In Naples there is already the crib figurine of world champion Leo Messi with Argentina
In Naples there is already a crib figurine of world champion Leo Messi with Argentina, signed by master Genny Di Virgilio. It took just two hours after the Albicelestre won the World Cup in Qatar against France (4-2 on penalties, after 2-2 in regulation time and 3-3 after extra time, in an endless battle between the two teams) to see Leo Messi rais...
The big return of foreigners to Italy
Italian tourism accelerates for the holidays, thanks in part to the return of foreign travelers. A week before Christmas, accommodation businesses' forecasts of tourist flows are positive: between Christmas, New Year's Eve and Epiphany, 13.8 million presences in official facilities are expected, +8.1% compared to 2021.This growth is driven by the i...
The "game-sport" Christmas Action Party 2022 organized by Coni-Italian National Olympic Committee USA returns to New York
A representation of students from La Scuola d'Italia and other schools returned to cheer up the reception hall of the Italian Consulate in New York with the Christmas Action Party 2022, which resumes the tradition of pre-Christmas playful-sports games set to healthy nutrition and motor activity for children from the Italian, Italian American and It...
A Passion for the Presepio
For Donato Chiusano of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi, creating beautiful presepi (Italian manger scenes) is more than a passion—it is a way to give glory to Christ all year long. I first met Donato last December when I saw one of his beautiful creations on a Facebook group, “Irpinia Terra di Mille Tradizioni.” I was struck by the extreme craftsmanship i...
Toms River's Newest Italian Restaurant Opens In Silverton
Jersey Shore foodies, rejoice: Toms River’s newest restaurant opened its doors last month, touting authentic modern Italian cuisine. Led by New Jersey-based chef Francesco Barbarossa, L’Osteria (1922 Hooper Ave, Unit 1) features rotating seasonal menus of pastas, meats and desserts, with holiday menus now available. A selection of complimentary...
Fendi Goes Back to School to Save Centuries of Italian Tradition
When Serge Brunschwig arrived in Rome almost five years ago to become Fendi’s chief executive, he was confronted with a conundrum: the company was struggling to find skilled workers. The problem left the 62-year-old McKinsey alum taken aback. After all, Italy has always been known for its artisans, from the violin-makers, textile designers and pain...
Bertazzoni opens experience centre in San Francisco’s design district
Italian appliance specialist Bertazzoni, which celebrates its 140th anniversary this year, has opened a new experience centre in the USA. The new centre, located in San Francisco’s design district, has been modelled on Casa Bertazzoni in Italy – the company’s global headquarters. Commenting on the move, chief operating officer and sixth-generation...
Paolo Di Paolo: the man who shot the glamour – and grit – of postwar Italy
Glamour, with its qualities of mystery, realism and discretion, is notoriously difficult to define, but the photographs of 97-year-old Paolo Di Paolo provide definitive visual clues. For 14 years through the 50s and 60s, he photographed post-war Italy as it was, an agrarian society racing toward industrialisation. Di Paolo’s reportage, of luminous...
What Is a Coastal Italian Restaurant Anyway?
When it comes to Italian food, red sauce continues to hold strong. There seems to be no stopping Major Food Group’s insistence that there be a chicken parm in every port, and the biggest names are even ensuring that the red-sauce joint is jarred and sold at the grocery store. But amid that scene, a new trend emerged in 2022, attempting to evoke mor...
Ferrari to Fund Restoration of Cimabue Fresco in the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi
He’s remembered for renouncing his riches and devoting himself to a life of poverty. But Saint Francis of Assisi — one of the two patron saints of Italy and among the most venerated figures in Christianity — has a flashy new investor in his legacy: Ferrari. The Italian luxury sports car company will fund a restoration of the Maestà di Assisi (Mado...
Tod's 'Aria d'Italia' Emphasizes the Italian Spirit
What defines Italian culture? Is it food? Architecture? Language? Art? In truth, it’s a combination of these things, all embodied by the Italian people—something Tod’s recognizes and celebrates in its new book Aria d’Italia. With such a rich, multi-millennial history, the very idea of “Italianness” has become a complex and organic concept. To pinpo...
Where to see Italy’s most magical Christmas displays in 2022
Unofficially running from the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th to Epiphany on nJanuary 6th, Christmas is a big deal in Italy. You can always count on the country pulling out all the stops when it comes to Christmas decorations, with each town putting its own unique spin on seasonal displays. Whether it’s spellbinding light shows,...