Scoliosis girl cured with magnets in first for Italy
A five-year-old girl suffering from a rare form of scoliosis has been cured with magnets in a first for Italy. The girl, who weighed just 11 kg (24 pounds, or one stone 10 pounds), presented with a form of the disease that had never been diagnosed before. She was operated on at Turin's Regina Margherita Hospital. For the first time in such a case,...
Amici Italian restaurant announces move to historic Cherry Hill farmhouse
Christmas came early for fans of Amici Ristorante in Cherry Hill. The popular Italian restaurant is moving to bigger digs on Kresson Road. Chef-owner Alex A. Daku announced the move on its Facebook page Sunday, saying he had purchased the landmark restaurant most recently occupied by Denim. Denim BYOB is now located in the Shops at 116 on Kings Hig...
Last Major Altarpiece By Venetian Rococo Painter Tiepolo In Private Hands May Fetch More Than $15 Million
Draped in a flowing regal red dress, a rosy-cheeked Madonna tilts her pelvis to the viewer’s right, dangling a rosary from her left hand and barely grasping her child with her right hand. Her heavy eyelids evoke a dreamlike state, the dramatic gestures amplified by chiaroscuro lighting. Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) Tiepolo’s Madonna of The Ro...
Italy sees red over food labels
Italy's politics is turning into a food fight. Or more precisely, a food label fight. The country's frontline Euroskeptic, Matteo Salvini, has found yet another reason to attack Brussels. And this time he is whipping up almost universal support at home as he seeks to shoot down Europe's increasing usage of so-called traffic light labels. Health act...
New pizza and gelato food truck hits the streets of Newport
The A Mano Pizza & Gelato food truck has officially hit the streets of Newport, serving up Neapolitan-style pizzas and calzones by owner Simone Ferrara. Ferrara, who hails from Torino, Italy, first moved to Newport back in 2010. From here, he moved to California where he worked in a pair of Michelin-star restaurants and assisted in opening two othe...
Al CES di Las Vegas SIXTO: il sesto dito robotico Made in Italy
L’esoscheletro leggero promuove l'indipendenza nella vita quotidiana attraverso la compensazione della perdita delle capacità di presa o l’incremento delle abilità in contesti professionali peculiari. Si chiama Sixto ed è il primo prodotto progettato e sviluppato da Existo, startup innovativa che produce tecnologie wearable per potenziare le capaci...
Prominent jugular in the neck of Michelangelo's David reveals the Renaissance master knew details of the circulatory system a CENTURY before doctors
The prominent jugular vein in the neck of Michelangelo's David reveals that the sculptor knew certain details of the circulatory system a century before doctors. On most sculptures and living people, the jugular vein is not normally visible. Yet in the Renaissance master's work — displayed in the Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze in Italy — the ve...
Vin Brûlé, the perfect treat for a cold and snowy day
Vin brûlé, the Italian delightful version of mulled wine, is one of winter favorites, especially during the holiday season. While mulled wine is only warmed up, Vin brûlé is boiled. The different process affects the alcohol content. This hot and spicy wine has curative effects, not only on your mood! It is a popular home therapy for colds. The name...
Son of Italian Fisherman Came to Symbolize America’s Baseball Best
How does an immigrant, Italian fisherman rear, endear, and ultimately prepare his gifted son to rewrite most of American baseball records and somehow rise up from the murky depths of the unforgiving sea to net and symbolize America’s, baseball best in grace and power? That’s the incredible story of Joe DiMaggio, a first-generation Italian kid, wor...
Growing a Little Marijuana at Home Is Not a Crime, Italy’s Top Court Says
Growing small amounts of marijuana at home for private use is not a crime, Italy’s top court has ruled, putting an end to a yearslong legal dispute and adding Italy to the short list of countries to allow cultivation of recreational cannabis. A 1990s law prohibits the cultivation and sale of marijuana in Italy, but conflicting court decisions, and...
Italian gets personal at new Proctor District restaurant
Giampolo Falchetti was born and raised in Umbria, a landlocked region of Italy just north of Rome and south of Florence. Known as the country’s “green heart,” it borders neither water nor foreign land. The Italian chef — though his wife and now business partner Kathryn Philbrook said he avoids that title — will bring memories from his native land t...
Concerto Italiano: "Venice, Rome, Naples"
Saturday January 11. 7:30 pm. St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 743 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037. The San Diego Early Music Society is proud to present the long anticipated San Diego debut of the award-winning Concerto Italiano under the direction of renowned harpsichordist Rinaldo Alessandrini. Concerto Italiano will perform music of Corel...