‘The Eight Mountains’, ‘Exterior Night’ Take Top Honors At Italy’s David di Donatello Awards
Belgian directors Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch’s Italian-language drama The Eight Mountains and veteran Marco Bellocchio’s Exterior Night topped the 68th edition of Italy’s David di Donatello Awards on Wednesday evening. The Eight Mountains won best film as well as best non-original screenplay, photography and sound. Based on th...
New Eastwood Italian spot Mimo is still a delicious secret
Mimo still feels a little bit like a secret. The new Italian spot from chef Fernando Rios and wine guru Mike Sammons lurks in back of Tlacquepaque Market, so you have to zig-zag past the center’s colorful facades to find it. The hours reinforce that hard-to-get feel. Mimo is only open for lunch from Thursday through Saturday right now, although din...
IAP 278: How to revive your Italian American feast with the notorious P.O.B. and the Feast of Madonna del Sacro Monte
May is the month that begins to tease summer, and for those who can’t get enough of them, it also signals the start of the Italian American Feast season! In this week’s episode, our very own P.O.B. talks about the feast that he lovingly resurrected 11 years ago: The Feast of Madonna del Sacro Monte in Clifton, N.J. To tell the story of this feast,...
19 of the best Italian mini-breaks
The Romans were big fans of taking mini holidays. At one point, 50 per cent of their annual calendar was dedicated to festivities, religious celebrations and work-free days — yet, somehow, they managed to build an empire. Perhaps they had the balance right. Centuries later, a culture of carpe diem is as strong as it ever was, making Italy the ideal...
New Jersey’s Italian Cheese Empire
In Abruzzo, Italy, lies a small village by the name of Anversa degli Abruzzi. And when I say small, I mean it—just over 300 people inhabit the mountainside town overlooking the Saggitario Gorge. Livestock roams in the mountains of this eye-catching denomination. A family in this village—the Marcellis—herd sheep and goats for the purpose of making...
The One Neighborhood Not To Miss When Visiting Milan
Milan is a city of many faces. Some visitors highlight the gorgeous grand buildings such as the Duomo and the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele II in the center, while to others, the slightly bland, industrial side along the outskirts stands out. There are streets that resemble Paris and those that brim with southern Italian charm. But one neighborhood e...
Film at Lincoln Center and Cinecittà Announce the 22nd Edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, June 1-8
Film at Lincoln Center and Cinecittà announce the complete lineup for the 22nd edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, running from June 1 to 8. Open Roads: New Italian Cinema is the only screening series to offer North American audiences a diverse and extensive lineup of contemporary Italian films. This year’s edition again strikes a balance b...
Ortigia: It's Sicily, But It's Not
The small island of Ortigia is tied to Sicily by two short bridges only. Located on the very edge of the south-eastern coast, it is a world entirely of its own. Anthony Bourdain wrote about Sicily, “It’s beautiful. It’s old. It’s Italy, but it’s not.” If that is so, then Ortigia is Sicily, but it’s not. We drove to the end of Syracuse, to a carpark...
Ciao, Seattle: On exchange from Italy
A new perspective can change absolutely everything. As a Pacific Northwest native, I feel a constant need to understand the experience of those encountering Seattle for the first time, whether they are coming from Portland or Portugal. I’ve seen that we can learn so much more about ourselves when viewed by those with a completely different frame of...
The Villa of the Quintilii, ancient Rome's most exclusive winery
For our ancestors, the Romans, wine was not just a drink but a symbol of power, wealth, and status; its production was a complex process that involved not only manual labor but also sophisticated technology and management. The Villa of the Quintilii, located in the southern suburbs of Rome, was one of the largest and most luxurious estates in the...
One Of Naples’ Oldest Pizzerias Now Has A Location In Manhattan
One of Naples’ oldest pizzerias now has an address in Manhattan. Those who learned about L’antica Pizzeria da Michele through the film adaptation of “Eat, Pray, Love” don’t have to travel to Southern Italy to order their pies. Now, pizza enthusiasts can head to the West Village to experience this U.S. offshoot of this Napoli institution. With a sof...
The Tarot Garden: discovering a rare marvel in the Capalbio countryside
We are in the Tuscan Maremma, near Capalbio. Even from a distance, a spot of bright colors can be glimpsed on the hill, where the sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle in 1979 began the works that lasted almost twenty years, for the creation of the artist's park inspired by the game of Tarot. Twenty-two (like the arcana of the Tarot) imaginative works, loc...