European Union Film Festival through April 4. The following Italian films will be screened at the festival. (Descriptions were provided by the Gene Siskel Film Center.) LORO: 2018, Paolo Sorrentino, Italy/France, 150 min. With Toni Servillo, Elena Sofia Ricci. Wednesday, March 13,...
Francesca Alderisi (FI) riceve riconoscimento dalla Scuola d’Italia Guglielmo Marconi di New York nel giorno della Festa della Donna
“Gli Stati Uniti non sarebbero gli Stati Uniti senza il prezioso contributo degli italiani, New York non sarebbe New York senza La Scuola d’Italia. Una bellissima serata”. Queste le parole della senatrice Francesca Alderisi (FI), eletta nella Circoscrizione Estero, in Nord e Centro America, che lo scorso 8 marzo ha partecipato al Benefit Gala 2019...
'Best putting round ever' lifts Molinari to Bay Hill victory
Francesco Molinari clinched a two-stroke victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational when he stormed home with a closing eight-under-par 64 in Florida on Sunday. The British Open champion enjoyed his "best putting day ever" which he capped off by sinking a 45-foot birdie at the difficult par-four 18th at Bay Hill in Orlando. The usually low-key Itali...
La collaborazione tra Italia e Stati Uniti al centro dei lavori della conferenza sulla sicurezza cibernetica organizzata dall’Ambasciata d’Italia
Collaborazione e “capacity building” a livello internazionale e nazionale, partnership pubblico privato, misure di “confidence building”, educazione e formazione per costruire una cultura di sicurezza, rafforzamento dei rapporti tra università, mondo della ricerca e imprese, sono questi i campi di azione necessari per rafforzare la sicurezza cibern...
Dine Out Maine: Portland’s romantic, intimate Piccolo showcases a more playful, experimental side
Piccolo’s executive chef, Damian Sansonetti, is chuckling in the background. Despite his efforts, I can hear him over the speakerphone. I’ve just asked his wife, pastry chef Ilma Lopez, what inspired her to put smoked walnuts on a dark chocolate budino ($12) – an addition that pitch-shifts the tones of the custard-like dessert from bittersweet to t...
Helicopter maker Leonardo adds 166 jobs, $65 million training center in Northeast Philadelphia
Leonardo, the Italian helicopter maker, said it will spend $65 million to build a 60,000-square-foot training facility adjacent to its Northeast Philadelphia plant over the next year. The facility will train pilots, crews, and mechanics for Air Force helicopters in partnership with Boeing’s Delaware County plant, and for civilian craft. The compa...