Italia in prima linea al «Buy America»
Ci sarà, a sorpresa ma non troppo, Barack Obama. E il Segretario di Stato John Kerry come anche il vero ospite, il ministro del Commercio Penny Pritzker. Al loro fianco, 47 Stati americani con i loro piani di incentivi, facilitazioni infrastrutturali e logistiche, semplificazioni legali, amministrative e burocratiche sommate ai programmi federali....
Nasce «M2», nuova formula retail per l’arredo Made in Italy
Una vetrina multimarca di grandi dimensioni che metta insieme la cucina di gamma medio-alta con il cucchiaino e la teiera "griffati", trasferendo l'esperienza (di successo) dell'arredo di design "low cost"su una fascia di produzione "100% Made in Italy" di alta qualità ma a prezzi accessibili. L'inedito progetto di retail d'arredo – che pu...
In Italy, olive oils now have their sommelier too
by Giorgio dell'Orefice The quality of olive oil is certainly a feature, but it can also become a true profession. Those skills, simply handed down from father to son, have been turned into a real profession by the Association of Olive Oil Tasters (ONAOO). The organization was founded in Imperia in 1983 and after 30 years of honor...
The secrets of Valle d’Aosta ‘s cuisine
by Claudia Astarita Valle d'Aosta is an Italian region where history has been influenced by mountains and national borders. Its traditional cookery revolves around the flavours of milk and cheese, meat, and the products of the land and the environment. These flavours are the essence of a harsh yet beautiful land, and take us back...
A “White Paper” to promote innovation in Italy
by Claudia Astarita Digital Magics, the famous Italian startups incubator, has recently presented the so called White Paper to identify new strategies to promote and spread innovation in the country. It essentially stands as a proposal to the Italian government, articulated in several points. Among them, worth to be mentioned are the...
Vino: da 2009 sestuplicati bollini Doc, Consorzi ci credono
"Attualmente noi distribuiamo 1 miliardo di contrassegni a denominazione d'origine; il 60% è relativo a vini Doc che sono facoltativi. Ciononostante dal 2009 ad oggi si è sestuplicato il numero di richieste su base volontaria di contrassegni che evidentemente vengono identificati come una possibilità importante anche dai produttori''. Lo h...
Grande dinamismo per l'export di cucine
Il segmento cucine dell'arredo Made in Italy è stato solitamente poco propenso all'esportazione e, proprio per questo motivo, ha subito più di tutti la crisi economica passata. Ma il 2015 ha fatto registrare numeri record. Le vendite oltreconfine sono cresciute del 10%. In particolare i Paesi che hanno importato dall'Italia sono stati gli...
10 Things You Learn Being Raised By Italian Parents
If being raised in good old New Jersey has taught me anything, it's that our country is a wonderful blend of hundreds of unique cultures. Some are known for their food, while others are known for the way they speak. Regardless, each culture brings something special to the table that makes this country what it is. The culture I grew up in y...
Foreign students flocking to Italian universities believed to generate €15 mn yearly for property owners
Renting a home to approximately 55,000 foreign students who every year choose Italy, results in at least €15 million to the property owners. But to triple the revenue it would be enough to put on this market the thousands of vacant premises scattered over major Italian cities. The estimate comes from Uniplaces, the international portal of ads that...
All pastas are not created equal
A few years ago I ordered spaghetti and meatballs at a then-new Frederick Italian restaurant as a test of its basic Italian cooking. I was served linguine and meatballs. On inquiry, the server told me they had run out of spaghetti. As reprehensible as this was for an Italian restaurant, I accepted the explanation, if not the linguine, sinc...
10 Medici Fortresses in Tuscany
by Stefano Cannas It was 1434 when the Medici family, represented at the time by Cosimo The Elder, rose to a position of power in Tuscany. Starting from that moment, throughout the centuries, the Medici family has been associated with the Renaissance. Nonetheless, those were times of war and maintaining that power for so many years (the M...
Italy's Monte Giano Has a Dark Secret Hiding in Plain Sight
by Ken Jennings In this week's Maphead, Ken Jennings explores a confusing set of lettered trees in Italy. It's a head-scratcher for tourists driving through the Appenine Mountains of central Italy. High above the town of Antrodoco, on the slopes of Monte Giano, the letters "DVX" are spelled out in 20 acres of pine trees. Is this a me...
