This Leesburg Italian restaurant was so popular, it needed more space
In only three years, Brooklyn’s Pizzeria has become so popular that it outgrew its little space in the Winn-Dixie plaza in South Leesburg. The restaurant recently moved a couple doors down and now has a larger dining area where customers can enjoy all the Italian specialties. Owners James and Shawna Pancari purchased the restaurant from the previo...
MIC - International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, UNESCO since 2000
Faenza is a città d'arte in the province of Ravenna, full of places to see and delicacies to taste. Here we tell you about the art that has made it famous thanks to the skills of its artisans: ceramics. Its MIC - Museo Internazionale della Ceramica (International Museum of Ceramics) is a true excellence recognised worldwide, with exquisite pieces f...
Italian Biopics: Ennio
Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 6:00 pm CT. IIC Chicago - 500 Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611. Entrance: Free. Italian Biopics: Ennio. Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. 2022, 150’, Italian with English subtitles. Registration here. A unique and touching documentary that tells the story of Ennio Morricone through a long interview by Giuseppe Tornatore...
Italian curiosities: did you know the first banks were born in Italy?
Banks: we all use them but have we ever thought about when and how they were created? History tells us that the earliest forms of banking – or something close to it – were practiced by the Assyrians and the Babylonians in Mesopotamia, as far back as 2,000 years before the birth of Christ. It was quite normal for the wealthy to entrust their riches...
Forbici, a celebrated Italian restaurant in Tampa, could expand to St. Pete
Forbici is one of the top spots in all of Tampa for fine Italian cuisine. The restaurant puts a modern twist on classic dishes, and offers up a sensational pizza in Tampa’s Hyde Park Village. This restaurant is part of Next Level Brands, a group headed up by prolific restaurateur Jeff Gigante. Next Level just recently opened Boulon Brasserie in Wat...
Jet-powered Ferrari could take on Tesla's 'flying' Roadster
Exotic sports cars may soon be running on air. Partially. Ferrari has received a patent for a "plusejet" system that could improve the performance of its cars. It is similar in concept to one that has been proposed for the Tesla Roadster, which remains in development more than five years since it was originally announced. Ferrari's design, first di...
Joe Aiello: third-generation Albany produce wholesaler perseveres
Joe Aiello’s workday begins long before the sparrows sing on Dongan Avenue in the city’s South End. Each morning before sunrise, Aiello unloads pallets of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onions, bananas, pears, oranges, apples and herbs from trucks arriving from New York City’s sprawling produce markets. On Monday, when winter’s first major...
Exploring the beauty of Naples: Six things to do while you're there
A trip to Italy's third-largest city is worthwhile for the pizza alone, but it offers much more. Called by many as Italy's soul, Naples is a hub for experiencing rich history, architecture, and cuisine. From intimate alleyways to the peak of the infamous Mount Vesuvius, there are plenty of picturesque scenes and exciting excursions to make your tri...
OroBianco Italian Creamy Herds Up the Best in Water Buffalo Cheeses and Gelato
When he was in his early 30s, Phil Giglio went to live in Southern Italy while studying for the bar exam. That six-month excursion just outside of Naples, connecting with an area that his family once called home, was enough for him to fall in love with the region’s cuisine for life. Even after graduating from law school, and practicing as a corpora...
Bottega Veneta opens new boutique in Palisades Village, Los Angeles
Bottega Veneta and its new creative director, Matthieu Blazy, have chosen the Palisades Village shopping center, a bespoke walkable village, which opened in fall 2018, now home to 45 stores, entertainment and restaurants. It is part of the Caruso Group's portfolio which also includes The Grove, The Americana at Brand and The Commons at Calabasas. T...
The Historic and Contemporary Lake Garda
Shared by three regions – Veneto, Lombardy, and Trentino Alto-Adige – and the largest lake in Italy, Lake Garda extends about thirty miles south from the foothills of the Dolomites. Shaped like an inverted ax, the narrow northern section of the lake funnels through sloping mountainsides and cliffside peaks for about twenty miles before collecting i...
Raimondo’s Debut Documentary Wins Best Short
Margie Raimondo’s first documentary, The Soul of Sicily, won The Best Short Film or Documentary at The Taste Awards. Raimondo is an author, chef, filmmaker and farmer focused on preservation and agriculture. The documentary was born out of her desire to shine a light on farmers who are at the heart of the food industry. On Feb. 1 The Taste Awards p...