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
Italian good news: Export of organic products, Italy has primacy in Europe
WTI Magazine #24 2014 Apr, 04Author : buonenotizie.it Translation by: Organic farming in Italy is confirmed, once again, on the rise and in contrast with other sectors. The trend of organic farming is positive on several fronts: food production increases, sales and exports grow, and consumption of organic food in Italian schools is r...
IT and US: Detroit Institute of Arts at the Italian American Cultural Society
WTI Magazine #24 2014 Apr, 04Author : Detroit Institute of Arts Translation by: The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) returns to the Italian American Cultural Society (IACS) Thursday April 10 when Sir Dr. Alan Darr, Senior Curator of the European Art Department at the DIA, comes to talk about the master works in the museum's Italian ar...
Italian cuisine: Meatloaf with egg
WTI Magazine #24 2014 Apr, 04Author : Gambero Rosso Translation by: Gather into a bowl two meats, the skinned sausage, the breadcrumbs soaked in milk and squeezed, parmesan cheese, a tablespoon of chopped parsley, the eggs, salt and pepper (if you like it, even half a clove of grated garlic).
Italian fashion: New Opening, Roy Roger’s
WTI Magazine #24 2014 Apr, 04Author : Nadiah Ahmad Shukri for poisondrops.com Translation by: Denim Made in ItalyWay back in the Fifties, 1952 to be precise, Roy Roger's mixed a working class staple with dolce vita chic. Francesco Bacci, founder of the Sevenbell group that owns Roy Roger's amongst other brands, set out to the United...
Italian wine: Arborea
WTI Magazine #24 2014 Apr, 04Author : Vino OK Translation by: The wine area that involves the Arborea DOC is located in the province of Oristano in the eastern area that extends beyond the Plain of Terralba, slightly offset to the south. This area, totally flat, was obtained from a wide reclamation work undertaken during the Fascism:...
Italian cinema: A young Italian director and his personal dream in Hollywood
WTI Magazine #24 2014 Apr, 04Author : Simone doc Bracci Translation by: Looking for a unique prospective in the deep American film market, we found an italian talent that fights every single day to establish in the independent ndustry. Hollywood has no mercy? Well, maybe this time we can support something which deserves real promotio...
Italian fashion: Prada double bag, the new must have of the season
WTI Magazine #23 2014 Mar, 28Author : Maria Teresa Squillaci Translation by: What is love in the fashion world, if not that staple of everyday accessories: the bag? Season in, season out, we are presented with can't-live-without companions - envelope clutches, slouchy hobos, structured totes, neon backpacks, perspex box bags, origami...
Italian wine: Aglianico del Tiburno
WTI Magazine #23 2014 Mar, 28Author : Vino OK Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti The area of production of this Aglianico is a few miles east of Benevento, perched around the slopes of Mount Taburno, an isolated ground on the massive Campanian mountains formed in the Mesozoic. The entire area of Benevento was originally occupied by a...
Italian politics: How the Italian political communication changed through the years - a short review 2/2
WTI Magazine #23 2014 Mar, 28Author : Francesca Papasergi Translation by: Last week we started a short analysis about Italian leaders' communicative style. Today we will end our digression and go through the attitudes of Mario Monti, Beppe Grillo and Matteo Renzi.
Italian art: Andrea Pozzo
WTI Magazine #22 2014 Mar, 21Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti When we talk about Italian baroque and more specifically about Romanesque baroque, immediately come to our mind the style, the works and the names of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Francesco Borromini and Pietro Berrettini da Cortona, who are considered t...
Italian wine: Chianti
WTI Magazine #22 2014 Mar, 21Author : Vino OK Translation by: One of the first documents that witnesses and mentions about this famous wine is undoubtedly represented by its classification, as originally drafted in 1398. Looking at these documents, we can understand how the Chianti was a white wine, it did not have a large diffusion...
IT and US: Exhibitalia opens on april 5 in Houston
WTI Magazine #22 2014 Mar, 21Author : Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Texas Translation by: Italy will "rediscover" America - in Houston on April 5 and 6, when exhibITALIA, a large-scale exhibition of all things Italian, opens at the downtown George R. Brown Convention Center. The announcement was made Feb. 5 at kick-off recepti...