What is Salsiccia: Meaning and Traditions
What is Salsiccia?Salsiccia is a type of Italian sausage made from ground or chopped pork, beef, veal, and/or other meats blended with spices such as garlic, salt, pepper, fennel seed, nutmeg and/or other ingredients. The mixture is then encased in either an edible natural casing or stuffed into a synthetic sausage casing. Salsiccia pronunciationIt...
2024 Maserati GranTurismo Priced From $174,000 In The U.S.
The 2024 Maserati GranTurismo was a long-time coming and U.S. pricing details for the grand tourer have just been announced. The Italian car manufacturer has confirmed that the entry-level GranTurismo Modena will be available from $174,000 in the U.S. while those seeking some additional grunt will have to cough up at least $205,000 for the GranTuri...
Lombardy: the cheese factory of Italy
Export sales in value and volume of Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano grew double-digit in the first quarter of 2022 and show a positive trend in the following three months as well, posting +7% in value and + 3.8% in volume. Lombardy’s GI cheeses in 2021, according to the Ismea-Qualivita Report, have a regional impact of 1,401 million euros and...
Family-run Italian restaurant Caterina's going strong after 41 years
Named for the woman who has had a hand in most of the recipes on the menu, Caterina’s Ristorante, 9104 W. Oklahoma Ave., has been a staple of the local dining scene since 1982. It’s always been a family restaurant, and since 2005 Tony Ingrilli has run the restaurant founded by his parents. His first job at age 9 was washing dishes, and in the near...
‘The fantasy of it runs wild’
Nestled between Rome and Florence, the Italian hillside town of Bomarzo appears calm and unassuming. But with a look down the hill, monsters appear. Just below a Renaissance palace is a 29-acre park, where mystery and wonder emerge from boulders and outcroppings of Tufo stone. More than 400 years ago, artists carved beasts and mythological figures...
Bradley Cooper’s Italian American Mom Serves up Hot Takes in Super Bowl ad
Bradley Cooper once again shared the limelight with his mother, Gloria Campano; but this time it wasn’t on the red carpet, rather, it was on national TV during a Super Bowl / T-Mobile commercial. The charming TV spot cost millions, and fortunately for mother and son, it was well-received by audiences. Chiding him for his lack of award wins and for...
February, the month that … didn't exist
Let’s face it, February is the strangest month: it’s in full winter, but people feel like it’s spring already; it’s the shortest of months, and the only one with 28 days. If that wasn’t enough, it’s got an extra day every four years. It’s nothing, though, if you think how, once upon a time, it didn’t even exist – yes, you read it right. The Gregori...
ENIT and Trenitalia together to support the growth of tourism in Italy, seen from the train by over a million passengers a day
An agreement has been signed between Enit and Trenitalia to enhance travel experiences in Italy. In 2022, Italy is back to travel and choosing to do so by train. Last year Trenitalia recorded more than 1 million passengers per day and nearly 400 million trips. Italy is confirmed as a particularly popular destination for foreign tourists, whose purc...
“Paving the Future of Transatlantic Relations”, Remarks by CdA Crowley
Buonasera a tutti. Thank you, Rector Prencipe for your kind words of welcome. And thank you to your colleagues at Luiss, Vice President Severino and Prorector Marchetti. My warmest regards to Ambassador Zappia in Washington and to Foreign Minister Tajani and Secretary General Sequi. It is a testament to the excellence of Luiss University that such...
First Look at Ferrari SF-23 F1 Championship Hopeful from Maranello
Ferrari unveiled the car with which it aims to contend for this year’s Formula 1 championship. The iconic marque presented its 2023 package, the SF-23, during an outdoor ceremony at its Maranello base on Tuesday. The ceremony opened with a violinist playing the national anthem while the crowd in attendance on a gorgeously sunny morning cheered a me...
Ferretti Yachts 860 and wallypower58 to Debut in Miami
This year’s edition of the exclusive event born out of synergy between two storied shows - the Miami International Boat Show and the Miami Yacht Show - held from February 15 to 19 in Miami. The new Ferretti Yachts 860 and wallypower58 will debut on the Americas market. Ferretti Yachts 860 expresses a cruising concept that puts harmony between styl...
Apply Today: 2023 IABF College Scholarships!
The Italian American Baseball Foundation awards college scholarships to deserving student-athletes who express pride in our culture and heritage. The 2023 application process is now officially open. The organization’s goal is to honor graduating high school seniors or current college players. The scholarships are open to Americans, and internationa...