Beefing up production: Rosina Foods to build new plant, hiring for 40 positions
Rosina, the family owned manufacturer of frozen Italian specialty foods is expanding, and recently broke ground on a new facility in West Seneca. This means new job opportunities for about 40 positions, and at Rosina employees get a chance to grow within the company. Like Beth Williams, who started as a temporary associate in packaging. She's now a...
“The Fourth Kingdom”: Federico Guarascio and the Documentary on Collectors of Plastic
From the small streets of Trastevere to the immense avenues of New York, Federico Guarascio, 34, left Rome in 2016 to follow his dream of becoming a film producer. At first, he thought he would return to Italy after a month, instead he chose to make the United States his new home. Here, he is making his way in the world of cinema. He recently produ...
Rome: Piazza Navona's underground stadium
As you quietly sip a coffee in Piazza Navona, a pinch of zest is added by the thought of being seated in what once would have been the path of professional athletes hurtling naked round Domitian’s Stadium. As well as the shape of the piazza, the link is there in the name. Evoking Greek athletic contests of ancient times, the mediaeval “Piazza d’Ago...
North Beach’s Café Prima Pasta Offers Dishes at 1993 Prices
It’s an ordinary Monday night in North Beach. The parking lot at Abbot Avenue and 71st Street is nearly full. The corner restaurant, Café Prima Pasta, emits an inviting red glow. Past the red awning awaits a warm space blushing with red lanterns and excited chatter. It almost feels like home. Owner Gerry Cea has been welcoming diners to his humble...
Delaware history: Italian explorer deserves more than a modest Rehoboth monument
The monument, a short, white square column with two round medallions, sits next to the Rehoboth boardwalk near the end of Olive Avenue. Sponsored by the Delaware Commission on Italian Heritage and Culture and erected over a decade ago, the monument honors the explorer, Giovanni de Verrazzano, who justly warrants recognition for his exploration of t...
Scientists validate Da Vinci’s drawings of digestive system
In a landmark research, Indian and Irish scientists have revalidated the 500-year-old findings of Italian polymath Leonardo Da Vinci that the human gut is a continuous structure. This idea had been junked by a British surgeon in the 19th century, who claimed that the mesentery that attaches intestines to the abdominal wall was a segmented entity. I...
Healthy Italian Gelato Wins Over California and Florida: Gelato-Go
From the looks of it, this story represents the American Dream – fulfilled. Three young Italian buddies opened their first ice cream shop, Gelato-go, at 458 Ocean Drive in sunny South Beach on January 18th, 2013. Their Gelato Master learned his Italian gelato-making skills from his father and his family – who have been in the business for over 80 y...
Job Opening: Food and Wine junior market analyst in New York
The New York office of the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) is seeking a full-time Food and Wine Junior Market Analyst. The ideal candidate should have the following qualifications: A degree in Economics, Business Administration, Marketing and/or Communication; Experience in the food and wine trade industry in the Italian and US markets; Understanding of...
Loris Degioanni raccoglie 70 milioni in Silicon Valley e li investe in Italia: «Assumeremo ingegneri: sono i migliori per talento e lealtà»
Ha creato da zero a San Francisco un’azienda che si occupa di cloud computing. Fattura decine di milioni di dollari. Ha assunto 250 persone in California (e 18 in Italia). E ieri ha annunciato il suo ultimo round, di serie E: ha raccolto 70 milioni di dollari da Insight Partner e da precedenti investitori come Bain Capital e Accel (gente che ha inv...
5 top options for cheap Italian eats in Las Vegas
In search of a new favorite Italian spot? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable Italian restaurants around Las Vegas, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to fill the bill. Bambino's East Coast Pizzeria. Topping the list is Bambino's East Coast Pizzeria. Located at 2555 S. Durango Drive...
Andrea Scasso: the Italian Film Festival in Portland
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 7:00 pm. New Season's Market, 7703 SW Nyberg Street, Tualatin OR. Andrea Scasso, host of The Italian Hour and board member at the Associazione Culturale Italiana di Portland, will speak at our monthly event in February. He will discuss the Italian Film Festival in Portland and how the Associazione Culturale acts as the...
Italian Films that won an Oscar
Historically, Italy has given a lot to the art of filmmaking and Americans have always been fascinated by “Cinema Italiano” and by Italian films finding it and its craftsmanship unique and inspiring. Of course, the Academy has also been very receptive to the films produced in Italy and indeed, as of 2014, Italy is the country that has won more Osc...