Quagga: The Italian company creating jackets out of plastic bottles
Quagga is the innovative Italian company that has recently hit the French crowdfunding Ulule. Quagga is the first Italian company committed in making clothing exclusively using recycled fibres without any harmful substance. On Ulule – platform having 68% success rate – Quagga launched its new project Q-bottles. The initiative sees plastic bottles b...
Gionta trades NHL for shot at representing US at Olympics
For someone once constantly told he was too small to have an NHL future, Brian Gionta is enjoying a few last laughs entering the twilight of his career. At 38, the 5-foot-7, 180-pound forward has no regrets with the decision he made last summer to put family and flag first to forego a chance at playing a 17th NHL season.
How Cipriani grew into a global luxury brand
The successful journey of the Cipriani family from the legendary Harry’s Bar opened in Venice in 1931 to the contemporary world of fine dining and food retail has been driven by one timeless mission: serving authentic Italian food made with the best locally-sourced ingredients to customers looking for that same simple but impeccable quality during...
The Pantera Is a Certified '70s Classic That Combines Italian Flair With American Muscle
Of course we all love Ford's incredible mid-engine supercar, the GT, for its swoopy good looks and stunning performance. But only a lucky few were selected have the opportunity to spend half a million bucks on the carbon fiber wonder. So maybe you should think about picking up an earlier mid-engined supercar from the Blue Oval. It is the De Tomaso...
Francesco “Frank J.” Zappalà, grande avvocato e politico della Pennsylvania, era calabrese. Nacque a Santo Stefano in Aspromonte
Francesco “Frank J.” Zappalà nacque, il 24 maggio 1897 a Santo Stefano in Aspromonte, provincia di Reggio Calabria, da Giuseppe (“barbiere del paese”) e Carmela Penna. La famiglia Zappalà giunse ad “Ellis Island” nel 1908. Il piccolo Francesco, oramai per tutti “Frank J.”, mostrò, sin da subito, una vivace intelligenza. Fondamentale fu, per lui, l’...
Celeste Ristorante: Authentic Italian Fare
Celeste Ristorante took the scenic route on its way to opening in an otherwise unremarkable strip mall in Murray, Utah. Tuscan-born chef Paolo Celeste originally moved to Salt Lake City in 1995, from the town of Versilia near the northwestern Italian city of Pisa. Upon his arrival, he immediately opened a restaurant in Sugar House with a childhood...
Mangusta 110: A First Choice for American Buyers
The maxi open of Mangusta 110 series has been announced as the latest American market sale for the Italian innovators, confirming just how the unrivalled features answer the demands of their devoted American client base. It is no surprise the American Buyer has looked towards Mangusta 110 as the cruising vessel answering the desires of their lifest...
"Musica Degenerata": A Holocaust Remembrance Day Concert
When: Monday, January 29, 2018 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: PianoForte Foundation - 1335 South Michigan Avenue On the occasion of the 2018 International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Davide Casali, clarinetist, conductor and artistic director of the Viktor Ullmann Festival* in Trieste, Italy, and Elisa Frausin, pianist and first cello of the stabl...
A Pescatarian Italian Gem at Osteria 57
It's no secret that the Mister and I are fans of Italian cuisine and are always in the hunt for our next great pasta meal. Therefore, when we heard about Osteria 57, a brand new Pescatarian Italian resto in the heart of Greenwich Village, we had to check it out. Osteria 57 was tad difficult to find and easy to miss (especially in the dark), as it...
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino Debut New CD CANZONIERE
The new album by Italy's Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino is a "songbook" for the world. Pop songs are the soundtrack of people's lives. More than just entertainment, they make direct emotional connections to listeners. Love and the loss of love, everyday and extraordinary experiences, joy and sorrow, life and death - good pop songs cover it all, and...
The unexpected Italian capital of fine food and fast cars
Overshadowed by powerhouse destinations like Rome and Florence, Modena flies under most travelers’ radars. But given that this northern city is the birthplace of many Italian icons — from balsamic vinegar to Ferrari cars to famed tenor Luciano Pavarotti — there’s no shortage of cultural and culinary riches to discover. Thanks to its star turn in th...
Asbury Park Mourns Death of Pat DiNizio Of The Smithereens
Pat DiNizio, the lead singer and songwriter of the New Jersey rock group the Smithereens, died Tuesday at the age of 62. According to Rolling Stone and USA Today and the Smithereens themselves, DiNizio's death was confirmed but no cause was provided. According to his official obituary on Legacy.com, "iNizio posted several days ago that he was hopef...