Italian start-up breathing new life into world’s most ancient wheat to make super-pasta
An innovative startup is breathing new life in the world’s most ancient wheat. This is the goal of Nutracentis, a small company in Sarnico, near the northern Italian city of Bergamo, which since 2015 buys and processes the ancient grain to make dry pasta. The idea came from co-founder Monia Caramma: after studying correlations between nutrients, sh...
The 16 Most Iconic Foods to Eat in Italy
The most difficult thing about eating in Italy is that you can’t try everything. Every day you have a finite number of meals, and a finite amount of space in your stomach, whereas there seem to be an infinite number of Italian dishes that you “absolutely need to try”. From regional specialties to the finest seasonal delicacies, you would need multi...
Newport Beach power lunch restaurant, Il Barone, relocating
Il Barone, known for hosting power lunches over elegant plates of fine Italian cuisine, is relocating within Newport Beach. But business executives who’ve grown accustomed to handshake deals inside Il Barone’s bistro should not fret. The restaurant, tucked in MacArthur Square near John Wayne Airport, is moving one mile away to a shuttered Coco’s on...
Italian immigrant is living the American dream
Peter Petrucci has lived the American dream, one stitch in time at a time. The dream that started in his native Italy took Petrucci on a journey to the U.S. by way of Canada. He opened his business, J&P Upholstery, more than 50 years ago in Rochester and has been in Fairport since 1979. His expertise has led to jobs that include reupholstering all...
L’Italia che non tutti sanno: intervista a Isa Grassano
“Conosci la terra dei limoni in fiore, dove le arance d’oro splendono tra le foglie scure, dal cielo azzurro spira un mite vento, quieto sta il mirto e l’alloro è eccelso, la conosci forse? Laggiù, laggiù io andare vorrei con te, o amato mio!” Così scriveva Goethe nel suo Mignon, sull’Italia, ne Gli anni di apprendistato di Wilhelm Meister. “La con...
Monteverde: Discover Northern Italy in Chicago's West Loop
I was in Reggio Emilia–an ancient little town in northern Italy, sitting at a vast wooden table in a room with stone walls and floors. I was warmed not by the hearth beside me but by the broth in front of me. I closed my eyes. Scents perfumed me and I blissfully became one with hints of flour and tomato and oregano. My body tumbled forward and my e...
Progetto VoluntarItaly
Riparte anche quest'anno il progetto VoluntarItaly promosso dalla Dante Alighieri of Michigan, che permettera' per la seconda volta a studenti americani di recarsi in Italia per insegnare l'inglese e imparare l'italiano in dei campi di volontariato. Il bando prevede che gli Oratori delle Diocesi Lombarde (www.odielle.it), in collaborazione con la D...
Con Anna da Marsala la Sicilia nell'olimpo della scienza Usa
Sono ben due su 103 i giovani scienziati siciliani premiati con il Pecase (Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers) dall’ex presidente Usa, Barack Obama: oltre a Marco Pavone, a tenere alto il vessillo dell’Isola c’è anche la 35enne marsalese Anna Grassellino, ingegnere elettronico che lavora al Fermilab di Batavia (sobborgo di...
Italian startups, the 2017 top ten list
The Italian startups scene keeps growing and, like every year, we would like to spot a top ten list of the most promising Italian startups. Some of these italian startups, selected by Business Insiders, were rewarded during the “Start up Day 2016” at the Bocconi University in Milan, one of the most important University in Italy in the field of econ...
Sant Ambroeus Showcases 1950s Italian Glamour in Palm Beach
One of New York’s best-loved restaurants, Sant Ambroeus (340 Royal Poinciana Way, Palm Beach), which has three locations in the city and a fourth in Southampton, has finally expanded outside the state, opening an outpost at the new Royal Poinciana Plaza in Palm Beach. After a little over a month, a table at Sant Ambroeus is already one of the tough...
Cremona Musica alla fiera Internazionale degli strumenti musicali Namm di Los Angeles
Quella fra industria e cultura musicale è una relazione feconda che Cremona Musica International Exhibitions stimola da diverso tempo, promuovendo un modello fieristico nel quale mercato e arte rappresentano le due facce della stessa medaglia. Allo stesso modo, anche il NAMM di Anaheim – la manifestazione di Los Angeles punto di riferimento a livel...
Postcard from the End of America: Philly's Italian Market
I live a block from the Italian Market, see, and its ecology is more complex than anything I could ever aspire to describe, but better something than nothing, so let me give you a little tour of the Eyetalian Market.There are lots of restaurants on 9th Street, so naturally, there are tons of Mexicans, and since they don't go for the dark Irish bar...