Alitalia Launches New Global Brand Campaign
Alitalia has launched a new global marketing brand, which encompasses a TV commercial, designer staff and alliances with top Italian brands. The event that took place at the Nazionale Spazio Eventi in Rome, was attended by hundreds of global media representatives and invited guests. The television commerciai celebrates the Italian airline...
A walk among the wonders of the Aventine
In Rome, almost out of sight, there is an aristocratic, quiet and genteel – almost brooding – hill. It is the Aventine, the most elegant of the seven Capitoline hills. But it was not always so. There was a mythological time when a legendary fire-breathing monster, Cacus, hid in the wooded crevices of this highland overlooking the Tiber. Ca...
Italy’s Exports seen growing 3.7% annually to 2019, driven by mechanics, SACE forecasts
In a world full of obstacles -- between financial and political risks and unstable raw materials -- Italian exports are seen growing at an average yearly rate of 3.7% between 2016 and 2019, rising over three years from €414 to €480 billion. The undisputed driving force will be mechanics, which today accounts for €82 billion in exports (5%...
Spasso brings Italian-style brunch to Coconut Grove
Just in time to make summer weekend plans, Chef Gaetano Ascione of Spasso Miami is introducing a new à la carte brunch menu, served every Saturday and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the new Coconut Grove eaterie (www.spassomiami.com). Guests can start off brunch with a traditional Italian appetizer, such as the Burrata with tomatoe...
Eat It and Like It: Frali Gourmet opens doors for dinner to join influx of new restaurants
By Jesse Blanco I ran into Franco Marra at the grocery store a couple of weeks ago. He was buying a Powerball ticket. Or was it Mega Millions? I'm not sure, but that's not the point. His plan was pretty simple. He was hopefully buying two tickets to paradise. When I suggested to him that he advertise on my television show if he won, he sa...
New Italian restaurant opening in East Hampton this fall
By Jennifer Gould East Hampton diners will soon have a new place to go after the beach. Sag Harbor's Dopo La Spiaggia, which means "after the beach" in Italian, will open a larger East Hampton outpost this October, Side Dish has learned. Chef and co-owner Maurizio Marfoglia will open the locally sourced, southern Italian-centric eate...
A garage of catechism and spirit
by Cookie Curci It was the spring of 1950 when I first met Sister Mary Katherine and Sister Mary Agnes Ann, two Catholic nuns teaching Sunday school classes to a group of us kids from Lincoln Glen Elementary School. Willow Glen was a small, growing community back then and much in need of its own Catholic church to serve the influx of...
Bonner is an Italian food artist
By Kevin Killough When Bino Michael Bonner talks about his cooking, there's an earnest passion in his tone.Bonner is the mastermind behind Binadios Pasta & Sauces. It's a fledgling business he runs when he's not working for Hess. Right now, the business is in the marketing phase, but he said he's drummed up some interest in his home-cooked, o...
BAIA turns 10!
by BAIA Fri, September 30, 2016. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Campari America - 1255 Battery Street #500 - San Francisco, CA, United States. Come celebrate our first 10 years, and toast to our future 10 plus years of continued success! Join us to celebrate this milestone and to welcome the new Italian Consul General in...
Americans to Celebrate Columbus Day
The Italian American Celebration and Parade Committee is honoring Christopher Columbus with multiple days of celebration in October, including the annual parade. The three-day celebration begins with a dinner and dance at Casa Mia at The Hawthorne, 2421 Berlin Turnpike, Berlin, on Saturday, Oct. 8. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be from 6:3...
Scenes from the Feast: Clark UNICO Italian-American Fun
It was a record-breaking opening night for the Clark UNICO Italian-American feast on Friday, but stormy weather kept the crowd small on Saturday. UNICO President Ralph Bernardo said it was an unprecedented crowd on Friday. People came out in droves, and long lines formed for food and rides. The game tables were full, with much laughter and...
Flaviano Di Donato. Un giuliese nell'esercito degli Stati Uniti d'America
By Walter de Berardinis Dopo oltre 100 anni dallo scoppio della prima guerra mondiale (1914-1918) e mentre conducevo le ricerche sui caduti giuliesi (ad oggi 122 nominativi censiti) poi pubblicati a corredo della ristampa del libro del giornalista giuliese Francesco Manocchia "Quando c'era la guerra" (Artemia edizioni di Mosciano Sant'Ange...