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Umberto Mucci

Umberto has a degree in Political Science and a master in Marketing and Communication. He is the founder and CEO of We the Italians and the representative in Italy of the Italian American Museum of New York. He gives lectures about History of Italian Emigration to the US, and he has published seven books about Italy and the US

  WTI Magazine #30    2014 May, 15Author : Bette Cadwell      Translation by:   From pictures of an early 1900's wedding held at St Mary's in the French Quarter, to the fresh catch-of -the-day being peddled at the French Market, the contributions of Italian Americans are embedded in the fabric of New Orleans.  

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  WTI Magazine #30    2014 May, 15Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin      Translation by:   Italy has hundreds of grape varietals, which the majority of them many won't know. The varietal I'm writing about today comes from southern Italy and is called Falanghina.    

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  WTI Magazine #30    2014 May, 15Author : Simone doc Bracci      Translation by:   You think about it and think again, and in the end you realize that Italy's classic movies world has had so many big names, compared to the contemporary scene: talented actors recognized throughout the world, glorious icons that take us back in time and at the sa...

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  WTI Magazine #30    2014 May, 15Author : buonenotizie.it      Translation by:   Italy remains the largest producer of bicycles in Europe: in addition to being a "nation of saints, poets and explorers", Italy is increasingly becoming a "nation of cyclists". In 2013, in fact, the Italian production of two-wheelers has increased by 22% and export...

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  WTI Magazine #30    2014 May, 15Author : Gambero Rosso      Translation by:   Cream the softened butter with the sugar. Add the grated rind of 1 orange. Beat the eggs and add them to the butter mixture little by little making them gradually absorb.    

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  WTI Magazine #30    2014 May, 15Author : Maria Teresa Squillaci      Translation by:   To celebrate the release of Prada Candy Florale, French actress Lea Seydoux appears in a comic strip penned by renowned illustrator Francois Berthoud. Based on the wants and needs every girl has in terms of her choice in fragrance, Berthoud used only two col...

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  WTI Magazine #29    2014 May, 8Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   One of the most beautiful celebrations of Ortona, in the Abruzzo coast, is the Feast of the Pardon of St. Thomas the Apostle, which takes place on the first Sunday in May.    

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  WTI Magazine #29    2014 May, 8Author : Maria Teresa Squillaci      Translation by:   Italian dressing is more than European fashions and a wardrobe full of Italian fashion brands; it's an ease, a fashion silhouette, and an inner style. There are certain fashion staples that every woman should have in her closet, so she can take her Italian Ch...

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  WTI Magazine #29    2014 May, 8Author : Gambero Rosso      Translation by:   Cook the pumpkin, included the peel, into the oven at 180 degrees for about an hour until it's tender, then deprive it of the filaments and then, scraping with a spoon, get all the pulp. Gently sauté the onion halves with a knob of butter, add the pumpkin pulp and let...

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  WTI Magazine #29    2014 May, 8Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   One of the most ancient events in Italy recurs every year on May 7. A colossal historical reenactment with hundreds of actors, extras and historical groups, winds through the center of the city of Bari, the Capital of Puglia, ending at the majestic Papal Basilica of Sai...

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  WTI Magazine #29    2014 May, 8Author : Vino OK      Translation by:   Friuli Annia and Aquileia is produced in Friuli, very fascinating region in northern Italy. More precisely, this wine is produced in a wide area including the towns of Carlino, San Giorgio di Nogaro, Marano Lagunare, Torviscosa, Castions di Strada, Porpetto, Bagnaria Arsa e...

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  WTI Magazine #29    2014 May, 8Author : Enrico De Iulis      Translation by:   These days in Milan is under construction a very interesting exhibition: the subject is Bernardino Luini, a 100% Lombard painter which has had a mixed fortune and fame, quickly covered by the shadows dropped by the twentieth century critics against him.    

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