Prosecco, Anyone? How to Visit Italy’s Famed Sparkling Wine Region
The prosecco region in northeastern Italy, in the Veneto (about 40 miles north of Venice), was finally recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2019. The area’s 50,000 acres of neatly terraced vineyards, rolling green hills, and scenic medieval towns fan out from the city of Treviso. UNESCO praised “the protection of the rural landscape, the m...
Screening of "Tell it like a woman" presented by producer Chiara Tilesi
On March 21, at 6 p.m., at the historic Avalon Theatre in the U.S. capital, the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington organized a screening of producer Chiara Tilesi's film "Tell It Like a Woman," as part of the initiatives dedicated to Women's History Month."An Italian film in Washington that tells with such passion and...
Exploring the Rich History and Culture of Bergamo, Italy
Nestled in the Lombardy region of Northern Italy lies a city that is often overlooked by tourists in favor of the more popular destinations of Milan and Venice. But for those who take the time to explore its winding streets, towering churches, and ancient walls, Bergamo reveals itself to be a hidden gem of Italian culture and history. Founded over...
Is Ohio's Johnny Marzetti Casserole Named After A Real Person?
Classic American cuisine comes in many forms depending on which region of this vast country we are referring to. While both of the coasts and the South are renowned for the distinct recipes and flavors developed over generations, an often overlooked region with its own unique historic dishes is the Midwest. Triangulated between North Dakota, Kansas...
The Best Wedding Venues in Italy, Whether You're Inviting 80 Guests or 250
Rolling Umbrian hills doused in golden light, Romanesque villas winking at Rivas across glassy lakes, and sun-baked Sicilian beach houses inhaling the salty Tyrrhenian air. It’s easy to see why Italy is a popular choice for destination weddings. Not only does this enviably good-looking country offer up a vast array of landscapes, from the snow-capp...
Motorbike suspension components company Andreani opening 1st US branch in Hendersonville
More job opportunities are coming to the mountains this year, as a European company is opening its first U.S. branch in Hendersonville. Italian company Andreani is a motorbike suspension components distributor looking to bring its skills to America. The company will also offer training courses for mountain bike racing teams and technicians. News 13...
'Nduja, History Of The Calabrese Delicacy
The origins of the Calabrian ‘nduja are not entirely certain, but the most accredited thesis traces its origins back to the Napoleonic period (1806-1815). It seems that in that period, Gioacchino Murat, Napoleon Bonaparte’s brother-in-law, had ordered his men to distribute a tripe-based French salami free of charge, to enter the good graces of the...
Quality and customer service drive Rotella’s Italian Bakery’s success
Rotella’s Italian Bakery, La Vista, Neb., has seen continued growth and demand for bread, buns and rolls over a 100-year history. The Rotellas attribute their success to two things: quality product and excellent customer service. “Quality and service is everything; if you skimp on that, you’re losing,” said Lou Rotella Jr., president and chief exe...
An Extremely Rare, Centuries-Old Italian Violin Hit a High Note at Auction, Selling for a Whopping $9.44 Million
An exceptionally rare Guarneri violin—so fabled that it has its own name, the Baltic—sold for $9.44 million (premium included) at auction on March 16, just shy of its $10 million estimate. The final sale price smashed the $3.6 million auction record for a Guarneri instrument (set in June 2022) to become the third-highest price paid for any musical...
Dr. Harris to preside over Arcolians
Dr. Mary Harris has risen through the ranks to the presidency of the Arcolian Dental Arts Society, becoming the youngest female president in the organization’s 88-year history. Joining her as officers are President-Elect Dr. Jessica Mattern, Vice President Dr. Lauren Allegretti, Treasurer Dr. Charles Martello and Secretary Dr. Megan Ratliff. The ni...
Luigi Barzini's Italians
“It is notoriously easier to write about things one does not really know well. One has fewer doubts. But to write about one’s own country was a tortured enterprise. I knew too much.” Luigi Barzini wrote in the foreword of his lost classic The Italians. Barzini knew his home country way too well. He knew we talk with our hands; we’re loud and over...
Chef Chris Ponte’s modern Italian restaurant OLIVIA coming to downtown St. Pete
Chris Ponte launched his first restaurant, Café Ponte, in Clearwater in 2002. He quickly made a name for himself in Tampa Bay thanks to an extraordinary trail-blazing New American menu and impeccable service. However, after an 18-year run, Ponte decided to shutter the iconic fine dining restaurant citing a combination of COVID-19 issues and a diffi...