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Like a lot of folks, Steve Carcarey and his wife, Patrizia, looked forward to the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Feast in Bridgeport every year.   But unlike others who can do no more than mourn the untimely end of the line for the nearly century-old event that would have been held this weekend, the couple is in a position to host a crowd-...

E' partita ufficialmente ieri la riforma delle Camere di commercio italiane che porterà al dimezzamento del loro numero, dalle attuali 105 a non più di 50-60. Il comitato esecutivo di Unioncamere ha varato infatti l'operazione riordino prendendo atto delle prime indicazioni maturate a livello regionale. Gli accorpamenti tendono a creare realtà loc...

di Rosalba Reggio e Luca Orlando   Al primo sguardo sembra una delle tante pizzerie di New York. La scritta "pizza italiana" – nella grande mela come ovunque nel mondo – non vuol dire molto. Ma il maxi televisore che campeggia all'ingresso sintonizzato su Rai International vale più di qualunque insegna. Il locale è piccolo, i tavoli in...

Mons. Giuseppe De Candia, direttore per la Puglia della Fondazione Migrantes e padre spirituale dei molfettesi nel mondo, instancabile ottantaquattrenne e inarrestabile giramondo amatissimo dai fedeli della sua "parrocchia", diffusa su tutta la Terra, tiene insieme una comunità geograficamente ampia e distante.   Anche quest'anno, infatti, n...

Once a year, on the first Saturday of October, guided tours in Italian historic palaces take place in those buildings of great artistic value that are usually closed to the public. The thirteenth edition of "Invito a Palazzo" is programmed from 10 am to 7 pm on October 4th, in buildings scattered all over the country and owned by those banks which...

  WTI Magazine #44    2014 October, 1Author : buonenotizie.it      Translation by:   Harvest time is approaching with great strides. Wine tourism in Italy is booming and is able to innovate with new proposals: for example, Salento is preparing to decline it with a smart formula, a new trip type, both useful to the tourist and the local area.  ...

  WTI Magazine #45    2014 October, 15Author : Manuela Bianchi for learnitalygroup.com      Translation by:   Today we continue to explore our Italian language getting back to the "false friends" which, as we already said, help us not only to avoid errors but also to become more confident and to enrich our vocabulary. "Case", for example, is in...

La Piccola Cucina is a program dedicated to children aged 5 to12 years old, aimed at teaching the Italian language, the metric system, and the basics of nutrition, as well as promoting the many Italian regional culinary traditions. The program is designed and directed by Tiziana Triolo, Director of Programs and Marketing of the Italian Cultura...

The love for Made in Italy often comes from the admiration for the many wonderful things done in the past by the Italians. That's fine, but let's not forget the great things that nowadays Italy does in the world of innovation: and there are very good stories to be told. This time we want to talk about Italian Innovation not with a Silicon Valley h...

PHILIP V. CANNISTRARO SEMINAR SERIES IN ITALIAN AMERICAN STUDIES John D. Calandra Italian American Institute - 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor - New York, N.Y. 10036 - Monday, December 1, 2014, 6pm Personal Effects: Essays on Memoir, Teaching, and Culture in the Work of Louise DeSalvoNancy Caronia, University of Rhode IslandEdvige...

Chili di mascarpone e caffè, ma anche tonnellate di zucchero per un tiramisù da record. La città di Cassino, nel Frusinate, è entrata infatti nel libro dei primati con un tiramisù da 1.555 chili. Un recordo che fa entrare il dolce della provincia di Frosinone direttamente nel Guinness World Record, fermo a 1.285. Il tiramisù è stato realizzato nel...

For the uninitiated, the highly anticipated market and restaurant concept known as Locale will open at the Sundial on Wednesday, December 17. Locale is the brainchild of renowned chefs Don Pintabona and Michael Mina.   Locale Market finds the synergy between retail and restaurant. Their bold project will include 11 kitchens in their 2-floor,...