Where to Go in Italy in 2023
Italy offers a huge variety of places to go, making it hard to narrow down an itinerary. My picks for top places to go in 2023 include this year’s Italian Capital of Culture, a foodie and car lover’s city, a southern coastal region, and Italy’s northeastern region. Where to go in Italy in 2023: Brescia and Bergamo, Italian Capitals of CultureOn the...
“Ciao House”, New FoodTV Cooking Competition to Take Place in Tuscany
Food Network has announced that there’s a new show coming and it unites the pleasures of food with the excitement of traveling to Tuscany. Ciao House takes 10 up-and-coming chefs on the journey of a lifetime in the new primetime series hosted by network all-star Chef Alex Guarnaschelli and Tuscan-born Chef Gabriele Bertaccini. Shot on-location in I...
One More Kiss: Why Cinema Paradiso Will Always Be Relevant
Cinema Paradiso (1988) begins with a soaring opening score in stark contrast with the languid beauty of a clear blue sea and sky, visible through the gossamer curtains. This sonorific arc swiftly cuts to a darkened scene of suspended intimacy, where a lovers’ night is interrupted by an element of foreboding. Suddenly we’re inside a church, where ou...
A Century of Women. Tommasoli’s photographs 1906 - 2022
When: From March 9 to May 15, 2023 from Monday through Friday from 10AM to4PM - A unique exhibition dedicated to women, as seen by four generations of Italian photographers. Photography is not only a way of representing reality, but also of painting and reinventing it. The important Tommasoli photographic archive shows us women’s metamorphosis over...
In the first 11 months of 2022 Italian wine shipments at 7.27 billion euros: +10.6%
The path is set, and the record for Italian wine exports, expected to reach 8 billion euros in 2022, is getting closer. In the first 11 months of 2022, in fact, wine shipments touched 7.27 billion euros, +10.6% growth over the same period in 2021, practically zeroing the effects of inflation. Thus the Istat data for November 2022, analyzed as alway...
King Cake Muffuletta, a Marriage of Two New Orleans Classics
If tradition is good for anything, it’s knowing when we can break from it. Don’t listen to purists—when it comes to our food, the most fun creations are happening at the margins, shunning orthodoxy. And in New Orleans, that means futzing with our beloved seasonal dessert, the king cake. There is a growing selection of king cakes that eschew the swe...
Starbucks' new drinks have a spoonful of olive oil in every cup
Starbucks wants you to give olive oil coffee a shot. Really. The coffee chain is rolling out a new line of beverages made with extra virgin olive oil. To be clear, the drinks are not simply flavored with olive oil, nor do they have just a hint of it. Each one is truly made with a spoonful of oil, adding 120 calories to the total. With some drinks,...
Italian Festival Hosts 8th Event in Phoenix and 1st in Sun City-- Set for March
The Italian Association of Arizona announces its 8th annual Italian Festival™️ in downtown Phoenix with, live music, Italian food, art, exotic cars, and entertainment. Phoenix’s Italian Festival takes place at Heritage Square on March 4 and 5. On March 11 and 12, Sun City will host the first-ever Italian Festival at Sun Dial Recreation Center. “Th...
Cinema: Troisi gets posthumous degree from Naples university
One of Naples' favourite sons, the late great comic and film director Massimo Troisi, on Monday received a posthumous honorary degree from his home town university. Troisi, who died at 41 in 1994 a few days after wrapping his last great film Il Postino, for which he got two Oscar nominations, graduated in "Discipline of Music and Entertainment, His...
National Italian American Foundation Announces 2023 Region of Honor: Emilia-Romagna
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is pleased to announce Emilia-Romagna is this year's Region of Honor. Each year, NIAF collaborates with a region in Italy to promote its culture, business, and tourism in the United States throughout the year. To celebrate the region, Emilia-Romagna will be prominently honored at the NIAF 48th Anniver...
Italy claim mixed Snowboard relay gold at world championships
Aaron March and Nadya Ochner sealed mixed parallel slalom team gold for Italy at the World Championships in Georgia. In Bakuriani, March and Ochner overcame the Austrian pairing of Andreas Prommegger and Sabine Schoeffmann in the final to claim the title. Italy just missed out on a second medal, with Maurizio Bormolini and Lucia Dalmasso losing out...
University of Toledo to host Italian Bowl this July
The Italian Bowl is headed to Ohio this July for the 42nd Italian Football League Championship game that will be played in Toledo. The game will take place on July 1 and will be played in the Glass Bowl on the campus of the University of Toledo. This will be the first time ever that the IFL Championship Game will be played outside of Europe. The ga...