Decore Classic Italian Restaurant Opening in East Village
“We get emotional about good food, good plates, good drinks,” says Giovanni Siracusa. “It’s not just a business for us.” Siracusa is talking about Decore, an Italian restaurant he’s opening with longtime friend and first time business partner Giorgio Corletti. In Roman dialect, Decore means “with heart.” “Everything is made with heart,” explains C...
Set-jetting in Sicily: Where to find the lavish filming locations of Netflix’s The Leopard
The Leopard, a new series on streaming platform Netflix, is entrancing viewers with its sultry scenes of political and personal upheaval in 1860s Sicily. But alongside the swoon-worthy storylines, it’s the sumptuous settings that are dazzling fans. If there was ever an onscreen drama readymade for set-jetting, it’s this one. From an iconic Baroque...
GDC 2025: San Francisco, Video Game Capital, Welcomes Italian Trade Agency Delegation
The 39th annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) took place from March 17 to 21, 2025, at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, bringing together the brightest minds in the gaming industry. This year’s theme, “Connecting the World through Games,” reflected the increasingly global nature of game development and the power of interactive ent...
Italian culture has now recovered from the pandemic and is growing.
The 20th Annual Federculture Report offers a detailed update on the state of culture in Italy. The report, which annually analyzes consumption, funding, employment, and tourism in the cultural sector, reveals that the industry is in a phase of consolidation following the post-COVID challenges. Italian culture began its recovery in 2023, after the s...
Today Roberto Bolle turns 50: an Italian symbol of dance all around the world
Today, Roberto Bolle turns 50. He is a symbol of dance in Italy and around the world. Roberto was born in Casale Monferrato, in the province of Alessandria (Piedmont), on March 26, 1970. From a young age, he developed a passion for dance, enrolling in a dance school in Vercelli at the age of 6. Then, at 12, he auditioned for the Ballet School of La...
Joe Petrosino, Italian American police officer killed by the mafia, on stage at the Rome Police academy
The Italian State Police hosted the Lecce-based theater company “Tènemos Recinti Teatrali” in Rome to pay tribute to and remember the figure of Joe Petrosino, the Italian-American police officer killed by the mafia. The play, performed, conceived, and written by Dr. Maria Francesca Mariano, tells the story of the police officer who was...
5th Annual Pellicano Vineyard La Festa Italiana
Saturday March 29 • 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm. Pellicano Vineyard Hamburg Winery • 6736 Boston State Rd, Hamburg, NY. Join our Vineyard family Saturday, March 29th, 2025, for the 5th Annual La Festa Italiana, as we share a fantastic authentic Italian feast. Each year, we take our most popular events and try to make them even better by transforming them in...
That’s Amore: Celebrating Italian American History in New York
That’s Amore: Celebrating Italian American History plays 54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on April 15, 2025 at 7pm. Cover charges are $51.50 - $62.50. Premiums are $101.00. There is a $25 food and beverage minimum. Tickets and information are available here. Tickets on the day of performance after 4:00pm are only available by calling (646) 476-3551....
Italian Tiziano Bernard awarded as best flight instructor in the USA
Tiziano Bernard, an Italian born in Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia, has been awarded the prestigious title of Best Flight Instructor in the United States. The honor, granted annually by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), recognizes professionals who excel in their expertise and ability to impart excellent flight skills to students....
Italian Wine Podcast Special Report: "Is Prosecco Still America's Darling? New Insights from Somm.ai"
Prosecco continues to tickle the American taste buds, holding strong as the preferred sparkling wine in restaurants across the U.S., according to a new market analysis from the Italian Wine Podcast in collaboration with Somm.ai, a leader in wine industry data and analytics. The full report, based on Somm.ai authoritative data covering approximately...
The Incredible College Basketball Rivalry Of Pitino And Calipari
Legendary college basketball coaches Rick Pitino and John Calipari both have enduring legacies that are among the most impressive in the sport’s history. The two appeared friendly at one point but soured after facing each other so many times. In the 2025 NCAA Tournament, they met in the second round. Pitino is now with St. John’s, and Calipari is w...
Italy's Brignone captures season-long women's giant slalom title at World Cup finals
Italian ski racer Federica Brignone wrapped up the season-long giant slalom title on Tuesday at the World Cup finals in a race won by Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland in Sun Valley, Idaho. Brignone needed to finish just 13th or better in the final run to clinch the discipline crown and wound up second. She finished 0.14 seconds behind Gut-Behrami's...
