Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' has mysterious ties to Louisiana
A long-lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci will go up for auction in New York City on Wednesday, when it is expected to fetch well over $100 million. But a dozen years ago, the same painting — albeit obscured by time and the brush strokes of later artists — went up for sale at an auction house in Louisiana and sold for only $10,000. Not much is know...
Santa Margherita USA Inc. Announces Release of Three Italian Sparklers: Prosecco Superiore Brut DOCG, Sparkling Rosé and Single Vineyard Prosecco Superiore DOCG
National Italian wine importer, Santa Margherita USA Inc., has announced the release of three sparkling wines. Two bottlings, their Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore Brut DOCG, and Santa Margherita Sparkling Rosé, re-enter the marketplace with a redesigned bottle, label and communications campaign, "Uncork Extraordinary". Their third, Santa Margh...
Neapolitan Crèche at the Art Institute of Chicago
When: From November 18, 2017 to January 7, 2018 - Where: Art Institute of Chicago (Gallery 209), 111 S Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60603 After its widely popular debut in 2013, our spectacular 18th-century Neapolitan crèche returns once again this holiday season. One of the very few and finest examples of such a work outside of Naples, the crèche is...
Tickets Onsale Friday For Mike Marino's Make America Italian Again Tour at NJPAC
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Mike Marino. Busy stand-up comedian Mike Marino - affectionately known to his fans as "New Jersey's Bad Boy" - brings his hysterical and insightful take on the Italian-American experience to NJPAC with his new tour, Make America Italian Again. A native of Jersey City, Mike Marino's material is larg...
Ferrero’s Kinder eggs land in the U.S.
Ferrero SpA sells nearly 3.5 billion Kinder Surprise eggs around the globe – but hasn’t been able to crack the U.S. market – until now. Long available in nearly 170 markets, the Italian chocolate giant is finally bringing Kinder eggs to the U.S. market. However, instead of the familiar Kinder Surprise, Americans will be getting the Kinder Joy varia...
CIMA. L’arte italiana nell’era di Trump
La direttrice artistica del Centro Italiano per l’Arte Moderna di New York, Heather Ewing, illustra programmi passati e futuri di uno fra gli incubatori di ricerca sull’arte Italiana più attivi in America. Tra Savinio, Paolini, Morandi ma anche Tacita Dean, Louise Bourgeois e Wolfgang Laib, la direttrice rileva alcuni cambiamenti epocali in ambito...
Thank you Tomie!
With so much sad news in the world today, it’s easy to lose track of all the love and kindness that’s still out there. It was almost overwhelming how much of it was squeezed into one little bookstore for one glorious day. For three years in a row, I AM Books has had the honor and privilege of hosting Tomie dePaola, whose books have filled the lives...
12th annual International Risotto Festival cooks up a good time for a great cause
What: 12th International Risotto Festival. Where: Houston Design Center. The scoop: It was a picture-perfect afternoon as hundreds of Houstonians stopped by outdoor stations on the expansive Houston Design Center property to sample risotto creations by 13 outstanding Houston chefs, along with a wide array of wines and antipasti selections. Guests...
Il MET di New York celebra Michelangelo
"Michelangelo divine draftsman & designer" è la nuova mostra ospitata dal MET - Metropolitan Museum of Art di New York sull'artista fiorentino Michelangelo Buonarroti. Inaugurata il 13 novembre, la mostra resterà aperta fino al 12 febbraio 2018. L'evento è reso possibile dalla generosità del Morgan Stanley e supportato inoltre dal Federal council o...
Antoinette DeLeo Bassett 100 years of age
Antoinette DeLeo Bassett celebrated her 100th Birthday on Sunday, November 5, 2017. Antoinette was born on the DeLeo Homestead farm in Coalfield, Washington, on November 5, 1917. She was the middle child of 13 siblings (3 sons and 10 daughters) of John Joseph DeLeo and Louise Marie DeLeo. Antoinette and her siblings worked like a crew of dairy farm...
L’Italia ponte tra globalizzazione e tradizione con gli “Italics” di Bassetti
Mentre la metà del mese di presidenza italiana del Consiglio di Sicurezza ONU si avvicina, lo Stivale, la sua cultura e il suo inconfondibile stile di vita sono stati al centro della conferenza “Italics as a Global Commonwealth”, tenutasi al Palazzo di Vetro il 13 novembre. La prestigiosa cornice delle Nazioni Unite ha dunque ospitato Piero Bassett...
Drinking the Aperol Spritz—and Italian Amari—Beyond Summer
When I lived in Rome six years ago, I grew to love the bittersweet flavor of an Aperol Spritz. The light, fizzy mouthfeel, the neon hue, the orange slice garnishing the rim of the glass . . . It’s been my go-to aperitivo ever since. So when a variety of publications (including this one) declared summer 2017 the “summer of the spritz,” I was taken a...