U.S. tariffs to hit 500 million euros of Italian food exports: farmers group
U.S. tariffs on European Union products will hit around 500 million euros ($547.40 million) of Italian agricultural products per year, farmers’ association Coldiretti said on Thursday. The United States has said it will slap 25% duties on an array of European foodstuffs as part of Washington’s response to illegal EU aircraft subsidies. Italian wine...
The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum Announces 2019 Grant Finalists
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA) are thrilled to announce the 2019 grant finalists for The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum. Spearheaded by directors Anthony and Joe Russo, the Film Forum is an initiative to fund films depicting and exploring the Italian American experien...
Dazi, dal parmigiano all'olio al prosecco, ecco il Made in Italy a rischio
L'agroalimentare Made in Italy rischia di pagare un conto salatissimo, circa un miliardo di euro, dopo il verdetto del Wto che ha ufficializzato l'entità delle compensazioni che gli americani potranno chiedere all'Ue per gli aiuti illegali a Airbus: 7,5 miliardi. La lista dei prodotti interessati dalle misure ritorsive - che potrebbero arrivare ad...
NIAF Celebrates and Promotes October as Italian American Heritage Month
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) annually celebrates and promotes the month of October as Italian American Heritage Month. This year, NIAF thanks the Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) for its effort to have October recognized as Italian American Heritage Month. On Tuesday, Co-chairs of the IACD Congressmen Bill Pascrel...
What’s Your Favorite Childhood Memory While Growing up Italian?
Children don’t have many memories because we haven’t had enough life experiences to create them. As kids we are always thinking about how much better and more exciting life will be for us when we get older. We think about everything our big brothers and sister can do that we can’t—staying up late, going to movies with friends, and sleeping over fri...
The Rise of Italian Grapes in American Vineyards
After decades of planting primarily French grapes, American producers have started to embrace Italian varieties. About 2,000 native grape varieties are cultivated in Italy. While Sangiovese, Barbera and Nebbiolo have increased in popularity for decades, relative unknowns, like Fiano, Teroldego, Sagrantino and Lagrein, have cropped up in vineyards a...
Top 10 ways to celebrate Italian-American Heritage Month
October is Italian-American Heritage Month in the United States– designated as such to coincide with the celebration of Columbus Day. Christopher Columbus is credited with the discovery of the New World in 1492 and was born in Genoa. There are more than 15 million Americans who identify themselves as Italian-American, which makes our ethnic group o...
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo Travels to Italy to Discuss Transatlantic Partnership with Key Ally
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Rome and Abruzzo, Italy, October 1-3, where he will meet with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, and Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio to discuss the importance of Transatlantic unity and our strong and enduring bilateral relationship. The Secretary will also travel to his an...
IAP 110 : “Are you surprised that YouTube’s only Emmy nomination is for an Italian girl teaching cooking?” A conversation with Cara Di Falco, Emmy nominated star of ‘Cara’s Cucina’
New Jersey native Cara Di Falco is a woman who knows that success is born of passion. In just three short years, she’s made her online series ‘Cara’s Cucina’ YouTube’s first and ONLY Emmy Nominated cooking show! Di Falco’s distinguished career on TV and radio (at News 12 NJ, Good Day NY on Fox5, and 1010 WINS radio) set the table for her expertly...
Il Made in Italy nell’agroalimentare: Stati Uniti, Canada e Messico amano il cibo italiano
Assocamerestero, l’Associazione delle 78 Camere di Commercio Italiane all’Estero (CCIE) e Unioncamere, hanno presentato i risultati dell’indagine sulle tendenze di consumo del Made in Italy agroalimentare negli Stati Uniti, Canada e Messico. L’analisi è stata realizzata nell’ambito del progetto “True Italian Taste” che mira a promuovere la conoscen...
Michéal Castaldo’s Digi Single of “Mary, Did You Know?” (English version) Drops October 4
Michéal Castaldo will officially release his digital single of “Mary, Did You Know?” on Vital Records, October 4, 2019. This digital single is available on Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, and other digital online music e-tail stores worldwide. Castaldo, an Italian tenor who sings in the style of Andrea Bocelli, chose this modern-day holiday classic becau...
Italian American Country: l’Italia nella provincia USA
Un lungo viaggio nell'America profonda alla ricerca dei discendenti di minatori, contadini e pescatori, emigrati più di un secolo fa per dare vita a comunità italiane in ogni angolo dell'enorme nazione che si aprì davanti ai loro occhi dopo lo sbarco a Ellis Island. Si intitola “Italian American Country” il progetto ideato e curato da Paolo Battagl...