Nutley UNICO Holds its January Meeting at Mamma Vittoria
Nutley UNICO, a Chapter of UNICO National, held its monthly meeting Thursday, January 5th welcoming several new members: Sharon Balsamo, William Cutillo, Daniel Ervolino and Joseph Trentacost. The Mille Grazie Award was given to Maurice Ferraro for his service to Nutley UNICO and the highlight of the evening, besides the outstanding menu, was Phil ...
The hero of Marche: Pecorino
The genius of Italy is its ability to cater to everyone: there are as many autochthonous grapes as varieties of pasta in the Italian peninsula! So, if you seek comfort and familiarity, immerse yourself in the warming reds of Chianti Classico and the ethereal pleasures of Barbaresco. Or, if you crave some of the finest celebratory bubbly outside of ...
Take a Trip to Italy this Summer with the Chef Behind The Good Kind
It’s been 12 years since chef Tim McDiarmid began taking regular trips to Italy, but she says there’s something new to experience each time she returns. “It’s one of the prettiest places in the world,” says McDiarmid, known as Tim the Girl. San Antonians (and others) can join her this year during a women’s-only trip to Cinque Terre, June 24 through...
Latin Papyrus Texts Reanimate Fossils of the Roman World
The PLATINUM project claims to be a “Partnership for Learning and Teaching in University Mathematics.” The study began with the goal of analyzing existing Latin papyrus texts dating to the 1st to 8th centuries AD to learn more about Roman Orientalism as an aspect of “multiculturalism in Antiquity and Late Antiquity.” But this study of Latin texts h...
Italian mime Ennio Marchetto brings his hilarious parodies to Club Fugazi for limited engagement
Shake off the post-holiday blues with some high-energy fun courtesy of Club Fugazi’s latest production, “Ennio: The Living Paper Cartoon.” The one-man show stars Italian mime, comedian and cabaret artist Ennio Marchetto. At last week’s opening night performance, Marchetto's whirlwind series of parodies of some 60 different celebrities and historica...
The hazelnut surges in Piedmont
Italy is the world’s second-largest producer of hazelnuts, after Turkey, and the first in Europe. To meet the demand for healthy products, from 2018 the area dedicated to hazelnut groves has increased by about 5 thousand hectares, thus allowing a steady increase in production. The Nocciola del Piemonte PGI (Pgi Piedmont Hazelnut) has been on the up...
D’Italia Foods deli opens in Brook Park
D’Italia Foods deli opened last week at 6310 Engle Road, Brook Park in building formerly occupied by Pasta Lears Pizzeria and Deli. This marks the second D’Italia restaurant in Northeast Ohio. The first is in Westlake. Both are owned by The Cleveland Restaurant Group, which operates several other restaurants in the region. The new deli will offer s...
The new Italy away shirt is a marbled work of art
We're sure you were as disappointed as us when Italy failed to qualify for the last men's World Cup. The gracious winners of Euro 2020 couldn't quite muster enough gusto to make the final 32, and despite the lashings of schadenfreude, a World Cup without Italy always feels a little wrong. The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) didn't waste any tim...
Passport renewal applications exclusively for compatriots residing in New Jersey - March 2023
Notice is hereby given to compatriots registered with AIRE and residing in the State of New Jersey (Counties of Bergen, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union, Warren, Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth, Hunterdon, Mercer, Somerset) that on Friday, March 3, 2023 starting at 9:00 a.m., it will be possible to apply for passport issuance by appointment at the...
Italy meets USA | CDP Business Matching - the digital platform connecting Italian and American companies
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Washington organises "Italy meets USA", the launch event on the American market of CDP Business Matching, the innovative digital platform that promotes the development of economic and commercial relations between Italian and foreign companies. The webinar will be broadca...
Nonna Maria and the Case of the Stolen Necklace
Nonna Maria, “one of the most charming amateur sleuths ever created” (Tess Gerritsen), sets out to clear her goddaughter's name and uncover the checkered past of an unidentifiable victim in this transporting mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lorenzo Carcaterra. "Nonna Maria and the Case of the Stolen Necklace" will be available star...
Bergamo Brescia: Italy's Capital of Culture 2023
The northern Italian cities of Bergamo and Brescia take up their joint status as Italy's Capital of Culture 2023 with a year-long programme of cultural events kicking off on Friday 20 January. The celebrations begin at 17.00 with a simultaneous inauguration ceremony at Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo, attended by Italian culture minister Gennaro Sangiu...