Still Crazy: 30 Years of a Grappa Fanatic’s Work
I don't need another liquid pleasure—the world of wine is big enough. But I recently visited Vittorio Gianni Capovilla in northern Italy and discovered another realm of complex aromas and flavors, in Capovilla's prized grappas and other distilled spirits. "Taste this," said Capovilla. At 70, with his bushy eyebrows and gleaming gray e...
Dolce Riviera Brings Upscale Italian Fare To The Harwood
The burgeoning Harwood District has a brand new dining option starting tonight as Dolce Riviera plans to open its doors. CultureMap Dallas reports that the brand new concept at 2950 Harwood will quietly kick open the doors this evening. The restaurant, as its name might imply, will serve authentic Italian cuisine in an atmosphere inspired by I...
Luxury Italian Shoe Line Baldinini Stakes New Claim in U.S. Market
Luxury Italian footwear and accessories brand Baldinini is staking a claim in the U.S. market. The company will be unveiling its first store in the States on Tuesday, in The Mall at Short Hills in Short Hills, N.J. The company has been selling its collection of men's and women's shoes and accessories in the U.S. for the past five years via its e-co...
We should not stop celebrating Columbus Day
By Donald A. Alessi Recently, some quarters have fostered a condemnation of Christopher Columbus for the treatment of indigenous people upon coming to the New World, and demanded the removal of Columbus Day from our calendars. Almost as if to promote controversy, he has been called a mass murderer, or worse. For many years, Italia...
Opera at Florham to present 'Cornucopia of Opera and Song' on Nov. 6
Opera at Florham will present its next Musicale at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison. The recital, "A Cornucopia of Opera & Song," presents professional vocalists from across the United States and abroad. The artists will perform a medley of Italian, Polish, and French oper...
Italy Is Back. Opportunities And New Paradigm In Doing Business With The United States
Date: November 18, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Location: Florence, Italy THE EVENT On November 18, EY and IB&II are proud to bring the "Italy meets the United States of America" series, for the first time, to Florence at Sala dei Cinquecento. This will be one-of-a-kind summit, which will build on the New York Feb 23 discussions. It...
New da Vinci exhibit opens at DuPage Children's Museum
By Denise Linke Study the science of art and the art of science," Leonardo da Vinci advised more than 500 years ago. DuPage Children's Museum's new traveling exhibit on da Vinci's artistic and mechanical innovations gave area philanthropists the chance to do just that at an opening reception Thursday. "It's unusual to see an exhibit about...
Camcom e Coldiretti: mappa dell'agroalimentare italiano nel mondo
L'Agroalimentare "made in Italy nel mondo vale 36,7 miliardi di euro all'anno e cresce, quest'anno, del 7,4%. Ma per sapere dove va e da dove parte l'export, quali sono i maggiori mercati di sbocco e i prodotti più apprezzati arriva la mappa "L'agroalimentare italiano nel mondo", realizzata dalla Camera di commercio di Milano e Coldiretti, con Prom...
East Orange Appoints First Female Police Chief and Youngest Fire Chief in City History
The City of East Orange is proud to announce that it has named Phyllis Bindi as the city's first female police chief and Andre Williams as the city's youngest fire chief. Both East Orange natives, Chiefs Bindi and Williams will be publicly sworn in during a Public Safety Promotion Ceremony to be held at Messiah Baptist Church on Friday Jan 20 at 6p...
L'Associazione Sicilia Mondo del Massachusetts premia Salvatore Ferrigno
Il direttivo dell'Associazione Sicilia Mondo del Massachusetts ha organizzato domenica scorsa, 11 novembre 2012, un pomeriggio di gala per festeggiare il dodicesimo anniversario dell'associazione. L'evento si è tenuto nella sala dei Figli d'Italia di Watertown, al 520 Pleasant Street. Dopo gli inni nazionali e la benedizione, il messaggio consolare...
New Jersey's Rossi signs with Fiorentina
New Jersey native Giuseppe Rossi has made a move from la Liga club Villarreal to Serie A side Fiorentina, reportedly for a transfer fee in the range of $12.45 million.Rossi, who has been sidelined for over a year while rehabbing from a torn ACL, inked a four-year contract with Fiorentina, with is expected to pay over $2.5 million annually and can o...
Intervista ad Anthony Julien Tamburri, direttore del John D. Calandra Italian American Institute
Di Emanuele Pettener, apparsa "Sul Romanzo" l'11 febbraio 2013 Anthony Julian Tamburri dirige a New York il John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, il più importante centro di studi italoamericani negli Stati Uniti. Cavaliere della Repubblica per meriti culturali, è autore di innumerevoli articoli e di undici libri, fra cui Of Saltimb...