Live La Dolce Vita in Italy Without Breaking the Bank
Guardia Sanframondi is a typical medieval Italian hilltop town, with a formidable ancient castle, pretty squares…beautiful frescoed churches…flower-bedecked old palaces…and friendly locals saying “hello” to strangers. Situated in a lesser-known part of Italy’s southern Campania region, it is a hidden gem that is slowly being discovered by expats wh...
Order Sons of Italy in America to hold pasta dinner
The Order Sons of Italy in America, Quattro Eroi Lodge No. 1414, will celebrate Italian Heritage Month with a pasta dinner fundraiser from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 1034 Pond St. The dinner will include all-you-can-eat pasta, meatballs, Italian bread, salad, coffee and dessert. A cash bar and take-out will also be...
Luigi’s Old World Market & Cafe’s aim: simple, fresh, delicious
There’s no shortage of Italian-American restaurants and cafés in Geneva, where there is apparently a segment that just can’t get enough of a taste of the Old World. And now the city can boast another entry into its long list of Italian eateries: Luigi’s Old World Market & Café, which opened last week in a spot where hot dogs once ruled. Luigi’s is...
Your First Trip to Italy: A first Timer's Guide
Many consider Italy the most fascinating country in Europe, and they’re probably right. It never stops charming us with its incredible food, pampering mild climate, diverse landscape, incredible architecture and millenary history. If you have never been, it is absolutely time for your first trip to Italy. Easier said than done though, right? As a...
Il sogno americano di Giovanni: quando è il calcio a farti scoprire l'America
Chiunque mi conosca ve lo può confermare (credo) senza alcuna difficoltà: non sono mai stato un grande appassionato di sport. E non lo so nemmeno adesso, che la giovinezza ormai l'ho abbandonata... forse da poco, è vero, ma comunque l'ho fatto. Nonostante tutto, però, lo sport e i suoi personaggi e le sue dinamiche e il suo influenzare e farsi infl...
Palm Beach Gardens' La Masseria Delights With Authentic Italian Dishes
While opening the doors to La Masseria for dinner, the words “buona sera” (good evening) roll off the tongues of charming staff throughout the restaurant. It’s this warm welcome that makes it feel as if you’ve traveled from the shores of Palm Beach to the shores of southern Italy—at least for a few hours. If you’re lucky, the charismatic manager Ma...
Frammenti
When:Wednesday, October 11, 2017 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 - Organized by : Embassy of Italy, IIC Washington, In collaboration with: Pratt Institute, Ivy University - Entrance : Free The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute, with the Pratt Institute and Ivy Univ...
Where to Find Low-Key Italian Food in Italy
Our methodology is simple. We asked ourselves to be really honest, like “last meal” honest, about the food we live and fly for, and we canvased our trusted network of writers, chefs, and restaurateurs for the dishes they can’t stop dreaming about thereafter. What follows is the print-it-out lifeline to eating your way around Italy. You’re not goi...
Renowned Italian Musician Ludovico Einaudi Performs Chart-Topping Compositions
Cross Current Music presents one of the globe's most prodigious and prolific musicians - Ludovico Einaudi - on Tuesday, October 10 at 8pm at The Orpheum Theatre. As part of his 'Essential Einaudi' North American Tour, the Italian pianist and composer will be joined on stage by an ensemble of five fellow musicians for an exquisite evening of music d...
How Italy became (and remains) a creative superpower
When you think of the world’s most loved brands, Italians dominate. Think of Dolce & Gabbana, Prada and Fendi in fashion, Ferrari, Fiat and Ducati in automotive, Smeg and DeLonghi in appliances. So how have the Italians gained and maintained their stronghold in the hearts and minds of buyers? The post-war period is widely recognised as the heyday o...
At Osa, Farm to Table Meets Italian Hospitality
Students returning to campus in early September were greeted by a new restaurant on Main Street’s North End. With its wooden gate, black-and-white woodwork, and neon sign, Osa is definitely eye-catching. Inside, the pitched ceiling and long table at the center of the room draw the eye to the bar and a view into the kitchen. Osa is the brainchild of...
Jonas Carpignano’s ‘A Ciambra’ Is Italy’s Oscar Contender
Italy has selected Jonas Carpignano’s slice-of-life drama “A Ciambra,” set in a Romani community in southern Italy, as its candidate for the foreign-language Oscar. Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, “A Ciambra” stars Pio Amato as a 14-year-old growing up in a Romani community in Calabria. The coming-of-age drama has been described as a compani...