How to choose among the best Italian wines? Here are the best wines produced in Italy
Italy is known and appreciated all over the world for the excellent quality of its products. In particular with regard to wine. In fact, Italy is a world leader in the production of high quality wine. Italian Traditions will guide you on the discovery of the best Italian wines. Here we will analyze what the wine produced in Italy consists of and we...
Alitalia Announces Nonstop Year-Round Service Between Dulles International and Rome
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) announced Tuesday that Italian airline Alitalia will begin five weekly nonstop flights to Rome Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) on May 2, 2019, providing a new option when traveling between the U.S. Capital Region and Europe. “As the international gateway to the Washington, D.C., region, Dulles Int...
'Cake Boss' Star Opens Famous Bakery at McAllen Mall
Many waited for hours to meet the reality T.V. star who has influenced bakers to follow their dream. Buddy Valastro, star of “Cake Boss”, was at La Plaza Mall for the grand opening of his famous Carlo’s Bakery and his Italian restaurant, Buddy V’s. It was Valastro’s father who started Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey. “I had one little bakery....
27-year family legacy: Bambinos owners serve community, college campuses
Tucked away in a neighborhood on the corner of East Delmar Street and South Florence Avenue lies a quaint and authentic slice of Italy known as Bambinos Cafe. While the restaurant is familiar to many, some may not know about the family that created Bambinos. Mary Faucett and her family, including her sons Andy and Chuck Faucett, who are also co-own...
Film honors George Moscone legacy in San Francisco
That San Francisco is named in honor of an Italian saint is no surprise. Even with the “official” 1776 founding of our city by Spanish colonists (well, that’s after the original Ohlone natives), many ethnic groups have contributed to the culture of this city of St. Francis, including Italian immigrants and their descendants. Liguria Bakery. Sculpto...
Huge white truffle sells for €85,000 at Italian auction
A rare 850 gramme white truffle was auctioned for €85,000 in the Italian region of Alba on Sunday, with the anonymous Hong Kong buyer paying nearly 30 times this year's market price for smaller nuggets. The annual auction held in the region near Turin saw the unusually large white truffle sold at a price that would value it at €100 per gramme. "The...
Soupstar: Giovanni Guidi and Gianluca Petrella in concert at Embassy of Italy
Finally Washingtonian jazz enthusiasts will get a chance to experience a live performance by two of the most interesting talents of Italian music: Giovanni Guidi (piano) and Gianluca Petrella (trombone), presenting the album “Soupstar”, a name that reflects the improvisational alchemy between their instruments. The concert will allow us to discover...
Ermenegildo Zegna brings its XXX Collection to the U.S. with Farfetch partnership
Ermenegildo Zegna XXXItalian luxury brand Ermenegildo Zegna has launched an exclusive partnership with Farfetch to release the Ermenegildo Zegna XXX U.S. capsule collection on the luxury fashion shopping platform in the States. Ermenegildo Zegna XXX, or XXX, delivers a modern wardrobe that matches the versatility of contemporary living with a mix o...
Visit One Of The Best (And Tastiest) Symbols Of A New York Neighborhood
You catch the aroma on Arthur Avenue as a happy shopper opens the door, left arm holding a huge, bulging bag of bread and cookies. Yes, this is the Madonia Bakery, in its way a symbol of New York as much as the Lower East Side, the High Line, and Rockefeller Center. New York, to New Yorkers, is the neighborhood, and increasingly these areas are bei...
Arcolians to honor Dr. Geri Ann DiFranco
The Arcolian Dental Arts Society will honor Dr. Geri Ann DiFranco as Arcolian of the Year at the society’s annual Christmas Party on Dec. 11 at the Park Ridge Country Club. (847-304-4442). “Geri is a woman of outstanding ethical and moral character who exemplifies the society’s ideals of professionalism, education and service to the community,” say...
Five Italian Villages to Visit in the Fall
Hop in the car, drive the countryside roads, enjoy the fall colors and stop at one of these charming villages for a dive into the past and a taste of delicious seasonal products. Rango, Trentino In the northern mountainous region of Trentino, Rango is part of Italy’s ‘Most Beautiful Villages’ network, having maintained its ancient fortified structu...
The Key to This Creamy, Thick Pesto? A Mortar and Pestle
Throughout my time working in restaurants, I developed an illogical dread of some basic kitchen tasks. None of them — picking and chopping parsley, peeling and mincing garlic, browning pans of ground meat — were particularly difficult. But at the scale required in a professional kitchen, they felt Sisyphean. And even though it has been years since...