Starbucks Is Adding This Italian-Inspired Frappuccino to its Menu
by Michal Addady Starbucks SBUX -0.69% is adding a new summer drink to its menu. Starting on Thursday, locations in the U.S. and Canada will serve Affogato-style Frappuccinos. The new beverage is inspired by the Italian dessert, affogato—a scoop of ice cream drowned in a shot of espresso. This new Starbucks version will feature one of...
A look into Rome’s 1960s Pop culture, a time of magic and dreamers
by Lorenzo Zanini Rome in the 1960s was a dynamic, magical city, in the midst of the Italian economic miracle. A city of dreamers, looking into an exciting future full of possibilities. It's a Rome that has long gone. "Roma Pop City 60-70", a new exhibit located at the Macro — Rome's only museum of contemporary art — will allow you to dive deep i...
Tumori, scoperta una 'chiave' per bloccare cellule malate
SFRUTTANDO le conoscenze di base derivate dal sequenziamento del genoma umano, ricercatori di tutto il mondo stanno tentando di comprendere i meccanismi cellulari alla base di tante malattie, compresi quelli che portano al tumore. Si sta cercando di capire cioè il funzionamento di alcune molecole 'sospette', che potrebbero veicolare messaggi di mal...
The Early Years – 1930s
The year was 1931, the country was in the worst economic depression of its 155 years. The great immigration was over, but many Italians still struggled and strove to make the lives of their families better. Those that had jobs worked hard for little pay and, if they felt fortune if they were able to work long hours. Italian Americans – often first...
New legal team for Joey Fama, convicted in racially explosive slaying in Bensonhurst, seeks to reopen case
Next week will mark 27 years since one of the most emotionally charged and racially explosive murder cases in New York City history took place. Joey Fama, then 19, was convicted of fatally shooting Yusuf Hawkins, 16, as part of a predominantly Italian-American group of young men who surrounded Hawkins and three of Hawkins' friends in an ep...
Review: Not My Mother’s Kitchen, a cookbook by Rob Chirico
By Kristin Palpini In the world of food, there is nothing more contentious than "traditional" Italian cooking — everyone with an ounce of olive oil in their veins thinks their family recipes are Old World classics. This is, in part, because Italian nonni rarely write down how to prepare their dishes — as if it is assumed Italians are born with an...
The Italian Treasures in the US are now available via ItalyinUS, the culture portal of Italian diplomacy in the United States
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Modigliani, Stradivari and Canova: these are but a few of the many great Italian artists who have found a home in American museums. However there is also another way to explore the great depth and breadth of beauty that Italy has to offer: www.ItalyinUS.org now carries "Italian Treasures in the US", an onlin...
Rainfall doesn't stop the 22nd Worcester Columbus Day Parade
Rainfall didn't stop the 22nd Worcester Columbus Day Parade in Worcester as local high school bands, city officials and grand marshal, Worcester Public Schools Safety Director Rob Pezzella, marched down Shrewsbury Street Sunday. People with umbrellas watched on Shrewsbury Street while others sat in cars as a steady rain fell on the street...
Sicily's Granita is America's New Fascination
As a kid, I spent an inordinate amount of time in airports. I'd make a fortress out of my family's suitcases, curl up on the floor, and take a nap. We were making our bi-annual trip from the U.S. abroad to visit my maternal family in Sicily, and I was completely unappreciative of what a privilege that was. We'd bounce from city to city on...
Anna Foultz presented with Sons of Italy Ameritan Award
By Greg Ellison After a lifetime of service, Ocean Pines community, stalwart Anna Foultz was honored by the Order Sons of Italy in America with its 2016 Ameritan Award during a gala in Hunt Valley on Oct. 22. "Every year they honor people, and you have to do something special to get it," she said. "I didn't know about it, I was in shock." &n...
What's A Lupini Bean? A Superfood Entrepreneur Shares His Tips For Selling An Unfamiliar Product
By Robin D. Schatz Aaron Gatti first got introduced to lupini beans as a kid during his frequent visits to see his father's family in Italy. "I didn't know even what they were, just that I couldn't stop eating them," he told me. But it wasn't until three years ago, when he introduced his wife, Alenna, to the meaty yellow beans during an I...
Cookies for Santa! He’s coming to Serpe’s!
Serpe's, New Castle County's Italian Specialty Bakery, in Elsmere will celebrate its re-opening with a visit from Santa Claus from noon to 3 p.m. on Dec. 10. Assisting Santa will be Melissa Cannavo-Marino, the host of WILM's Sunday morning Italian-American music program "Mattinata Musicale." Children can meet and greet Santa while their m...