Can America Benefit from Covid? Ask 14th-Century Florence
The Covid pandemic has wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy. Around 33 million unemployment claims have been made, and hunger stalks millions more Americans—and that’s aside from the ravages from the disease itself. Yet big disruptions can bring big opportunities. Thinkers have already been considering how the world could emerge better, or smarter, fr...
Actor John Saxon dies; ‘Enter the Dragon’ among many roles
Actor John Saxon, whose good looks won him not only legions of female fans but also a wide array of roles, has died at his home in Tennessee, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He was 83. The entertainment news outlet quotes Saxon's wife, Gloria, as confirming that the actor died of pneumonia on Saturday in Murfreesboro. He was best known for sta...
Nissoli (FI): I chiarimenti dell’Ambasciata americana sulle regole per i viaggi negli USA in questo periodo di covid
“In seguito alle numerose richieste ricevute ho voluto interpellare direttamente l'ambasciata americana a Roma per avere risposte certe sulle norme di viaggio dall’Italia verso gli USA nell’attuale contesto emergenziale dovuto al Covid”. Così Fucsia Nissoli, deputata di Forza Italia eletta in centro e nord America, che riporta oggi la risposta di J...
Friends of Christopher Columbus
To mount a social media campaign to defend the legacy of Christopher Columbus and what he means to Italian-Americans. Columbus Day is celebrated in many of the countries in the Americas for the anniversary of his arrival to the New World on October 12, 1492. He originally set out to sail for India under King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. H...
American Companies supporting Italy’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
In un momento storico di inaspettata difficoltà, gli Stati Uniti si sono dimostrati, ancora una volta, i nostri più grandi Alleati. AmCham Italy, in accordo con la Missione Diplomatica USA in Italia e la Missione Diplomatica Italiana negli Stati Uniti, fin dall'inizio della pandemia che ha particolarmente colpito il nostro Paese, ha avviato un prog...
Historic Commellini Estate launches old world-inspired Italian restaurant Tavola Calda
It started with the New York Review of Books, this whole Tuscany thing. This was decades ago. There was an ad in the back of an issue for a house rental, and there was an open summer. Then, there was a vacation. And though Frances Mayes had been to Italy before, it was in Tuscany where she fell in love. Years later, in 1990, Mayes purchased her own...
Piada Italian Street Food Contributes to Nonprofits of Employees’ Choice
Piada Italian Street Food has taken an unconventional, employee-driven approach to its corporate giving. When deciding how it would distribute its charitable contributions to fight racism and support the local communities where its restaurants are located last month, the fast-casual restaurant company surveyed its employees to ensure that the compa...
Italian Coastlines and the Best Beaches
Live Coffee Chat at Casa Belvedere: Italian Beaches/ Le Spiagge Italiane. Saturday, July 25th • 10:00am. Learn how to vacation as the Italians do! Guest speaker: Marco Evangelista, Director of Journeys by Central Holidays. Each Coffee Chat guest is entered to win a specialty gift courtesy of SI-Espresso! REGISTER HERE. Once you register, you will r...
Love Makes The Perfect Pizza
If you grew up in America, you’ve likely had your share of pizza — foldable, New York-style slices from the local pizzeria on the way home from school, Chicago deep dish with the family on a Friday night, or a any number of soulless, rubbery assembly line pies in your dorm room. But, back then, you probably didn’t indulge in anything that resembled...
WOP! or: You talkin’ to me?
I found this thing called WOP! in a now-gone used bookstore in exurban Connecticut a few years back. When I took it up to the counter, the owner said, “I’m so glad someone’s finally buying this.” Perhaps because he wanted the book out of his store? It was published in 1973 by Straight Arrow Press, one in a series called “Ethnic Prejudice in America...
List Of 183 Monuments Ruined Since Protests Began, And Counting
Thirty-three statues of Columbus. Nine of the Founding Fathers. Eight of Saint Junipero Serra. With the frequency of the ongoing iconoclasm, it can be hard to gain a scale of the problem. For each story that has breached the news cycle, at least a dozen went unreported outside of local media. This detailed list records each instance monuments have...
Skye McAlpine’s New Italian Cookbook is Full of Hosting Ideas
For some cooks, a decorated table is just as important as the feast that rests on top. That is the case for Sunday Times’ food columnist and cookbook author, Skye McAlpine, whose latest cookbook was inspired by friendships and festive meals in Venice, Italy. Next week, the cookbook, “A Table for Friends: The Art of Cooking for Two or Twenty,” will...