Two new books illuminate the ways of Italians and Italian regional cuisine
By Melissa McCart Regional Italian restaurants have been opening in Pittsburgh at a fast clip, from Senti in Lawrenceville with a menu inspired by the Abruzzo region, to Taglio in East Liberty, serving Roman-style tray pizzas. It would be great if being Italian or dining Italian lent a thorough understanding of a region. Instead a resta...
A rich american and his Italian wife are on a mission to save migrants in the Mediterranean
by Matthew Speiser A 131-foot fishing trawler manned by a wealthy American and his family left the shores of Malta on Wednesday to set off into the Mediterranean sea for a six month expedition, CNN reports. Its mission? Rescue migrants making the perilous journey from Africa to Europe. "I love the adventure and challenge of t...
Rome to launch today its official bid for the 2024 Olympic games
by Andrea Marini To understand just what the 2024 Olympic run means for Italy and Rome you've got to consider the games that took place in the Italian capital in far-away 1960. Gold medals were showered on a nation experiencing an all-out economic boom, with GDP that year growing by 5.4% and surging by 8.4% the following year - gr...
Italians 7th most longlived in health
Life expectancy in Italy is increasing and Italians also place 7th in the world for the longest lives without disability, according to a study by the Global Burden of Disease published on the Lancet medical journal. "From 1990 to 2013 life expectation in Italy has increased, but expectancy of life in good health has increased more sl...
In Cremona, the world capital of violin making, even listening is an art
The concert hall is the most futuristic and original among those designed in recent years: created by Japanese engineer Toyota, it welcomes visitors straight into a violin case. It has approximately five hundred seats, gathered like a flower around a central plan, and allows an extraordinary and subtle listening experience. Read more &nb...
10 beautiful and slow cities in Italy
by Claudia Baroncelli If you are looking for a peaceful destination to escape the city chaos, have a look of the most beautiful and (above all) slow cities you can find in Italy, From Orvieto to Amalfi passing by Trani and Cisternino, you only have to choose! Dreaming of a destination to enjoy peace and silence, miles away from th...
Caravaggio's Art Displayed - Without The Canvas
Caravaggio's art has been exhibited many times since his death in 1610 but a major gallery in Rome has launched a different type of display - there isn't a single canvas on show. Video artists have projected the 57 works - which include Jesus being flogged, a man being beheaded and the severed head of snake-haired monster Medusa - onto the...
Re-Mapping Italian America. Places, Cultures, Identities „Re-Mapping Italian America. Places, Cultures, Identities
Il 12 e 13 maggio si terrà all'Università Roma Tre il convegno internazionale Re-Mapping Italian America. Places, Cultures, Identities presso il Dipartimento di Lingue, Letterature e Culture Straniere (via del Valco di San Paolo, 19 - Sala Conferenze "Ignazio Ambrogio"). L'iniziativa, realizzata in collaborazione con il John D. Calandra It...
Oscar Farinetti, creator and founder of Eataly, receives Honorary Degree at AUR graduation ceremony
Oscar Farinetti is one of Italy's most successful and inspiring entrepreneurs. He has founded a business that celebrates and fosters Italian culinary excellence around the entire world, exalting quality, diversity and traditions in a way that no one ever accomplished before. "Today, we are honored" stated Richard Hodges, President of The Ameri...
The Italian character of Spaghetti and the Importance of the Intercultural Exchange
Occasionally, someone will speak of the real origins of spaghetti. It is one of those questions close to our hearts but it's hidden behind a truth which few know very well. The world market has not existed for only a short amount of time and over time it has had the ability to "alter" the distances, which today can only surprise us. In 200...
NIAF Full-Tuition Scholarship At Accadedemia Teatro Alla Scala In Milan
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) leadership is proud to announce for the second year a scholarship in partnership with Accademia Teatro alla Scala, one of the most renowned institutions for training professionals in the performing arts, and Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Business (MIP), an internationally recognized managem...
Pompeii opens Italy's longest path for disabled
Culture Minister Dario Franceschini on Friday inaugurated Italy's largest path specially designed for the disabled at the archaeological site of the ancient city of Pompeii. "When I came here for the first time as minister two and a half years ago it was because of collapses (of parts of the site)," Franceschini said. "Now architectu...