Oscar Generale, the Italian producer of Hollywood Stars
“I always dreamed of working, one day, in the entertainment industry and, being an extremely ambitious person, I had high standards: I wanted to go to Hollywood and become an agent, but especially a producer.” Oscar Generale’s tenacity brought him exactly where he desired, in Los Angeles, where his goal of becoming a film producer and an expert in...
The Sola Busca tarots: the oldest tarots in the world
The Sola Busca Tarots are the oldest Italian deck of cards in the world, and were named after their last owners, Marquis Busca and Count Sola. In 1924, the Ministry of Public Education recognized the value of this complete collection and its illustrations, and claimed first option to buy it – which it exercised in 2009, when the deck was put up for...
Endicott man, 81, appreciated simple things: Good food, wine and company
On late summer days, a large group of mostly Italian-American men — some first-generation — gathered at the Borruso house in Endicott. They brought homemade wine, maybe cheese or prosciutto, while in the backyard Joseph Borruso roasted a goat over a wood fire. While friends reminisced and new guests were introduced, Joe cut up the meat and divided...
Silvio's restaurant in St. Matthews serves hit-and-miss Italian cuisine
Melillo’s on East Market Street may have closed at the end of 2008, but Bill Silvio Melillo was determined to bring his family’s Italian cooking back to the city. Seven years later in 2015, he opened Silvio’s on Fairfax Avenue in St. Matthews, promising Louisvillians delicious authentic Italian-American cuisine. My first interaction with anyone fro...
Will Crutchfield reviews “A Life with Rossini”
The Italian title of this book – a tossed salad of information, anecdote, and reflection, delightful and infuriating like its author – is Divagazioni Rossiniane. Divagazione means digression or detour. It’s exactly the right title, and the book could perfectly well have been published in English as “Rossinian Digressions” – and yet “A Life with Ros...
Hot Italian Titles in the Pipeline
Genre filmmaking currently seems to be getting more traction within projects in the Italian cinema pipeline, be it dark fables, a Cosa Nostra thriller with a fresh angle, a Rome origins epic in pre-Roman Latin, or other types. Below is a compendium of standout titles in various stages, some of which may surface on the 2019 festival circuit. “Pinoc...
Italian Design Day - MILANO Contemporary
Wednesday, March 20, 2019. From 6:30 pm To 8:30 pm EST. Italian Cultural Institute of New York, 686 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065. Entrance: Free. Book Now. An evening dedicated to Milan with Stefano Boeri, architect and President of Fondazione La Triennale, in conversation with Noemi Bonazzi and Peter Eisenman, moderated by Matteo Milani. Stefan...
When in Venice, Eat Like a Venetian
Each year, 20 million tourists visit Venice. The vast majority will pay too much for indifferent food eaten mostly in the company of other tourists. But there’s one way to eat great Venetian food that’s thrilling, filling and authentic. You’ll find it at a place where you’re almost certain to rub and bend elbows with locals. Visit a bacaro. Like Sp...
Ermenegildo Zegna Opens its Global Flagship Store in New York City
Known for upscale menswear, Ermenegildo Zegna has unveiled its new global flagship store at New York City’s iconic Crown Building, located at 4 W 57th Street. Designed by world-renowned architect Peter Marino, the new store both celebrates Zegna’s history and legacy and brings the Italian fashion house into a new chapter by incorporating metallic s...
Ambassador Varricchio welcomes the US economy élite to Villa Firenze for the 35th annual conference of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE)
On the occasion of the 35th annual conference of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE), the Ambassador of Italy to the US Armando Varricchio hosted the members of the Association at Villa Firenze. Founded in 1959, NABE is one of the biggest international associations and it gathers entrepreneurs, managers, economists, academics, an...
Cresce l’export di cosmetici Made in Italy nel mondo
Nelle scorse settimane il Centro Studi Cosmetica Italia ha pubblicato i dati del 2018 facendo emergere alcuni trend importanti che riguarderanno, nel prossimo futuro, il settore della cosmesi ed in particolare le PMI esportatrici del Belpaese. Ma partiamo dai dati: nel 2018 l’industria cosmetica tricolore ha generato un fatturato globale di 11,15...
Buona Beef opens West Loop location
Buona Beef recently opened for business at 804 W. Washington Blvd., bringing the family-run fast-food chain’s total locations to 24. “We’re thrilled to be a part of the vibrant West Loop community,” says second-generation owner Joe Buonavolanto Jr. “Our new location is steeped in Chicago tradition: a fitting way to continue the city’s great Italian...