Hilton Head wants to be besties with this European getaway
“Do you want to fall in love with Verona or not?” Bob LeFavi asked the Hilton Head Town Council on Tuesday. The question from the department head for health sciences at Armstrong State University in Savannah came after a presentation on behalf of the Italian-American Club of Hilton Head, which urged council members to consider a resolution to enter...
There’s a New Italian Deli in Shaw, and It’s Legit
Salvatore Falcone is serious about his subs. The Queens native and his brother left New York, where their father owned a deli, to open their own Italian sandwich shop and market in Boca, Florida over three decades ago. Now “Sal” is back in the Mid-Atlantic (at least part time) for a similar venture in Shaw: Capo Deli.v Falcone’s DC connection is th...
Back to the Land of Explorers (Part I): Columbus and Genoa
If there is one reason why Italian Americans are especially proud of their ethnic roots, it is because Italy happened to be the birthplace of the first explorers and navigators who “discovered” – or better, “re-discovered” – America at the end of the 15th century. As we all know, it all began in 1492 with Christopher Columbus’ groundbreaking first...
Italy leads Top 100 luxury list with 26 companies, says Deloitte
Italy is the country with the highest number of companies in the Deloitte “Global Power of Luxury Goods” 2017 report, the consultancy said. Italian companies account for around 16% of total revenues of $212 billion generated by the top 100 luxury groups in the world. Revenues made by Italian companies increased 9.3% from the year before, above the...
Made in Italy: 2018 anno dedicato al cibo italiano
Il 2018 sarà l'anno dedicato al cibo italiano. Ad annunciarlo i Ministri delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali Maurizio Martina e dei Beni culturali e del turismo Dario Franceschini. Un patrimonio, quello del Made in Italy agroalimentare, che coniuga saper fare, bellezze artistiche e paesaggistiche, rappresentando uno del migliori bigliet...
Federico Mussini leaves St. John’s for pro opportunity in Italy
Sophomore guard Federico Mussini, who came from Italy to play at St. John’s, will be leaving the program after two seasons. Reports in late May indicated that his youth club, Reggio Emilia, wanted him to return to play for their senior club. Mussini was back in New York this week, but will return to Italy to play. “I believe I am ready to take the...
Il legno biocompatibile di Fiemme 3000 approda a NY
Il legno biocompatibile di Fiemme 3000 mette sempre più radici all’estero. Dopo un mese dall’apertura del secondo monomarca cinese nella citta di Chongqing, arriva il recente opening diNew York. Nel cuore di Chelsea, a Manhattan, ha inaugurato a metà maggiola nuova “Casa Fiemme” all’interno d’Italian Green Design: 150 metri quadrati di studio e sho...
Pazzo, in Upper St. Clair, offers Italian-American favorites
In a city already packed with classic Italian-American restaurants, old and new, we always wonder that more continue to open. There are surely unplumbed depths to the many regional cuisines of Italy, but what more remains to be said in the language of red sauce? Perhaps it’s the appeal of the tried and true. A menu of pizza, lasagna and fettuccine...
Gli italiani e la “fame” di fare cinema a New York
Un panel bene organizzato, tanti spunti di riflessione e un dibattito interessante sul mondo del cinema e dei giovani che si affacciano al mercato cinematografico. Al Consolato Generale d’Italia a New York è andato in scena un nuovo appuntamento con “Meet the New italians”, una serie di incontri promossi dalla istituzione diplomatica con l’obiettiv...
Your guide to the Taste of Little Italy
One of San Diego’s preeminent dining destinations opens the door to dozens of restaurants, dessert shops, breweries and wineries next week. Here’s what you need to know about the annual Taste of Little Italy on June 14. When: Wednesday, 5-9 p.m. Why you should go: With big-name, classic Italian restaurants and dynamic new-comers, Little Italy is th...
Parade will mark Dean Martin’s 100th birthday
Deana Martin will return to her father’s birthplace this year to celebrate her father’s 100th birthday and serve as the grand marshal of the Dean Martin Birthday Parade on June 17. “The Dean Martin Festival Committee under the direction of Rose Angelica and Deana Martin has prepared a musical extravaganza of events to commemorate the 100th birthday...
Italian artist to create mural
An Italian artist whose murals span the globe will work his magic on the side of a downtown building beginning Monday. Giuseppe Percivati, a professional muralist from Turin, Italy, will prepare, sketch and then paint the south wall of a building in the 400 block of Central Avenue, in front of the Exchange Street Parking Plaza. His mural will be Ho...