Italian Sparkling Wines See 8.5% Growth In Revenue
Italian sparkling wines have seen an 8.4% growth in revenue and a 6.6% increase in volume in the retail channel during the first seven months of 2017. The figures, taken from an IRI report, confirm the seasonality of the category and the new consumer trends in daily drinking. Overall, the beverage sector, aided by the favourable summer, registered...
L'invasione delle 500 d'epoca: così il mito resiste
Alla faccia di chi le vuole male (perché ovviamente inquina non essendo catalizzata) la Fiat 500 continua a circolare senza sosta sulle nostre strade: in Italia ci sono più vecchie 500 che auto elettriche. Un primato pazzesco, che porta il "cinquino" a rappresentare l'uno per cento di tutto il nostro parco circolante fatto di 37 milioni di mezzi gr...
Pizza Shack in Montgomery to relocate
The original Pizza Shack was founded in 1985 on John and Claudia Simmons’ “crazy” idea of opening a pizza place with nothing more than a KitchenAid mixer, their son Michael Simmons said. Michael–who was 5 years old at the time–is now part-owner of the local chain, overseeing the original Willis location and the soon-to-be relocated Montgomery resta...
Giovanna Battaglia Talks About Her Pop-Up Shop at Bergdorf Goodman
Giovanna Battaglia is one of Italy's most familiar sights, always taking over the magazine pages of W and Vogue Japan and the streets of Milan (and every Fashion Week city) with her killer looks any chance she gets. Now, she's bringing her perfectly pointed yet spunky sense of style and design over to our shores by opening a pop-up shop at the Berg...
The many names of Italian cities
New York is the Big Apple, Chicago is the Windy City and Los Angeles is, as its very name tells us, the City of Angels. Cross that pond and come to Italy, where you’ll find of course Rome, the Città Eterna, and Venice La Serenissima. Cities love nicknames, all over the world, but it’s about the Italian flair for alternative geographical denominatio...
From Tuscany with love: Wilmington chef returns from Italy to fire up Il Forno Pizzeria
After a soft opening last week, Il Forno Pizzeria is roaring along at The Pointe at Barclay. Chef Roberta Campani said the oven heats up to nearly 900’F and can fit about ten pizzas at once. The new restaurant follows in the Italian style of owner Ash Aziz’s two Osteria Cicchetti locations; but while the OC does offer Neapolitan-style pizza, at Il...
Authentic Italian you can hear
It's kind of like "The View" meets "The Sopranos." Real estate broker David Madrid, opera singer Tony La Stella, and mother of three Marzia Menegon are Northwest Italian Radio. "It's like we're around the table, talking with friends," Marzia said. "We've had people tell us after our show, they're hungry," David said. It was his idea. Tony is the pr...
Italy’s Intangible Cultural Heritage
UNESCO lists seven cultural practices still playing a part in today’s Italy, including falconry and the Mediterranean Diet, both of which have been discussed in previous articles. The ones quintessentially Italian featured below form part of the country’s living history. They are important not only historically, but form a legacy well worth preserv...
Nutella B-ready gets only U.S. tryout at Big Y stores in Massachusetts, Connecticut
Get ready New England. Get ready for Nutella B-ready. Ferrero USA, the company that makes Nutella -- the Italian chocolate-and-hazelnut spread that inspires devotion among its fans -- has chosen Springfield-based Big Y Foods Inc. as the sole U.S. test market for its Nutella B-ready product. Nutella B-ready is a is a crispy wheat wafer filled with N...
The Beautiful Italian Lakes Americans Don't Visit Enough
Admittedly, I’m a saltwater kind of person, and a good vacation has always required an ocean beach. The appeal of lakes never truly hit me until I visited Italy’s lake district. Americans overlook this alpine region pocked with freshwater -- aside, maybe, from the famous Lake Como. But around Italy (and pretty much the rest of Europe) vacationers k...
Italian is a language spoken by dubbers, a lecture on Italian language and cinema by Caterina D’Amico
When: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 At 7:30 pm - Where: Embassy of Italy - Organized by : Italian Cultural Institute - Entrance : Free Italian cinema relinquished Italian literary language back to the shelf. Its role as a guardian of the language was handed to television, where Italian films in which dialect is prominent are still excluded from program...
Arezzo Owner Opens Le Madri in Bethel CT
This week Chef/Restaurateur Vinicio Llanos of the popular Arezzo Ristorante & Wine Bar located alongside the tranquil Saugatuck River in Westport, CT, introduced his newest CT venture, Le Madri, to the town of Bethel. This family owned and operated restaurant, bar, and event venue features rustic Italian cuisine set in an open and contemporary spac...