Al Giffoni Mira e Paul Sorvino protagonisti
Giornata speciale al Giffoni Experience che, sabato, ha visto sfilare i primi ospiti internazionali con Paul e Mira Sorvino. L'attore italoamericano si è lasciato intervistare dai giovani giurati a Valle Piana, dove è arrivato per raccontare la sua carriera insieme alla figlia, Premio Oscar nel 1996. "Per me l'Italia è bellissima - dice - è la patr...
Inventario, regione per regione, dei tipi di pane di cui gli italiani erano molto appassionati
La spending review familiare ci fa mangiare meno pane. Siamo in buona compagnia, peraltro, persino i francesi tagliano sulla baguette. Non è solo una questione di budget, io per prima non vado tutti i giorni dal fornaio, e in casa non faccio mancare le gallette di riso o di farro, perfetto e insapore alter ego dietetico del pane fragrante. ...
Learn Authentic Italian Cooking at the Heinz History Center
By Nicky D Cooks One of the greatest treasures that Pittsburgh has to offer is the Heinz History Center. When I first moved to the city, a visit to the History Center was on my list of the must things to do. While there I was able to gather in one place what a rich history the Steel City has to offer. I was glad that I had made the trip t...
Bloomfield, Nutley, Secaucus boys win at Italian Day
Six students from Saint Peter's Prep in Jersey City recently won first place during Italian Language and Culture Day at Montclair State University. The Italian Teachers' Association of New Jersey and the Coccia Institute sponsored the event. This was Prep's fifth win at the annual event. which involved 13 New Jersey high schools. This yea...
Italians prefer to speak English to tourists instead of their native tongue
By max Antonucci On the first day of classes in Florence, everyone was talking about their attempts to speak Italian with the locals — easier in theory than in practice, mainly because of how many Italians know English. My teacher, Dorothy Barret, overheard and said she actually disliked how many Italians speak English. Barret, w...
Singer Gia Maione Prima, the widow and latter-day stage partner of Louis Prima, is dead at 72
By Keith Spera Gia Maione Prima, the on- and off-stage partner of larger-than-life Italian-American entertainer Louis Prima for the last phase of his life and career, died Sept. 23 in Pensacola, Fla., after a lengthy illness. She was 72. In addition to performing and recording with Mr. Prima, the exuberant, New Orleans-born singer...
A taste of Italy at Walsingham this weekend
For the past decade, the annual Italian Festival sponsored by the Colonial Italian American Organization has raised money to help local students pay for college. Some $200,000 has been raised to underwrite scholarships and and other education-related grants. This year's event will be held this weekend, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 12-13 on the grounds of W...
Best Italian Restaurants In Minnesota
Italian-American food has a large-known influence from traditional southern immigrants of southern Italy. The first wave of immigrants from Italy found a home in the major cities in the United States, but in Minnesota, there is an impressive list of authentic Italian dining places with original recipes. Each has a rich history with variations on th...
Hi-Tech Italian Business Mission Explores Silicon Valley to Go Global
by Mauro Battocchi "If you want to play the game, you have the play by the rules." said Elisabetta Ghisini, from the accelerator M31 and one of the speakers at last Wednesday's event "How to take the first steps into Silicon Valley" held at the Italian Cultural Institute. The event is part of the 4-day hi-tech business mission in...
#ITandUS: DIREZIONE WALL STREET
"E visto che ci stai già pensando, pensa in grande. Niente e nessuno possono impedirti di farlo" Wall Street - 1987 E' il pensiero che meglio riassume la nostra esperienza con ItaliaCamp: nati in un sottoscala universitario, cresciuti tra: Ascoli, Lecce, Catanzaro, Milano, Napoli e Verona, passando poi in tutte le regioni d'Italia p...
In the Grove, Strada serves exquisite cuisine that’s both homey and elegant
by Victoria Pesce Elliott A narrow, unmarked alley off Commodore Plaza leads to Strada, the sexy new Italian in the Grove. The wall is lined with hanging pots filled with basil, thyme, tarragon, rosemary and tiny tomatoes. "It is my little passion," says owner Maurizio Farinelli, the Torino native who once owned South Miami's popu...
Max Pellegrini, l'artista solitario arriva a New York
Mercoledì 15 gennaio 2014 si è inaugurata la mostra Una narrazione - Max Pellegrini e Italo Cremona presso l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York. L'evento newyorchese prosegue il percorso iniziato con la mostra Surprise presso la GAM di Torino, visibile fino al 26 gennaio, dedicata ai primi lavori di Pellegrini durante gli anni settanta. All'...