L’export agroalimentare cresce tre volte di più della media del manifatturiero
L’export agroalimentare cresce tre volte la media dell’industria manifatturiera. È il commento del coordinatore di Filiera Italia, Luigi Scordamaglia ai dati Istat che vedono le esportazioni del settore agroalimentare nei primi 9 mesi dell’anno mettere a segno un +7% rispetto allo stesso periodo dello scorso anno. «Al di là degli Usa – ha spiegato...
Gail Ciampa, from fashion to houses to food
Rhode Island's queen of food, Gail Ciampa, always knows what’s cooking, from innovative new restaurants to old favorites. Here’s a little more about her, including how she landed the coveted position of Journal food editor. (She also has her own food-centric newsletter, which you can sign up for at providencejournal.com/newsletters.) How long have...
Famous Voices Take Center Stage at Italy’s ‘Dubbing Oscars’
Just like the Oscars, the gala held Thursday night at Rome’s music auditorium included a red carpet complete with a noisy cluster of paparazzi snapping pouting actors. Most people, however, would have struggled to put a name to the faces. Their voices, though, are as familiar to Italian audiences as those of Jennifer Lawrence, Bruce Willis and Ange...
Abruzzi, a hidden treasure chest for Italian food and wine
A mountain region with a rich plant and faunal heritage, a coastal area and four provinces, Abruzzi is a land featuring strong and distinctive culinary traditions, together with a major wine industry. Most of its gastronomy is native, showing life-long links with local ingredients and is made of land and sea dishes. In particular, Abruzzi maintains...
Evviva Trattoria to open third location in Wrentham
Evviva Trattoria, an Italian restaurant chain with locations in Westford and Marlborough, recently announced that it's opening a third location on Dec. 2 on Ledgeview Way in Wrentham. Alongside its grand opening, the restaurant will serve a new menu at all locations. The grand opening at 15 Ledgeview Way will start at 4 p.m. The 6,000-square-foot r...
Italian steeds stampede in Arizona as national Ferrari club hosts concours
A broad, grassy field filled with a couple hundred Ferrari sports cars is an inspiring sight, especially under the blue skies of a warm Arizona day in November. The Ferrari Club of America held its annual international meet in Scottsdale, Arizona, this year, with tours, rallies, race track driving, get-togethers and its open-to-the-public Concours...
East Harlem Giglio Christmas Party Toy Drive
East Harlem Giglio Christmas Party Toy Drive. For the 2019 Christmas season the Giglio Society of East Harlem is happy to announce our partnership with the Boys Club of New York, Gerry Clubhouse in East Harlem!!! Many of our Giglio Boys were members of the Boys Club in East Harlem growing up, and we are excited to return our appreciation to this am...
Italian Film Festival Received Well By Attendees
Dickinson College’s Italian department hosted their annual Italian film festival and invited two Italian filmmakers to partake in the activities. The department welcomed Angelo Pasquini, who wrote the screenplay for the film, The Stolen Caravaggio, and Antonio Falduto, an Italian-based film director. The festival took place over a two-day period....
Announcing the 2020 National Leadership Grant Competition
Through the Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF), and hundreds of thousands of family members located in all fifty states and the District of Columbia, the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America (OSDIA) has awarded nearly $61 million in scholarships to date. In past years, the SIF has offered 10 to 12 merit-based scholarships (National Leadership G...
Woman celebrates 107th birthday in Southwest Florida
A Fort Myers woman is the epitome of living a long and full life. Anna Natella celebrated her 107th birthday Thursday, surrounded by family and friends. “Couldn't believe my eyes to see all those people we had for the birthday.” Anna celebrated at the Brookdale Senior Living Facility in Fort Myers. She’s been living here for a few years, but living...
Emozioni, risate e tanti applausi “veri” per l’Italian Movie Award a New York
Si è rivelata una serata divertente e anche sensibile la XI edizione di Italian Movie Award, Festival Internazionale del Cinema Italiano all’Estero, che si è tenuta al Frank A. Bennack Theater del The Paley Center for Media di Manhattan martedì scorso. Tra i premiati, ha fatto letteralmente scoppiare la sala dalle risate l’attore Claudio Bisio (per...
Italian American Responses to the 1980 Irpinia Earthquake
My mother was pregnant with me on November 23, 1980. By this time, my Nonno Joe had been dead for seven, going on eight, years. She remembers hearing the news that an earthquake hit Italy, but did not put two and two together that the quake had hit her father’s home region. The 1980 Irpinia Earthquake happened at 7:34 PM local time in Italy. The qu...