Italian wine: Friuli Annia and Aquileia
WTI Magazine #29 2014 May, 8Author : Vino OK Translation by: Friuli Annia and Aquileia is produced in Friuli, very fascinating region in northern Italy. More precisely, this wine is produced in a wide area including the towns of Carlino, San Giorgio di Nogaro, Marano Lagunare, Torviscosa, Castions di Strada, Porpetto, Bagnaria Arsa e...
Columbus Foods Meets Salami Growth with 55,000-Square-Foot Expansion of Hayward Production Facility
Columbus Foods has broken ground to expand its existing Hayward, Calif., salame curing and processing facility by an additional 55,000 square feet. Set to be completed by July 2015, the new building will boast drying capacity for 23 million pounds of salame for the company, a venerable San Francisco Bay Area institution that has been bring...
Preview: Open Roads: New Italian Cinema At FSLC
When we think of Italian cinema, we think of undisputed old masters - Fellini, Visconti, Rossellini, Antonioni, De Sica, Bertolucci and so on. But for the longest time, Italian cinema had fallen out of favor. Sure, there have been flourish of genre films in the 60s - 80s. But the Italian public's national pride and interests in their film...
Discoverning Italian pottery tradition
It is called the "town of pottery", and in is located in the region of Apulia, in the south of Italy. Some people get the chance to discover Grottaglie while travelling to Salento, which is one of the most beautiful touristic spot Italy has, but this beautiful little city definitely has the potential to become a holiday destination per se. ...
Italy has two reasons to request the extradition of Amanda Knox
Whether or not Amanda Knox will be forced to return to Italy to serve her sentence for the murder of Meredith Kercher, has been a controversial topic for the past few years. Knox has defiantly stated that she will not go back to Italy willingly. However, new revelations in the Meredith Kercher murder case provide two solid reasons for Knox...
Italian language: At an arm's length from the goal
WTI Magazine #40 2014 July, 23Author : Manuela Bianchi for learnitalygroup.com Translation by: The arm and the mindThe human body can be another interesting starting point to discover the ways of saying and some of the most used phrases of our language. Today we'll talk about the word "braccio" (arm) that comes as always from our dea...
Get ready for St. Roch's Festval in Greenwich
St. Roch Church, 10 St. Roch Ave., will hold its traditional Italian feast for four days this week, followed by a procession from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sunday. The festival will take place from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Pizza fritta, with tailor-made dough straight from Arthur Ave. in the Bronx, is one of the favorite eats...
The Eternal Italian American Debate: ‘Gravy’ or ‘Sauce’
by James Pasto In the first chapter of her excellent and enjoyable book "Gravy Wars," Lorraine Ranalli states that the term gravy is "unique" to South Philly Italians. By "gravy" she means what most people call "sauce" — that tomato-ey stuff that goes on pasta. I met Lorraine a few years ago when she was at a reading with Lisa Cap...
Sono in bianco e nero gli italiani di New York di Alexo Wandael
by Gloria Schiavi Manco anch'io dall'Italia da anni ma l'impressione è stata chiara: entrare all'inaugurazione della mostra di Alexo Wandael ITALIANY alla Casa Italiana NYU Zerilli-Marimò, mercoledì mi ha tele-trasportato in uno di quei vernissage di arte contemporanea dove ritrovi tutte le persone che hai già incontrato ad eventi high profile in...
President’s Message Fall 2014
By William Schievella As you read this magazine Labor Day has passed and the Columbus Day holiday is upon us. Although Columbus Day commemorates the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus the holiday is now a celebration of the accomplishments of Italian Americans in our nation as well as Italian culture in our state. Althou...
Challenge triathlon: BMW works driver Alessandro Zanardi ready for Hawaii
The countdown is on: In a week from now, BMW works driver Alessandro Zanardi (IT) will tackle his next big challenge. On Hawaii (US), he will contest his first ever long-distance triathlon on Saturday, 11th October. This triathlon is anyway a real endurance test for non-disabled athletes, as it consists of a 3.86 kilometre swim in the open...
'Masterchef' Judge Joe Bastianich Launches Italian Production Company
Joe Bastianich, the restaurant owner and star of MasterChef and Restaurant Startup, is taking his business back to the old country with the launch of his new Italy-based production company. Bastianich, who unveiled his venture to global broadcasters at international television market MIPCOM in Cannes this week, tellsTHR his goal with the n...