Italian American Club of Maui to Host Flatbread Pizza Paia Fundraiser Night
The Italian American Club of Maui will be hosting a fundraiser on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at Flatbread Pizza in Paia. Enjoy small or large pizzas from 5-10 pm (either dine-in or take-out) and help support the scholarship fund for the Italian American Club of Maui. Please mark your calendars and don't miss the best wood-fired pizza on Maui...
Neoclassicismo e il Futurismo italiani esposti a Washington
di Emanuela Anderle Il Neoclassicismo e il Futurismo sbarcano a Washington. Dal primo settembre 2014, la National Gallery of Art ospiterà una mostra dedicata a questi movimenti artistici italiani dal titolo "From Neoclassicism to Futurism: Italian Prints and Drawings, 1800–1925". "Un periodo questo un po' trascurato ma che in realtà ha pro...
Paolo Vannini, lo stratega del business
di Liliana Rosano Arriva a trent'anni nella Grande Mela con le idee chiare, cinque lingue parlate fluentemente e un'esperienza internazionale che lo aveva portato in Africa e India a vent'anni. Ad accoglierlo la New York degli anni novanta: ruggente, adrenalinica, dinamica. Lui giovanissimo arriva direttamente al top scalando le vette...
See an American Designer’s Homage to Italian Typography
Louise Fili — the American graphic designer behind the iconic branding of products like Tate's cookies and Late July crackers — remembers exactly when she first became interested in Italian typography: She was 16 and on her first trip to Italy when she spotted a billboard for Baci Perugina chocolates. In the years that followed, Italian de...
Giunta al X anno, la Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance apre il nuovo decennio per scrivere la storia
by Riccardo Chioni Con lo sguardo rivolto a "L'Italia Bugiarda" da una parte e la moltitudine di giovani all'estero dall'altra, la Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance venerdì ha celebrato il decimo anniversario della fondazione con una serie di eventi terminati col simposio dal titolo "L'identità degli italiani nella prossima generazione". I...
Highwood’s Del Rio celebrates 90 years of timeless Italian food
Highwood's Del Rio Restaurant is known for its authentic Italian food and Old World ambience — emphasis on the word "old." Del Rio, which turns 90 this year, may be old by industry standards, but the restaurant itself is constantly evolving. Owner Bill Pigati attributes Del Rio's success to the philosophy of the original owner, his grandm...
Tour of art exhibit offered in Italian at the California Lutheran University - Nov. 12 at 10:30
The public is invited to take a free tour of a California Lutheran University art exhibit in Italian from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12. Brittany Corbucci, an Italian instructor at Pepperdine University, will guide visitors through "Coming Home: Alumni Art Exhibit" in the William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art on the Thousand Oaks ca...
Number of Italian startups rises 120% to 2,700
A total of 2,716 startups have been set up in Italy in 2014, more than double last year's figure of 1,227, according to a report from the ministry for economic development (MiSE) and the School of Management at the Milan Polytechnic. The report found that the number of startups that received business angel funding increased by 74 percent,...
Pizza Hut Asked a Bunch of Old Italian People to Judge Its Pizza
Pizza Hut has just started a major rebranding effort. Headlined the "Flavor of Now," the campaign aims to give a much-needed boost to Pizza Hut's U.S. business by wooing customers with dozens of new pizza options. Why have plain crust when you can make that toasted Asiago? Pepperoni is so boring—how about spinach and a drizzle of honey sri...
Brunello Cucinelli restores Italian village to build cozy cashmeres
By Nausheen Shah Brunello Cucinelli is famous for creating the most sumptuous of cashmeres. But after 36 years in the business, the luxury Italian designer has done so much more than that. When he's not dressing Blake Lively, Rachel Weisz and even Prince William, he's heavily involved in philanthropic work — restoring the charming Italian...
Italian Holiday Festival at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Over 2500 visitors enjoyed the Italian Holiday Festival at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC on Saturday December 13, 2014. The beautiful Kogod courtyard was abuzz with the magic of traditional Italian performances and activities. "The Italian Fairy" entertained young visitors. Opera-Pop performed favorite songs. The Teatro Tasca...
Back to the Future with Roman Architectural Concrete
by Lynn Yarris No visit to Rome is complete without a visit to the Pantheon, Trajan's Markets, the Colosseum, or the other spectacular examples of ancient Roman concrete monuments that have stood the test of time and the elements for nearly two thousand years. A key discovery to understanding the longevity and endurance of Roman a...