10 Best Italian American Movies
by Shawn Lealos What are the 10 best Italian American movies? The best Italian American movies are almost always gangster and mafia related. While some quality movies slip away from that genre, the better movies deal with the life and dangers involved in the mob. From Oscar winning masterpieces to smaller cult favorites, here are the best...
Columbus no, Columbus sì. The Meaning of the Italian Heritage and Culture Month
It seems almost unbelievable that in the year 2014 we are yet in the midst of some controversy regarding the celebration of Columbus Day, when it is a federal holiday in the United States. That means that it is a governmental holiday, without mail deliveries and most schools are closed in America. It is not merely a day for sales in our st...
Costello: I am Italian-American
By Carol Costello I am American. Italian-American. Or maybe I'm American-Italian or an American of Italian descent. Nah, I'm Italian-American. It's how I was raised to think of myself, even though I was born in the most American of cities, Canton, Ohio. In 1920, a group of men meeting in downtown Canton founded the National Footba...
Olive oil business is growing every year in United States
Two decades ago, US olive oil imports accounted for almost 30% of the world total. Now, they account for more than 38%. This issue looks at how imports have changed over time in terms of category breakdown and container size. Between 1993/94 and 2013/14, packaged product (containers < 18 kg) has seen its percentage share of total US imp...
7 Italian Neighborhoods Around America
The term “Little Italy” can evoke images of busy streets lined with gimmicky, tourist-filled restaurants, complete with menu-pushing waiters outside the front door and Italian flags waving wherever possible. Throw in a paper placemat that doubles as a map of the boot-shaped country (featuring multiple comical misspellings) and you know the types of...
This new startup is making designer shoes affordable
by Lauren Fisher All shoe-obsessed women know that it's not easy to fund a footwear addiction—designer shoes under $500 are nearly unheard of today—but a new fashion startup is making it its mission to change the game. Launched by Rue La La founder Ben Fischman and shoe merchant Maria Gangemi, M.Gemi is offering hand-crafted Itali...
Italian a day: Rosa Ponselle
The first American singer to perform at New York's famed Metropolitan Opera House without European training was Rosa Ponselle. Born Rosa Ponzillo in Connecticut, "the Cinderella of Opera," made her debut at the Met in 1918 when she was 21 in Verdi's La Forza del Destino, opposite Enrico Caruso after being discovered in vaudeville. She play...
Big discounts on Italian sounding food fuelling North America’s consumption
by Luca Orlando "Puroliva" is indeed tempting. In Los Angeles, it costs 70% less than the original extra-virgin. While in Houston, the imitation of prosciutto from Parma is even discounted by 80%. Oil, cold cuts, pasta. And then, dairy products, sauces, baked goods. There is virtually no food group immune from the phenomenon of Italian sou...
E. & J. Gallo Winery Acquires U.S. Distribution Rights For Luxury Italian Wine Brand, Allegrini Estates
E. & J. Gallo Winery (Gallo) announced today that it has been awarded the exclusive rights to distribute Italy's Allegrini wines in the United States beginning April 1, 2014. "We have a real opportunity to more successfully compete in the luxury wine segment. Allegrini is a great addition to our portfolio and we're thrilled to have the...
The Book of Mucci: A Warrior’s Tale
By Niccolò Graffio War is a strange phenomenon, to say the least. It is during wartime that humans can both reach the greatest heights of heroism and go down to the lowest depths of bestiality. I believe it was no less than Gen. George S. Patton Jr. who once exclaimed "Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignific...
Nissoli(PI): Avanti col TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) ma salvaguardiamo gli ordinamenti interni degli Stati e i nostri prodotti tipici.
Oggi, l'on. Nissoli è intervenuta in Aula per illustrare la mozione a prima firma FitzGerald Nissoli in cui su impegna il Governo nel corso del semestre italiano di presidenza del Consiglio dell'Unione europea:"a) a verificare l'effettiva applicazione dei principi contenuti nel preambolo delle direttive di negoziato sul partenariato transatlantico...
Tony Bennett: At 89, by sticking to his sound, and working with Lady Gaga, he changes pop
Tony Bennett isn't impressed with the music of the moment. "The new songs that are on the charts right now, they won't last," he tells the Daily News. "Today, it's all about making the big buck, to be heard on the radio, to sell a million records. And then it's forgotten." Those may sound like the words of a classic grump, consigned to th...
