Top Italian stocks gain over 200% in the past five years. Google and Facebook, step aside!
by Fabio Pavesi More than 10 stocks on the Milan blue-chip and Star indexes selected by the research center of Il Sole 24 Ore have gained over 200% in the past five years, including during the tough economic crisis in Italy. Such performance is usually achieved by high-tech US giants like Google and Facebook, and by Chinese meteors. B...
U.S. Information Office for Parmigiano Reggiano changes hands after 25 years
After twenty-five years as the Director of the US Information Office for the Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano-Reggiano, the official entity for the King of Cheeses in Italy, Nancy Radke is handing over her veritable crown to two successors, Danielle Caponi Bolla and Federico Bolla of Ponte PR & Marketing. Radke's agency, Good Food Cr...
At La Garagista, Hybrid Grapes Stand Up to Vermont’s Elements
by Eric Asimov Wine is now made in all 50 states, though few suggest much of it is any good. But on a hillside just outside this small town in central Vermont, a little east of the Killington ski resort, Deirdre Heekin makes wines under the label La Garagista that are so soulful and delicious, they challenge crucial assumptions long taken...
Food security, globalization and sustainability. The Legacy of Expo 2015
Friday, September 25, 2015, 10am The Italian Academy 1161 Amsterdam Ave (south of 118th St.) New York, NY 10027 Organized by: Columbia University in collaboration with: Italian Cultural Institute Free and open to the public. Registration required: www.italianacademy.columbia.edu Maurizio Martina Italian Minister of Agricultural, Fo...
Herculaneum will run to become 2016 Italian Culture Capital
Ercolano, the town close to Naples and famous for its ancient Roman ruins, unveiled a proposal to become the 2016 Italian Culture Capital. The cultural offerings ranged from tours on Caravaggio to tours on street art, from the revival of a used clothing market to a spotlight on creative business startups, archeology and the environment. ...
Italian Heritage Parade To Roll Through Wharf & North Beach This Sunday
True to their Italian roots, North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf will be the site of the 147th Italian Heritage Parade, starting at 12:30pm this Sunday, October 11th. This year's parade will feature 93 units of bands, marchers, vehicles, floats, dancers, equestrians, and more—the largest number of entries ever. The parade route starts at The...
Viva Italia! Highlights From This Year’s Columbus Day Parade
by Rachel Silberstein Once again, as in years past, Bensonhurst's 34th Annual Columbus Day Parade was a smashing success. Nearly every school, community center, and church in town marched down 18th Avenue for the joyous annual event organized by the Federation of Italian American Organizations(FIAO) to celebrate the many contributions...
Salute Is a Little Slice of Italy
by Al Mancini In a town full of flashy celebrity chefs, it's easy to overlook some of the corporate executive chefs who run large, quality local restaurant groups from a little further behind the scenes. Brian Massie has long been one of those chefs. For years he helmed kitchens at many of the restaurants within the Light Group em...
A first look at Sabrina's Cafe in Collingswood
by Brandon Baker Fourteen years after the opening of the original Sabrina's Cafe at 910 Christian St., husband-and-wife owners Robert and Raquel are taking their winning brunch and dinner formula over the bridge to Collingswood, Camden County. Robert De Abreu, 47, told PhillyVoice the duo had been approached to bring their restaurant to C...
Monteverde's Opening Night Brings Sarah Grueneberg's 'Soulful' Italian Food to West Loop
by Daniel Gerzina "Cooking with a traditional heart and a modern hand." That's the phrase that chef Sarah Grueneberg and her team constantly reiterate, a question that they ask of themselves about every dish they present, dishes that Grueneberg says she "cooks from a soulful place." It's what they hope will be recognizable to everyone who...
Secret pagan basilica in Rome emerges from the shadows after 2,000 years
By Nick Squires A mysterious Roman basilica built for the worship of an esoteric pagan cult and now lying hidden more than 40ft below street level has opened to the public for the first time. The basilica, the only one of its kind in the world, was excavated from solid tufa volcanic rock on the outskirts of the imperial capital in the...
Top 40 Under 40: Urban artist "Millo"
by Lavinia Pisani The first time I fell for the work of Francesco Camillo Giorgino, a.k.a. "Millo," was the second I laid my eyes on one of his murals: a red-painted heart, amidst a surrounding black-and-white surface, that was being firmly hugged by a larger-than-life child-like figure. After seeing Millo's name featured on...