People think I've had plastic surgery: Celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito on his 'transformative' 41lb weight loss
by Sadie Whitelocks Celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito has told how he managed to lose 41lbs by ditching his unhealthy lifestyle, which saw him eat up to ten entrees during tasting sessions and drink 'too much alcohol'. The 47-year-old revealed to People magazine that his 6ft 1in frame used to tip the scales at 226lbs, causing his cholest...
La storia "invisibile" degli ebrei italiani in America, terra non ancora promessa
By Gianna Pontecorboli Giorno della Memoria come spunto di riflessione per andare più lontano e ridefinire molte pagine della storia degli italo-americani? Questa è la sfida che Fraser Ottanelli ha lanciato al Calandra Italian American Institute della City University di New York durante uno degli eventi newyorkesi dedicati al ricordo della Shoah....
Introducing #WeLoveItalian for A Turnaround in the Teaching of Italian in Northern California and the North-West
By Mauro Battocchi I am honored to introduce a brand new web portal created by the Italian Consulate in San Francisco and the Italian Cultural Institute to promote Italian language education in the consular district of Northern California and the US North-West: www.weloveitalian.org. Together we must promote the teaching of Italian in the...
Anita Bevacqua McBride (NIAF Chair of the Education and Scholarship Committee)
This week our interview tells a story of beauty. Four different beautiful things, actually. The first beauty is the donation of 500,000 $ by the late Italian American Ernest L. Pellegri, one of NIAF's donors. Mr. Pellegri passed away in April 2012 at age 83. He wanted to give back, and – as many other Italian Americans did and do – chose NIAF to be...
Italy. The launch of the largest Riva ever built, Riva 122’ Mythos
CRN'S shipyard in Ancona hosted Saturday the technical operations for the launch of the used Flagship The first Riva Yacht entirely built in aluminium. This day will remain in a very special moment in the history of Riva, a brand that is the icon of Made in Italy excellence in the world, but also in the history of the Italian yachting indu...
Home and the city: trasferirsi a New York con l’aiuto di TONYC
TONYC: come Torino e New York City. Questo il nome della società italiana con sede nella grande mela, che ha l'obiettivo di agevolare chi decide di trasferirsi a New York o di aprire un'attività oltreoceano. Noi abbiamo intervistato le fondatrici, (torinesi doc) Marina Faelli ed Elisabetta Milan: Come quando è nata l'idea di fondare TONYC...
American Academy in Rome announces Rome Prize winners
The American Academy in Rome is pleased to present the winners of the 118th annual Rome Prize Competition. The names were announced at the Arthur & Janet C. Ross Rome Prize Ceremony held at the Harmonie Club in New York City on 10 April. Recipients of the 2014-2015 Rome Prizes are provided with a fellowship that includes a stipend, a s...
Italian Baroque: Selections from the Haukohl Family Collection
Through the generosity of visionary art collector Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl, arte italia is delighted to present Italian Baroque: Selections from the Haukohl Family Collection. Headlining this historic exhibition are six extraordinary sculptures selected from the largest private collection of Florentine Baroque art in the United States. An in...
IT and US: Eyes On Italy, Italian Language and Culture Summer School in Rome
WTI Magazine #29 2014 May, 8Author : Rosanna Giampino Translation by: There are many ways to learn Italian. Here the approach proposed by a company which launched in Rome a project to promote the "italianità" in the world, focusing, along with the language, on culture and cuisine of the Belpaese. Literature, art, design and fashion a...
The mountains of Trentino alive with music from June to August
The Festival that brings two months of art and music to those rose-hued rocks, the Dolomites, is on its way back to the range this summer: the 20th season of Sounds of the Dolomites, marked by world-class music and crowds both Italian and foreign, is even more spectacular for its astounding natural setting, also an UNESCO World Heritage Site. &nbs...
L’Italia chiamò…e qualcuno trovò il tesoro
By Chiara Zaccherotti Un'affluenza davvero eccezionale quella che c'è stata ieri per la Caccia al Tesoro organizzata dal Consolato generale d'Italia a New York nell'ambito del weekend di festeggiamenti in onore della Repubblica italiana. Trentotto i gruppi di persone, che hanno preso parte alla gara e che si sono avventurati per le strade...
A Pie-Shape Slice of Italy in the Village
When Alessandra Gambaccini purchased her Greenwich Village townhouse in 1996, she wasn't intimidated by its unusual triangular shape. Rather she saw the opportunity to create a slice of Italy in New York City. Ms. Gambaccini bought the home for $865,000, according to public records, and worked with Milan-based architect and decorator Rober...