Torrone: The Mediterranean’s Christmas Candy
When and where was torrone first created? No one knows for certain. Some connoisseurs say Persia; others Arabia; and still others China. A clue lies in its list of ingredients, which is short and sweet: almonds, honey, sugar and egg white, although other nuts (pistachios, walnuts and hazelnuts), candied fruits and chocolate can be added. Thus, no m...
Milford restaurant marks 15 years in a spot picked for sibling proximity
When Elena Fusco opened Bin 100 Restaurant, she didn't know much about Milford. But after 15 years at 100 Landsalve Ave., Fusco says it's been great owning a restaurant in the city. "I picked Milford to be a little further away from the restaurants owned by my siblings. One in New Haven and another one is in Hamden," she said. "I'm so glad I chose...
Experimental Italian space capsule Mini-IRENE launched
An experimental Italian space capsule equipped with technology that enables it to re-enter Earth, the Mini-IRENE, was launched on Wednesday from the Esrange base in Kiruna, Sweden, thanks to an agreement with the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC). Funded by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) as part of the General Support Technology programme of the Euro...
Cast Of Love And Gelato: Know More About Your Favourite Character!
Love & Gelato is a 2022 romantic comedy movie that is based on Jenna Evans Welch’s 2016 young adult book with the same name. It will be directed by Brandon Camp. The movie is about a 17-year-old American girl named Lina who goes to Rome to stay with two family friends before going to college, as her late mother had wanted. While she is there, she m...
Locorotondo and 'The Christmas fairytale'
The Valle d'Itria is one of the most enchanting areas of Puglia and rises between the provinces of Bari, Brindisi and Taranto: the landscape is characterized by the presence of vast expanses of centuries-old olive trees, dotted with trulli, vineyards and dry stone walls that lead to villages with a unique charm. Among these we cannot fail to mentio...
Ratto's Market & Deli
BORN IN THE ITALIAN PROVINCE of Alessandria in 1868, Giovanni Battista Ratto sailed as a cabin boy on a schooner to Buenos Aires when he was just 13 years old. After some time, the Bay area appealed to Ratto and he moved once again. There, he met a prominent produce farmer who took him under his wing and gave him a job. Eventually, he married and h...
Christmas markets in Trentino and South Tyrol
Visit the Christmas Markets in Trentino and South Tyrol with us, let yourself be enchanted by the magic of the colours that in these places are kissed by white snow lend themselves perfectly to the Christmas atmosphere. The Christmas Markets in Trentino and South Tyrol are among the best known and most visited, each year they have thousands of visi...
You can rent an entire village in Italy
Looking to go big on your next holiday? Well, rentals don’t get much bigger than this. An entire Italian village is now available for you to rent which boasts its own castle, theatre, squares, gardens and much more. The village in question is called Petritoli and it’s in the Le Marche region of central Italy. A historic town with its own Roman cell...
Major food group’s new trattoria, Contessa, opens its doors in Miami
After Major Food Group landed in Magic City in early 2021, it wasted no time making a mark on the Miami culinary scene. Under the leadership of chef Mario Carbone and partners Jeff Zalaznik and Rich Torrisi, the company has opened hit after hit: classic red sauce celeb haunt Carbone, Mediterranean-inspired HaSalon, steakhouse Dirty French, private...
Eggplant parmigiana: where does it really come from?
Egplant parmigiana: when I used to live abroad, it was one of myculinary cavalli di battaglia. Simple to make enough to be thrown together on a weeknight, yet full of Italian va-va-voom. Eggplant, a staple of our national cuisine and, more in general, a key ingredient across the Mediterranean, isn’t as popular everywhere in the world, but this does...
Social Media and Perceived Ethnicity Among Italian Americans
This survey is to be used as part of Stephanie Longo's course project for COM 722, Quantitative Research Methods, taken during the fall 2022 semester at Regent University, located in Virginia Beach, VA. All answers to this survey will remain anonymous and accessible only to Ms. Longo. The informed consent form is necessary to complete before beginn...
Italy like a local, the new podcast about how Italians actually live in Italy
Great news! The new podcast by Visit Italy is a local, informal, entertaining journey through Italians' Italy. We start with a trip to the Rome loved by the Romans. We have been doing so for a few months, and you have shown us your appreciation. Week after week, we are telling you about Italy according to Italians in our Like a local column. With a...