Italian Design Company Dreams Up ‘Flying Superyacht’
If you thought superyachts weren’t wild enough, what with their helipads, spas, ironed bed sheets and million-dollar toys, then prepare yourself for a shock: one Italian design company wants to create a ‘flying’ superyacht. Now, before you go all Isaac Newton on us, or throw your complete works of Albert Einstein at our heads, we don’t mean flying...
Should San Diego pay to upgrade this Little Italy park?
The city of San Diego is contemplating spending more than $3 million to upgrade Amici Park in downtown’s Little Italy neighborhood even though it does not own or operate the 2.8-acre facility. The proposed monetary contribution, several years in the making, was last week floated before San Diego City Council’s four-person Active Transportation and...
The Sauce That Survived Italy’s War on Pasta
IN 1932, ITALIAN CULINARY MAGAZINE La Cucina Italiana awarded their Best Pasta Sauce prize to one chef’s Sugo Marinetti, or Marinetti sauce. Said sauce stood out not only for its unique combination of chopped pistachios and artichokes sauteed in butter, but also for its ironic title: the firebrand poet Filippo Marinetti, for whom the pasta sauce wa...
Fatto A Mano: Italian Baker With A Twist
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or — if you’re Pierluigi Mazzella — make sourdough bread, focaccia, panettone, biscotti and pastries. That’s the life he knows. Pierluigi began baking as a 12-year-old, on his native island of Ischia in the Gulf of Naples. He apprenticed with a world competition winner, then came to the US. He worked hard...
This strapping gay '60s singer-songwriter shook up the Italian music world in a big way
Singer-songwriter Umberto Bindi truly knew how to write a tune. Yet, even with a warm and inviting vocal, his own recordings of his songs never seemed to be the ones that took off. His 1959 debut record “Arrivederci” didn’t hit the tops of the Italian Hit Parade singles chart ’til the Don Marino Barreto Jr. version released, which went on to be the...
Elegant Italian Restaurant Tantalizes River Oaks
Even though River Oaks Italian restaurant Zanti Cucina Italiana opened in November at 1958 West Gray, it’s already made quite an impression — we named it an honorable mention on our 2022 list of Best New Restaurant. It’s the second location from founder Santiago “Santi” Peláez and his team; the original in The Woodlands opened in 2019. Joining Pel...
Paolo Banchero named rookie of the month for second straight time
Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero has been named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for January 2023. It is the second straight month that he has earned the monthly honor. Italian-American Banchero becomes the third player in franchise history to be named the league’s Rookie of the Month in consecutive months, joining Shaquille O’N...
Villa Borghese, one of Rome's most iconic parks
Villa Borghese is a beautiful and historic park located in the heart of Rome, Italy. The park is situated on the Pincian Hill, and offers stunning views of the city and the surrounding areas. The park was originally built in the early 17th century by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, who was a patron of the arts and a great collector of antiquities. The...
San Francisco Bay Area embraces Italian food
The San Francisco Bay Area is a mecca for foodies and wine lovers with upscale grocery stores in every neighborhood. Retailers such as Whole Foods, Mollie Stone’s, Draeger’s and Lunardi’s have multiple locations in the densely populated thirty-five-mile peninsula located South of San Francisco. With warm lighting and neutral colors, Whole Foods in...
The Italian Trade Agency spotlights & sponsors 62+ top ‘Made in Italy’ men’s fashion & accessories brands at Chicago collective
The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) will extend its sponsorship of a curated selection of some of Italy’s very best menswear and men’s accessories designers at the semi-annual Chicago Collective trade show, February 5-7 at The Merchandise Mart. This industry event is one of the pillars on which ITA has built a successful strategy to promote menswear, in...
The festival di Sanremo: a true Italian tradition
It’s no secret that music is important to Italians. Singing is part of our own history and tradition. And we know how to celebrate our passion. Traditional Italian music has had, since the 1950s, a most prestigious event followed by the entire country: the Festival di Sanremo. The Festival di Sanremo is also known as Il Festival della Canzone Itali...
Tacconelli’s opens its second N.J. pizzeria, in Haddon Township
Sixteen months after buying a former menswear shop on Haddon Avenue in the Westmont section of Haddon Township, Vince Tacconelli Sr. and his son, Vince Tacconelli Jr., have fired up the ovens at their second South Jersey pizzeria. Tacconelli’s opens Feb. 4 at 146 N. Haddon Ave., joining a crowded field of pizzerias stretching along the avenue’s com...