Made in Italy pasta under attack
Made in Italy is not just a geographical indication. According to latest KPMG research, it has the same value of a brand and if it were really a brand it would be the third best known in the world after Coca-Cola and Visa. For 82% of foreigners interviewed, it communicates the values of beauty, luxury (72%), passion (58%), and creativity (53%). Tha...
College Life Italia, Iafrate: "Dalla Roma agli USA, la mia scelta"
Da Avezzano ad Albany (NY), passando per Roma, Frosinone, L'Aquila. La storia di Riccardo Iafrate è quella di un ragazzo ambizioso e determinato, capace di raggiungere i suoi obiettivi e di inseguire i propri sogni spinto dal desiderio di avventura, di crescita e da una forza di volontà invidiabile. Disponibile, sicuro, maturo: dopo diversi anni ne...
Italian-Americans urge Pittsfield School Committee to restore Columbus Day
History is imperfect, but still, it should be honored. That's the message that about 30 members of various Italian-heritage groups sent to the School Committee during its meeting Wednesday. They urged committee members to restore Columbus Day in the school calendar. But committee members pushed back, prompting a neighborly exchange about ethnicity,...
Top 10 Things to do in Italian Village
Columbus’ historic Italian Village does not disappoint in terms of history, scenery, and unique finds. One of Columbus’ first suburbs, Italian Village has been home to Irish, Italian, and Black immigrant settlers throughout the 19th century, before experiencing major revitalization in the 1970s. Today, Italian Village is an eclectic mix of old and...
Rename Balbo? How about State or Lake Shore instead, Italian-Americans suggest
Lake Shore Drive or State Street should be renamed for civil rights crusader Ida B. Wells, and Balbo Drive should be left alone, an Italian-American civic leader said Wednesday. One day after Aldermen Sophia King (4th) and Brendan Reilly (42nd) resurrected the name change, Dominic DiFrisco, president emeritus of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian...
Authentic Italian Table: Successo in Nord America
Oltre 50 eventi, 50 tra consorzi, cantine, aziende del food & wine e del lifestyle italiane presenti, più di 500 importatori e distributori locali e oltre 100 ristoranti italiani certificati coinvolti: questi i numeri di “Authentic Italian Table”, la manifestazione con cui le 9 Camere di Commercio Italiane all’estero di Chicago, Houston, Los Angele...
“L’Italia a Hollywood”: 5 buoni motivi per vedere la mostra al museo Ferragamo
Apre i battenti oggi 24 maggio “L’Italia a Hollywood”, la mostra al museo Ferragamo che sonda il rapporto dello shoe designer con i divi del cinema, intercorso negli anni dal 1915 al 1927 (e non solo). Ecco perché, se vi trovate a Firenze, vale una visita. 1 |“L’Italia a Hollywood”, ospitata fino al 10 marzo 2019 al museo Ferragamo all’interno di P...
Armando’s, Montague St. fixture for 82 years, closes after building sold
Armando’s Restaurant and Bar, Brooklyn Heights’ classic Italian restaurant, has closed its doors after almost 82 years of business. City finance records show that Peter Byros, the restaurant’s owner since 1981, sold the building located at 143 Montague St. to Uri Koptiev for $7,418,000 on Feb. 14. Koptiev is a real estate agent. The roughly 2,000 s...
Lusso: Deloitte, 24 aziende italiane nella top 100 mondiale
Le 100 più grandi aziende di beni di lusso al mondo hanno generato vendite per 217 miliardi di dollari nel 2016, con una media di 2,2 miliardi di dollari per società. Grazie ad una pattuglia di 24 aziende nella top 100, l'Italia è il primo Paese del settore a livello di presenza. Emerge dal Global Powers of Luxury Goods, lo studio annuale di Deloit...
2018 Super Bowl Champions Philadelphia Eagles Alumnus Releases Autobiography Joe Pagliei: The Roast Master
Philadelphia Eagle alumnus Joe Pagliei has released his debut book, titled Joe Pagliei: The Roast Master. A real-life Zelig, Joe’s story begins during the Depression Era, in a humble steel-mining town in Western Pennsylvania where he lived under the same roof as the local neighborhood numbers runner. From that colorful beginning, Joe went on to l...
Angeli's strives to take care of its community
More than 25 years ago, Tony Angeli started a festival and special event company and by chance, Andy Mastrino and John Taylor started working for him. The rest is history. The trio took their passion for great food and excellent service and opened Angeli’s, a welcoming trattoria that has been a Naperville favorite since 1996. “It is truly great to...
Italian museum discovers painting by Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna in its collection
The Accademia Carrara in Bergamo, Italy, has discovered a “new” painting by Andrea Mantegna hidden in plain sight in its own collection. The curator Giovanni Valagussa re-attributes the tempera on panel work, Resurrection of Christ (around 1492-93), to the Renaissance master in the museum’s complete catalogue of 110 paintings from the 14th and 15th...