Close

NEWS FROM :  

Through the floor-to-ceiling window near the north entrance of Bar Corallini, people passing by can stop and watch the head chef, Giovanni Novella, hand make his own pastas and pizza doughs.  Prepping rigatoni, spaghetti or his personal favorite, pappardelle, Novella perfectly shapes each piece of pasta, all while making it look mesmerizingly easy....

60

In April of 1254, a widow in Genova gives her house to the monastery of San Pietro di Prà for an intriguing sum: 50 lire of Genovese money and an annual supply of a certain amount of “casei paramensis,” otherwise known as “formaggio parmigiano.”  For those of us whose idea of Italy is inextricably intertwined with Parmigiano Reggiano, which may in...

82

Stanley Tucci, the ever-charismatic actor and filmmaker, has come out to share some startling experiences from his career, particularly how he often found himself battling against the deep-seated prejudices associated with being Italian-American in Hollywood. Best known for his vast array of roles, from the flamboyant art director Nigel in The Devi...

71

The Domus Aurea, or “Golden House,” is perhaps the most recognizable and widely known symbol of Emperor Nero’s extravagant ambitions; built between 65 and 68 AD after the Great Fire of Rome — remembered because of the (fictitious) image of Nero playing his lyre while watching the city turn into ashes, the palace stretched across 300 acres and incor...

64

Picture this: a cozy, dimly-lit restaurant filled with inviting aromas of freshly-baked bread and simmering sauces. Bowls filled with steaming pasta are being dished out from the small kitchen around the back, and the walls are adorned with stunning landscape shots of the Italian coast. Families are laughing and smiling at each other, and the air i...

56

For centuries, scholars have puzzled over the origins of the world’s first writing system. Now, a study by Italian researchers reveals that some of these earliest proto-cuneiform signs may have evolved directly from motifs on prehistoric cylinder seals. The research, published in Antiquity, identified individual symbols carved into ancient Mesopota...

69

Four years ago, when PGA Class A head professional Tim Frazier was interviewing a young woman for a job at his club, the familiarity of her name puzzled him. But it all became very clear when Sabrina Bonanno met again with Frazier for her second interview and told the club professional that she had played at his Sycamore Hills Golf Club course in F...

37

The Italian state-owned shipbuilding company, Fincantieri, has set its sights on dominating the underwater sector. CEO Pierroberto Folgiero emphasised this as a key priority. The company, with a historic reputation for building over 180 submarines, forecasts that the global underwater market will be worth $400 billion by 2030. Drawing on its extens...

59

In mid-September, Lou Perrotta and his family drove from Canton, Georgia—a rapidly growing suburb of Atlanta—to Nashville, Tennessee. They were going to watch their favorite football team, the New York Jets, take on the Tennessee Titans. There was one rule for the trip: there would be no talking about their pizzeria, Perrotta’s Pizza, the 100-seat...

72

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to invest €1.2 billion ($1.3bn) in expanding its data center business in Italy. The investment will span over the next five years, and will be used to expand AWS' data center operations in Milan, reports Reuters. According to AWS, the $1.3bn investment announced on November 7 would generate up to 5,500 jobs thr...

74

Evanston’s Caroline Colianne was named the first Special Olympian to join the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday. “For them to recognize what our athletes bring to the world is fantastic,” said Peter Beale-DelVecchio, president and Chief Executive Officer of Special Olympics Illinois. “So often they’re told, ‘You can’t do thi...

62

Sports car biopic Maserati: The Brothers, which gets underway this month, has booked into Rome’s iconic Cinecittà studios. Filming will also take place in Modena and Bologna, and the production will use VR and VFX technology from Tuscany Film Studio. Michele Morrone, Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia and Jessica Alba are starring in the film about the b...

86