Italy pins Oscar hopes on Sorrentino movie
The Hand of God by award-winning Italian film director Paolo Sorrentino has been shortlisted for an Oscar nomination, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday night. The coming-of-age film, whose original Italian title is È stata la mano di Dio, is listed among 15 hopefuls vying for a nomination in the academy's best in...
The invitation to perform at the White House left Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli, and Virginia Bocelli ‘amazed and overwhelmed’
The invitation to perform at the White House left Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli, and Virginia Bocelli “amazed and overwhelmed.” Andrea Bocelli and his children, Matteo and Virginia Bocelli, performed for President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden at the White House. Andrea Bocelli has continued to perform all over the world despite the pand...
Italy’s Christmas Panettone Becomes Gesture Of Solidarity In Milan
Italian panettone, a light sweet bread traditionally eaten at Christmas, is becoming a symbol of solidarity in its birthplace Milan thanks to the “panettone sospeso” scheme. Based on a Neopolitan convention, customers can pay for and leave a panettone in the city’s bakeries to be donated to those in need over the festive period. In Galleria Vitto...
Italian American Chamber of Commerce of Michigan Supports Friends of Foster Kids
Members of the Italian American Chamber of Commerce of Michigan (IACCM) recently spent time wrapping Christmas gifts at Friends of Foster Kids (FoFK). Founded in 1919, the IACCM is comprised of 183 Italian Americans who are proud of their Italian heritage. In addition to providing opportunities for business and professional growth, the IACCM provid...
The cribs not to be missed in Italy
Christmas is around the corner and as tradition has it in every city different nativity scenes are set up every year, both classic and unique, as well as the living ones thanks to which the Christmas atmosphere is recreated allowing for a deep dive into the past. Let us see what are the 5 nativity scenes absolutely worth seeing in Italy! Before dis...
Four Italians Towns to Visit in Winter
The climate of Italy is highly diverse, given the length of the peninsula and its mostly mountainous interior. However, conditions on the coast are different from those in the interior, especially during the winter months: while places at higher altitudes tend to be cold, wet, and often snowy, the coastal regions have mild winters, in particular th...
Inpasta Set To Bring Build-Your-Own Pasta Bowls To San Diego's East County
The San Diego hospitality company behind concepts like Greystone Steakhouse and Farmer's Table is nearly ready to unveil Inpasta, a build-your-own pasta bowl concept set to open later this month. Inpasta is the product of Sicilian-born chefs and co-owners Vincenzo Loverso and longtime partners Alessandro Minutella and Alberto Mestre, whose San Dieg...
Mantua and Sabbioneta: UNESCO heritage to unveil from 2008
In 2008, Mantua and Sabbioneta were listed by UNESCO in the World Heritage List: Sabbioneta represents the concept of an ideal city built according to the Renaissance theories, while Mantua is the perfect expression of the transformation of a city according to similar canons. This corner of Lombardy is rich in history and art, thanks to effort of t...
My Roots, My Heritage: A Genealogy Webinar with Marianna Gatto Tuesday, January 11, 6:30 PM (ET)
My Roots, My Heritage is an interactive webinar led by Marianna Gatto, historian and executive director of the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles. This webinar is designed for those interested in discovering their family’s origins. Whether you are curious about your family’s early years, wish to identify your ancestors, locate familial villages...
Their Cup Runneth Over
Land shapes culture, giving rise to unique traditions, and people shape the land they inhabit. Nowhere is this more evident than at Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene in northeastern Italy. Here, in the chequerboard landscape where rows of vines grow on gentle, grassy slopes, interspersed with rosy-hued villages and thick patches...
Ci Siamo’s wood-fired Italian cooking overcomes its generic new-development setting.
You really need a road map to find this place,” muttered someone at our table after making the long trek to the latest Danny Meyer venture, Ci Siamo — a journey that begins on some nameless sidewalk in midtown. (Pro tip: If your Uber driver attempts to career into the Lincoln Tunnel toward New Jersey, start yelling.) From there, you ascend to a fea...
‘I told him this is where we came from’: In ancient Italian villages, with our 10-month-old in tow, I find deep personal history
Futani. It was a small town I’d never heard of, nearish some bigger towns whose names I may have recognized as the upper front ankle of Italy’s boot. The name conjured no images, not the grand arcades that come to mind when someone mentions nearby Sorrento, nor the alluring mythos of Napoli, nor the homes carved into the hillside that look like one...