Italia Independent and Fantinel Launch New Prosecco in US Market
The latest trend hitting the runway at New York Fashion Week is sparkling, crisp and comes in a glass. Two of Italy's creative powerhouses, Italia Independent and famed Italian wine maker, Marco Fantinel, launch their newest project, The Independent Prosecco, in the U.S. this fall. The Italian fashion group is known for their sophist...
This Italian-American Jeep Is Molto Bene
Jeep was one of the grand prizes when Fiat took over Chrysler during the financial crisis of 2007-2009. Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne, an Italian-Canadian, knew the Jeep brand well. And in his strategic planning he made Jeep a focal point of expanding the combined Fiat Chrysler's sales globally. That explains why you see the Jeep name on the uni...
World Nutella Day 2016: Best Recipes, Places, Facts To Celebrate Delicious Chocolate Spread Holiday
by Abigail Abrams Friday is World Nutella Day, and the world is going crazy. The famous chocolatey hazelnut spread is a favorite to include in breakfast and dessert items alike, and the internet is overflowing with recipes, deals and beautiful photos to celebrate the holiday. Every year on Feb. 5, the world celebrates this delicious f...
'Chefs' Table Series' to air on local TV stations
The "Chefs' Table Series" is aired weekly on local access TV stations. Airing the week of Dec. 12:Executive chef Victor Paone of Bon Appetit Management demonstrates to a live audience at the Sons of Italy Hall in Roslindale how to make four of the seven fish dishes in part 1 of Feast of the Seven Fishes. Feast of the Seven Fishes is a traditio...
Maria Bartiromo leaving CNBC for Fox Business: source
Business television presenter Maria Bartiromo is leaving broadcaster CNBC after 20 years to take a job at rival Fox Business Network, according to a source familiar with the matter. CNBC President and Chief Executive Mark Hoffman announced Bartiromo's departure in a memo to employees on Monday and said she will leave the company when her contract...
S.A. chef comes in second on 'Food Network Star'
by Edmond Tijerina Luca Della Casa, executive chef of Nosh and Silo restaurants, fell just short Sunday in his quest to take the top prize of "Food Network Star." Instead, viewers voted for "gourmet cowboy" Lenny McNab of Colorado and his show about cowboy cuisine, topping Della Casa's pitch for a show about Italian cuisine from the n...
David Chase hints at a Sopranos Prequel
David Chase gave Sopranos fans reason to dream this week by admitting he is "intrigued" by the idea of writing a spin-off series from the show. Speaking to Associated Press, the 69-year-old said the death of James Gandolfini last year means that the show would most likely be set in a period before the original's 1999-2007 storyline. ...
Be-bop legend Buddy DeFranco
During a career that spanned seven decades, Buddy De Franco played with the likes of Gene Krupa, Tommy Dorsey and Count Basie, and led the Glenn Miller Orchestra. But it was his adaptation to be-bop, with its lightning fast tempo and blazing riffs, that landed De Franco gigs with Billie Holiday, Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie and Ella Fitzgerald, earn...
Lina Bo Bardi's Classic Bowl Chair Reissued
It seems to be the season for the great women of industrial design. After the Charlotte Perriand lovefest at Design Miami earlier this month, now its time for another fierce, anti-elitist designer to get her due. Next month, the Italian design brand Arper is set to formally launch their special edition of Lina Bo Bardi's Bowl Chair, in a whole arra...
Italian apples and pears are ready to conquer the U.S.
The U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has finally confirmed that Italian apples and pears are welcome to the United States. After an intense round of verification and control activities monitored by U.S: and Italian authorities as well as local producers, national fruits has been recognized as a fresh product that it is useful...
Italian fellowships for Young Engineers in the US
by Emanuela Barzi ISSNAF and Consiglio Nazionale degli Ingegneri (CNI, the National Order of Engineers) will be sponsoring up to 100 internships in the US for young Italian Engineers. Between July and December 2014, interns will work for two months in some of the most prestigious Universities and research centers in the United States and C...
10 mistakes you should avoid if you want to learn italian
I want to share a list of mistakes you, as a student, should try to avoid if you want to learn italian. 10. Focus on grammar If you want to learn how to drive a car you need to know traffic rules and signals. Do they make you a good driver? Read more Source: http://dante-learning.com