Paolo Internicola: Bringing Authentic Italian Pasta to America through Primi Foods
In the bustling world of food innovation, one name stands out: Internicola. An Italian entrepreneur with a passion for preserving the authenticity of Italian cuisine, Internicola has embarked on a culinary journey that led him to create Primi Foods. With a deep-rooted commitment to quality and a desire to introduce Americans to the true taste of It...
Plant-Based Puglia: In Salento, One Agriturismo Is Returning to the Region's Culinary Roots
Rural Salento, the southernmost part of Italy’s “heel” that is Puglia, is not where one expects to eat vegan food. Agriturismo Piccapane sits on the long, typically flat Pugliese road between Galatina and Cutrofiano, about 45 minutes southwest of Lecce. As far as the eye can see, this is deep olive oil country: rows upon rows of olive trees just b...
exhibit > Fashion Panorama – The Italian New Wave
Event date: From May 21 2024 To August 30 2024 Place: Italian Cultural Institute Los Angeles For a fee: No A traveling exhibition that tells the story of contemporary Italian fashion through the vision of 10 brands – ACT N°1, Gisèle, Cormio, Lessico familiare, Magliano, Marco Rambaldi, Medea, Panconesi, Niccolò Pasqualetti and SSHEENA – chosen for...
The treasures of Sant'Agnese in Agone, a sumptuous baroque temple in Rome
An old legend, now rooted in the collective imagination, has long conditioned the first impact with the exuberant architecture of Sant’Agnese in Agone, a very ancient Roman church built on the site where the young Agnes suffered martyrdom. It all stems from the presence of a bulky opposite, Gianlorenzo Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers, the abs...
"This minestrone makes you live for 100 years": here are the secrets of the Sardinian centenarians
Sometimes the strength of ideas, combined with passion, turns into disruptive and unstoppable energy. That's what happened in Barbagia for Peppeddu Palimodde and Pasqua Salis, who in the sixties began to offer the dishes of Barbagian cuisine in Oliena, under Mount Corrasi, the highest peak of the Supramonte massif. The wild nature is a strong attra...
Verace NYC Bringing a Taste of Italy to the Bowery Neighborhood
40 Rivington Street might be the go-to spot for New Yorkers wishing they were in Italy this summer. Soon-to-open Verace NYC will offer Neapolitan-inspired cuisine accompanied by a curated selection of Italian wines. Verace NYC is owned by business partners Joseph Esposito and Andrea Ingenito, both experienced restaurant owners. Esposito connected w...
Vestavia resident inducted into Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame
Lou Scripa, a Vestavia Hills resident for close to 30 years, recently was inducted into the National Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame. He joins people like Vince Lombardi, Joe DiMaggio and Mario Andretti in that hall of fame, but many people in Vestavia Hills may not be familiar with Scripa because most of his famous accomplishments took place...
Basilicata: Roots Tourism's first destination
2024 has been designated as the year of Roots Tourism in Italy, a concept that seeks to bridge the gap between Italians abroad and their ancestral lands. Unlike traditional tourists, roots tourists are motivated by a desire to connect with their origins, immerse themselves in the local culture, and possibly even reclaim or purchase ancestral homes,...
Italian Eatery “Emilia” to Occupy Ground Floor of The Current
The acclaimed proprietors of Restaurant Olivia, lauded by the Michelin Guide and celebrated as one of Denver’s premier dining destinations, have announced their latest venture, Emilia. Nestled in Denver’s River North District in a 3,700-square-foot space on the ground floor of The Current — a 12-story office development currently under construction...
A luxury guide to Umbria, the Italian region dubbed 'the new Tuscany'
The region of Umbria is Italy’s best-kept secret. Known as the 'green heart of Italy', it’s a place of unspoilt nature, enchanting landscapes, exquisite cuisine and high culture. Not dissimilar, in fact, to its rather more famous neighbour, Tuscany – but without the many crowds. Indeed, while the rest of the country is increasingly overrun by touri...
Zucchero brings world tour to Chicago on May 16
Live Italian music returns to Chicago this month as international superstar Zucchero brings his Overdose d’Amore World Tour to the Copernicus Center on Thursday, May 16. “Zucchero’s live show is one of the most electrifying, upbeat and exciting Italian musical experiences we bring to Chicago,” says Ron Onesti, promoter of the Chicago show. “Everyon...
A gentler side of the Dolomites: a summer break in Italy’s Adamello-Brenta natural park
The pool was empty – perhaps because at about 22C, the water was too cold for Italians. It was also about to close. Whatever the reason, we had the glorious Biolago di Pinzolo, a spring-fed, plant-filtered swimming lake, to ourselves. As my son and I swam, we could just make out the tiny red-roofed hermitage of San Martino on the forested slope abo...