Ferrari P80/C Is A One-Off Race Car Four Years In The Making
One-off commissions for Ferrari’s most-valued customers tend to be rather special. They allow the designers and engineers involved to step outside the boundaries of a series production vehicle and produce something that transcends the need to cater to a broader audience. The P80/C you see here is the result of just such a project, one that started...
Restaurant Talk: Milwaukee's Best, Brothers Joe and Paul Bartolotta
How did the Bartolotta brothers, partners in the Milwaukee-based Bartolotta Restaurants group, become leading restaurateurs in the Midwest? Joe Bartolotta, president and co-owner, would point out that his brother, Paul, brought talent and experience from working in the kitchens of storied spots like the Rainbow Room in New York and Spiaggia in Chic...
Elba Island
The Isola d’Elba, an amazing island situated between the Tyrrhennian and Ligurian Sea, is the largest of the Tuscan Archipelago. It can be easily reached from Piombino with both Toremar and Moby Linesferries. There is also an airport on the island, Marina di Campo, that is served by Intersky for international flights (to Friedrichshafen, Munich and...
Fernanda Pivano: A Bridge Between Cultures
An evening dedicated to Fernanda Pivano. Erica Jong in conversation with Gini Alhadeff. Moderator Francesca Pellas. An anticipation of the Festival della Disobbedienza | Premio Fernanda Pivano set in Santa Margherita Ligure - Italy - from April 26 to April 28, to celebrate Fernanda Pivano, 10 years after her passing. An event curated by Enrico Rote...
Dinner at Petaluma’s Della Fattoria is a feast for the eyes and tastebuds
After massive changes to the physical layout of its downtown café, along with expanding the menu to now include dinner, Della Fattoria has the makings to set itself apart as one of Petaluma’s premier downtown dining spots. It can easily compete with the best that the rest of Sonoma County has to offer. First and foremost, Della is a world-renowned...
Cultural Support as Business Development
Italian corporate leaders have reason to be impatient with American attitudes. I write this as an American, admittedly one bearing decades of experience collaborating with Italian cultural and business leaders on both sides of the Atlantic. You are weary of being stereotyped as primarily a purveyor of luxury goods, wine and food. You cannot fathom...
Danielle Gori-Montanelli crafts fanciful jewelry with wool
An upside-down figure on the porch of Danielle Gori-Montanelli’s home studio near Middlebury Union Middle School, gives you the idea that this neighborhood home might be a little different from the rest. And indeed it is. This is where Gori-Montanelli creates her “fanciful felt jewelry.” Walking into her first-floor studio, you’re greeted by eclect...
On this the Italians all agree: True ragu needs time
It’s such a simple word: just four letters. And, yet, defining it is not so simple. What, exactly, is ragu? Is it a tomato sauce? A meat sauce? A brand name? The quickest answer is yes. But the true answer, like the sauce itself, is more complex. True ragu is not something you pour out of a jar. It cannot be thrown together with ground beef and tom...
Speaking the Language of Business: A New Degree at Montclair State Univ.
If you were to take a poll in the streets of, let’s say, Milan, or Florence, or Rome, asking Italians what the most important language for business might be, we’d be willing to bet you’d collect only one answer: English. It’s no secret that English is the most commonly spoken language in the world, and in countries like Italy, being comfortable w...
He Was Hollywood’s Favorite Native American, But Iron Eyes Cody Wasn’t Native At All
As Hollywood’s go-to Native American, Iron Eyes Cody was a common sight in Western movies for nearly 60 years. From starring in his first uncredited roles in the early 1930s, Cody would go on to appear in dozens of celebrated films as America’s beloved sage. His early roles were usually credited as “Indian” or “Indian Chief” and it wasn’t until Iro...
Little touches helped Mike’s pizza win West Haven’s Pizza Wars
Mike’s Pizza & Restaurant took both top awards in the recent West Haven Pizza Wars event, but there’s no real secret ingredient, said pizza maker Mike Buonocore. It’s more about the little touches and knowing what to do and not do after 47 years. “I’m the only one who makes pizza dough here and I take a lot of pride in what I do when I make pizza....
All aboard Italy's 'Trans-Siberian' railway
Today, lovingly restored, almost 100-year-old carriages take tourists along the 120-kilometre (80-mile) line from Rome to the Roccaraso ski resort to the east, passing over countless precarious viaducts. The Sulmona-Roccaraso section, reaching an altitude of 1,269 metres (4,163 feet) at its highest point, was opened in 1897 and is a feat of enginee...