Italian wine: celebrating drinkability
You might think that with a bottle of fermented grape juice, drinkability comes as standard equipment. But, it just ain’t so. And what exactly is drinkability, anyway? Many of Italy’s wines are first and foremost food wines. That is to say, components of many Italian wines - acidity, tannins, etc. - are such that the wines not only compliment foo...
Servizi Consolari: Cosa fa la Farnesina
Il tema “più importante”, il “cuore stesso del mandato della rete consolare” oltre che della Direzione generale per gli italiani all’estero. Così Luigi Vignali ha definito i servizi consolari, tema al centro dei lavori della terza e ultima giornata di lavoro dell’assemblea plenaria del Consiglio generale degli italiani all’estero riunita alla Farne...
Boston Mayor Sides With North End Residents Over Proposed Starbucks
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is siding with North End residents and businesses, telling Starbucks they should withdraw plans to open in the historic neighborhood. The brouhaha has been percolating for months. Residents and business owners teamed up against the plan to open a Starbucks on the corner of historic Hanover Street. "After hearing the concern...
Virgin Galactic signs onto a deal to bring spaceflights to future spaceport in Italy
Virgin Galactic and a pair of Italian companies today signed a framework agreement aimed at bringing Virgin Galactic’s launch system to a future spaceport in the heel of Italy’s “boot.” The suborbital space launch system would be based at Taranto-Grottaglie Airport, which Italian public-private partners aim to turn into a spaceport. Although the co...
Italian mayor says England owes 250 years of royalties for St George's Cross flag
The mayor of Genoa has asked the Queen of England for centuries' worth of royalties for the use of St George's Cross, the original symbol of the northern Italian port. "Your Majesty, I regret to inform you that from my books it looks like you didn't pay for the last 247 years," Mayor Marco Bucci said in a lighthearted message addressed to Queen Eli...
Italian Heritage celebrated in Fredonia
The third-annual Italian Festival was held on Saturday in Barker Commons to celebrate Italian Heritage in the village and surrounding areas. Artisans came out to sell their wares and food vendors and restaurants from Fredonia sold various foods from Italian beef sandwiches to tripe. “It’s great!” Frank Bennice, a WWII Veteran who’s son owned a food...
Italian restaurant Maui Pasta in Scottsdale is a story of love, loss, pasta
It's called Maui Pasta, but there is nothing remotely Hawaiian on the menu of this new Italian restaurant in Scottsdale. However, chef/owner Patricia Inman and her friend and general manager, Debra Lynch, exude the spirit of “Aloha. They moved to Scottsdale from Hawaii last August after the original Maui Pasta closed due to an electrical fire. Lo...
Italian Interior Design
It is no secret that most Italians have an inherent eye for good design, and Italian love for home is second to none. Take these two and combine them, and what you get is the essence of Italian interior design. If you are looking for a way to meet all that you require from your home and make it the cynosure of all eyes at the same time, look no fur...
American Solar Challenge: ecco l’italiana Emilia 4
Rosso come il colore-simbolo Ferrari; animato da tanta passione come tutte le “creature su ruote” che nascono nella prolifica fetta di terra compresa fra l’Appennino ed il Po. E, come loro, rivolto a proiettare un nuovo messaggio tecnologico al mondo. Accanto alla “tradizionale” produzione a motore termico, che da sempre ne rappresenta il fiore all...
Ava's Italian Ice brings fresh fruit flavors to Bucktown
Some people love Italian ice so much, they decide to change careers, and devote their lives to it. At least that's the case for a young family near Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood who have set up shop along a busy stretch of Western Avenue. There, they make nearly a dozen flavors a day, using only the freshest fruits they can find. Marisa Cruz and...
Thanks to Raimondo, RI Retirees May Own a Piece of AC Milan Via a GOP Mega-Donor
It is unlikely that Gina Raimondo will roll out a television commercial touting that members in the Rhode Island retirement system may now be the proud part-owners of a top-tier professional soccer club in Italy — AC Milan, but thanks to an investment by Raimondo as Rhode Island's General Treasurer it may be a reality. The ownership interest in the...
This kid knows where to find the best Italian food in NYC
He has more than 10,000 Instagram followers, hangs out with chefs, photographers and podcasters and gets his tab picked up by local restaurateurs. And he’s 11 years old. The kid in question is Luca Marconi, a fifth grader who, under his Instagram handle @LucaTwoTimes, is also a big-talking food reviewer. For the last year, the cuddly Williamsburg,...