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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 #27    2014 Apr, 25Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   Since a few years Ascoli Piceno in the Marche region, homeland of the famous "olive ascolane" (fried olives from Ascoli), it has become the Italian capital of every variety of deep-fried food, in particular the fried food Italian style, welcoming every year a wide audi...

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  WTI Magazine #27    2014 Apr, 25Author : Lionel Bottari      Translation by:   There's a considerable number of Italian-themed festivals that occur during the warmer months in the United States, and I've been to quite a few. But none of them have quite the feel of Italy like the one held deep in the cornfields of southern Iowa every June.  ...

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  WTI Magazine #27    2014 Apr, 25Author : Francesca Papasergi      Translation by:   "Parks and Recreation". "Person of Interest". "Orange is the New Black"."Community Services Are the New Prison Sentences". Wouldn't it be a nice title for a tv show? This is what it is going to be, by the way. A tv show.    

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  WTI Magazine #27    2014 Apr, 25Author : Vino OK      Translation by:   The wine area that involves the production of Verbicaro DOC is located on the western edge of the National Park of Pollino (a national park in Basilicata and Calabria), partly hilly sloping down towards the coast and partly flat.    

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  WTI Magazine #27    2014 Apr, 25Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   Ferentino, in the province of Frosinone in the southern part of Lazio, celebrates the Feast of St. Ambrose, its patron saint, on April 30. The route of the procession of St. Ambrose, lit by torches, lanterns and lamps, is daunting: between narrow and ancient streets, i...

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  WTI Magazine #27    2014 Apr, 25Author : buonenotizie.it      Translation by:   More than 370 images of Venetian collections are available on the platform of Google Art Project: thanks to the recent agreement between Venice Civic Museums Foundation and Google Cultural Institute, the lagoon city fulfills a definite step forward on the road of "...

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  WTI Magazine #27    2014 Apr, 25Author : Enrico De Iulis      Translation by:   Gae Aulenti died less than two years ago, and for a strange effect of reverberation or echo, we hear about her a lot more today than when she was alive. A very active life, however.    

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  WTI Magazine #27    2014 Apr, 25Author : Gambero Rosso      Translation by:   Chop the onion finely and fry it in a pan with extra virgin olive oil. Cut the bacon into strips and add them to the onion, then add the zucchini cut into cubes. Season with salt, and cook for 20 minutes.    

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WTI Magazine #27    2014 Apr, 25Author : Simone doc Bracci      Translation by:   With the goal of bringing in the "Orange County", famous to most for a teen movie of a few years ago, the best of classic and contemporary filmography from all over the world, the Newport Beach Film Festival will start today, april 24.    

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  WTI Magazine #23    2014 Mar, 28Author : Christoph Dressler      Translation by:   This fall, discover the birthplace of today's Italy with our charming trip leader Giuliana Marple. Learn about the Risorgimento of Italy and then dive into the Slow Food movement of the Piedmont region. Giuliana, who is president of the Italian Club in Salt Lake...

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WTI Magazine #25    2014 Apr, 11Author : Gambero Rosso      Translation by:   Sift the ricotta with the sugar and knead to a smooth and frothy cream. Then mix well with it the diced candied fruit and the chocolate chips.   Slice the sponge cake into thin slices. With a rolling pin, roll out the marzipan to a thickness of half a centimeter.  

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WTI Magazine #25    2014 Apr, 11Author : Simone doc Bracci      Translation by:   One of our most appreciated and important sense is taste, not in a metaphorical sense, but literally. The taste for food, for example, distinguishes us as men; the taste for art as educated men. If we combine the two things we have a lasting partnership that results...

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