Italian traditions: Celebration of Christ in Pove del Grappa, Vicenza
WTI Magazine #67 2015 September, 4Author : folclore.it Translation by: Every five years, in the years ending in 0 and 5, hundreds of people from Pove del Grappa, near Vicenza, prepare the celebration of Christ, commonly called the Five-Year Celebrations in Honor of the Divine Crucified. The festivities in honor of the crucified seem to...
Italian wine: The Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Terramane DOCG with Cerelli Spinozzi
WTI Magazine #68 2015 September, 18Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com Translation by: The top grapes of this region including the white grape, trebbiano d'abruzzo, also know as ugni blanc in France. It's a high acid wine, without much flavor extracted and is usually light and crisp with apple flavors. The r...
Eataly New York, Martina (MIPAAF) presenta il segno unico distintivo del Made in Italy
Il segno unico distintivo del made in Italy agroalimentare ('The extraordinary Italian taste') è un tassello fondamentale del piano per l'internazionalizzazione che Mipaaf e Ministero dello Sviluppo economico stanno attuando per sostenere l'export e rafforzare le azioni di contrasto all'Italian sounding, che prevede risorse pari a 260 milioni di eu...
Little Italy without the pizza; also chicken and waffles
by Ronald Holden What's up here? A liquor license application from an outfit named Aglio e Olio (2743 E. Madison St.) lists Luigi DeNunzio as one of the applicants. He's well-known in the Italian-American restaurant community, with two Pioneer Square restaurants to his name (Al Boccalino and Che Sara Sara), plus Cafe Bengodi, recently relo...
Abruzzo e Molise: Tra Storia e Tradizione. The Mysteries of Campobasso and the ‘Ndocciata
October 21 6:30 pm — 8:00 pm, Westchester Italian Cultural Center, 24 Depot Square, Tuckahoe, New York Learn about the ancient and spectacular tradition of La 'Ndocciata and La Sagra dei Misteri di Campobasso, or Festival of Mysteries of Campobasso, which is considered one of the most significant tradition in the history of the Molise region and r...
Le startup italiane fatturano 340milioni l’anno e tutti i dati utili dell’ecosistema del 3° trimestre 2015
Sono nate 456 startup innovative in più a fine settembre 2015 rispetto a giugno dello stesso anno. Sono i dati diffusi dalle Camere di Commercio e che si riferiscono alle startup innovative iscritte al registro delle imprese del ministero dello Sviluppo Economico. Inoltre, le startup rappresentano lo 0,31% del milione e mezzo di società di capitali...
Italian outdoor lifestyle clothier Moncler may open second Hawaii store
by Darin Moriki Moncler, an Italian outdoor lifestyle retailer with French roots, may be opening a second Hawaii store in Honolulu's Ala Moana Center, which is set to unveil close to 40 retailers in its new Ewa Wing expansion project within the next two weeks. Architect Giancarlo Teglia of Venice, Italy, on behalf of Moncler USA Retail, L...
10 Directors Leading the Comeback of Italian Cinema
We have 10 Italian directors who are leading an international revival for cinema from the land shaped like a boot. The old adagio of "Italians do it better" does not pertain to romance alone. Neorealism, also known as the Golden Age of Italian Cinema, is still remembered in the history of motion pictures as one of the most important and influe...
Top 10 Italian Cookbooks for the Home Cook
by Jackie DeGiorgio Yes, Italy is replete with ruins and art and scenery galore, but it's nearly impossible to think of the country without thinking of its food. In addition to the countless restaurants, there are plenty of food and wine experiences to silence your hunger pangs when in Il Bel Paese, but—whether you live here or not—there's...
Italian Actor Gabriele Ferzetti, Co-Star Of Antonioni’s ‘L’Avventura,’ Dies At 90
by Nick Vivarelli Gabriele Ferzetti, the silently seductive Italian actor who rose to international prominence during the 1950's and 60's, when he played a dissolute playboy opposite Monica Vitti inMichelangelo Antonioni's melancholy masterpiece "L'Avventura," died in Rome on Wednesday. He was 90. Ferzetti's stage, screen and...
Jonas Carpignano’s Mediterranea puts a human face on the migrant crisis in Europe
by Silvia Donati Italian-American director Jonas Carpignano is the author of the film Mediterranea, which tells the story of two African migrants, Ayiva, played by Koudous Seihon, and Abas (Alassane Sy), as they try to make better lives for themselves in Italy, after traveling from Burkina Faso to Rosarno, in the southern region of Calabri...
Agroalimentare, il marchio del made in Italy sbarca a New York
L'eccellenza del Made in Italy agroalimentare sugli schermi di Times Square a New York e nei più importanti network televisivi degli Stati Uniti. È partita la campagna di promozione del governo per il sostegno al wine&food nazionale con uno spot firmato da Silvio Muccino che mostra la qualità e il saper fare italiani. È questo uno dei...