Bertolucci’s masterpiece ‘The Conformist’ paired with Italian wine tasting at Epsilon Spires
The downtown arts venue Epsilon Spires will host an evening of Italian wine and film on Sunday, Feb. 26, featuring a tasting of four selected wines sommelier Rob Forman describes as “non-conforming” and a screening of Bernardo Bertolucci’s early film The Conformist. “The Conformist is the one Bertolucci film you shouldn’t miss,” writes film critic...
Battle Of The Oranges: Inside Italy’s Most Exciting Food Fight
Well, this is surely another way to get your daily dose of vitamin C. For hundreds of years, the Northern Italian city of Ivrea, about an hour and 20 minutes west of Milan, has held an annual three-day event, called the Carnival of Ivrea. Its main attraction is the Battle of the Oranges, which has become one of the world’s largest food fights. Tho...
North End restaurant owners sue city over outdoor dining
Tensions were boiling over in Boston's North End after Mayor Michelle Wu announced the Italian neighborhood won't be joining the rest of the city in outdoor dining this summer. "It's unfair," Monica's Trattoria owner Frank Mendoza said. "It's insane. I cannot believe what they're doing." His brother George added, "This is a form of discrimination."...
Berlin Doc ‘Walls of Bergamo’ Depicts Italian City When it Became Epicenter of Pandemic in Europe
In the first few months of 2020, huge swathes of Northern Italy were hit by the COVID-19 virus. Soon the death toll in the city of Bergamo reached such heights that an army convoy had to transport coffins out because its cemeteries and crematoriums were full. In his powerful doc “The Walls of Bergamo,” which world premieres on Friday in Berlin’s En...
Italian Deputy PM Tajani Receives Gruppo Esponenti Italiani (GEI) Award at NYSE
On Wednesday morning, the Honorable Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Italy, received the GEI (Gruppo Esponenti Italiani) Award at the New York Stock Exchange, the first GEI Award after the Covid pandemic. 12 Italian global companies representing a good portion of the Italian economy were part of the welcoming committee...
The Maserati GranTurismo Is an Unexpected Shock of Lightning
Joe Walsh’s Maserati couldn’t have done 185. But the grizzled guitarist would surely lose his license in the 2024 Maserati GranTurismo Folgore: The first EV from any high-end Italian brand tops out at 202 mph, and dusts past 60 mph in 2.6 seconds. “Life’s Been Good” should be the motto of anyone flush enough for a GranTurismo; whether in the Folgor...
Highly anticipated Southern Italian dining destination is one of its kind in Charleston
Downtown Charleston newcomer Sorelle, a project curated by James Beard Awardwinning chef Michael Mina and Charleston Place buyer Beemok Hospitality Collection, has had Broad Street buzzing day and night since opening Feb. 15. Sorelle (so-reh-lay) is the first Italian restaurant for Mina, whose MINA Group portfolio includes more than 40 restaurants...
Italy Is the 5th Most Visited Country in the World
Italy is a country renowned for its rich history, beautiful landscapes, and mouth-watering cuisine. It's no surprise that it's also one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. According to recent statistics, Italy is the 5th most visited country in the world, attracting millions of visitors each year. From the iconic Colosseum in Rom...
Pliny the Elder’s Radical Idea to Catalogue Knowledge
Among the achievements of the ancient Roman Empire still acclaimed today, historians list things like aqueducts, roads, legal theory, exceptional architecture and the spread of Latin as the language of intellect (along with the Latin alphabet, memorialised nowadays in many popular typefaces). Rome was not known, though, for substantially advancing...
An Italian Feast Coming in March
A sequel to Clifford A. Wright’s groundbreaking A Mediterranean Feast, which won the 2000 James Beard award for Cookbook of the Year and the James Beard award for the Best Writing on Food, An Italian Feast celebrates the cuisines of the Italian provinces from Como to Palermo. An illustrated culinary guide and vade mecum (book of ready reference) me...
Where to Find (Some) of the Most Beautiful Mosaics in Italy
Perfected as an art form by the Romans and Byzantines, mosaics have stood as both status symbols and spiritual guideposts. Stories are brought to life through the use of tesserae — cubes of stone, ceramic or glass — and every viewing experience leaves an impression. Here's where to find some of the most memorable mosaics around Italy, spanning floo...
Open Call: XVII Conference of Italian Researchers in the World
The Texas Scientific Italian Community (TSIC), Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO), in collaboration with Temple University, College of Science and Technology, invite you to submit an abstract to the XVII Conference of Italian Researchers in the World that will be held on: Saturday, April 1st, 2023 starting at 9:30am – 3:00pm (EST) atThe Cha...