Holy Week in Sicily and Sardinia: Age-old traditions center on processions, devotion of the faithful
Pasqua (Easter) is perhaps the most celebrated holiday in Italy, with La Settimana Santa (Holy Week) rites commencing on Palm Sunday and ending on Easter Sunday. Sicily and Sardinia are particularly well-known for solemn displays of religious devotion during this period. Local customs blend with Catholic rites to create unique traditions celebrated...
Stanley Tucci shared a TikTok of himself making pasta casserole and eating it at 10 a.m., and his fans are — per usual — going nuts
Stanley Tucci's got his fans eating pasta for breakfast. In a recently posted TikTok video, Tucci shared how he made a pasta casserole with leftovers. The 62-year-old actor said that he ate the dish for breakfast and prepared the homemade recipe at just 10 a.m. "Breakfast, brunch or lunch? Not sure but it was f'ing delicious. #foodtok," said the vi...
How strange is this? Quirky rituals and habits around the Belpaese
Telling an Italian not to be superstitious is a losing game. Even when we generally don’t believe in old-fashioned tales of misfortune and malocchio, I can guarantee you we probably still avoid opening an umbrella indoors and wince in horror if a mirror breaks. I mean, ”io non ci credo ma” it’s always seven years of bad luck, they say… Evil eye an...
Thoughts on Leadership: Lessons From Amadeo Pietro Giannini
A big news story recently was the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, which happened after the bank’s announcement it would have to sell part of its bond holdings at a major loss, subsequently causing a run on the bank. The tech-focused lender was taken over by federal regulators, and we’ve been following the fallout ever since. The story reminds me o...
Italian Cocktails You Will Love
Traveling to Italy has culinary rewards that include pizza and pasta as well as many more Italian foods and desserts. But, make no mistake – some of these edible rewards are best imbibed from a glass. In Italy, people fill sidewalk cafes every day of the week. While munching on a range of snacks, from salumi to cheese, their hands clutch glasses of...
Italopa aligns with Consul General of Italy Los Angeles, Italian Trade Agency and U.S. Industry Leaders to promote 'Pure Flour from Europe' program
The Italian Milling Industry Association (ITALMOPA) hosted nearly 50 Italian dignitaries and U.S. food industry leaders at a March 7, 2023, dinner to celebrate its Pure Flour from Europe program. Co-funded by the European Union, ITALMOPA's program promotes the superior quality, safety and versatility of Italian and European organic flour and semoli...
Lambrusco, the “humble Champagne” of Emilia as famous as Ferrari, celebrates 50 years of its DOC
In the 1950s, in Rai’s first food and wine reportage, the master of Italian food and wine journalism Mario Soldati in his unforgettable “Viaggio nella valle del Po”, in search of genuine food among the people, customs, products, recipes and rituals of a rural Italy rich in culinary traditions, recounted Lambrusco, with its popular and poetic narrat...
Italian Luxury Linen Brand, SFERRA, Opens First SFERRA Townhouse Retail Location in NYC
SFERRA, the luxury Italian home lifestyle brand, opens its first dedicated retail location, SFERRA Townhouse, in NYC today. The Townhouse is located in New York City's Flatiron District at 11 East 20th Street. The property and its location hold significant meaning for the brand as SFERRA's founder, Gennaro Sferra , established his NYC home in a sim...
Ten Italian institutions are among the top 100 in the world in oncology
A scientific institute of private, Italian extraction, among the top ranked in the world, and just behind an entirely public one. They are both from Milan and are the European Institute of Oncology (IEO) and the National Cancer Institute (Int). They ranked 11th and 13th, respectively, in the World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2023 ranking compiled...
See you in ... U.S. Supreme Court. Basil M. Russo and COPOMIAO Make The Case for Italian Americans to be Deemed a Protected Class
Basil M. Russo remains resolute. The fight is onward. To the U.S. Supreme Court we go! The next battleground is the biggest. Judge Russo leads the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations (COPOMIAO). This past January, he and COPOMIAO made history when, through their youth committee, headed by John Viola and Patrick O’Boyle,...
Italian mayor invites ousted US principal to Florence following Michelangelo 'David' statue controversy
The mayor of Florence has invited Hope Carrasquilla, the former principal of a Florida school embroiled in controversy over a sixth-grade lesson on Michelangelo's "David," to visit Italy after she was forced out of her job last week. Writing to Twitter on Sunday, politician Dario Nardella said he would "personally invite" the American educator to F...
Cosentino named assistant city manager of Coatesville
The City of Coatesville is announcing the hiring of a new Assistant City Manager. Roberta Cosentino has been named to the executive management position by City Manager James Logan, and Coatesville City Council voted its approval on February 13, 2023. Logan said, “We’re pleased to welcome our newest member of the City’s staff. Roberta’s long-standin...