Del Conca USA doubles capacity at facility in Tennessee
In just two years since it opened its U.S. production facilities, Del Conca USA, a subsidiary of Del Conca Group based in Italy, has put in motion plans to double its capacity of porcelain tile production from 32 to 65 million square feet per annum. Even with excellent early indicators, this increase is happening even faster tha...
La super Guzzi di Piaggio sfida la Harley in America
In America fanno furore le maximoto definite «cruiser», cioè adatte ai viaggi comodi sulle lunghe distanze. Lì ci sono molti mezzi a due ruote di produzione locale che rispondono a queste esigenze, ci sono le classiche Harley Davidson, e andarle a sfidare sul loro terreno è una mossa da meditare bene. Adesso la Moto Guzzi sbarca negli Stat...
Osteria Leana review: Skilled chef offers simple Italian fare at new Oyster Bay restaurant
Oyster Bay is having a restaurant boom, between the Sicilian-inspired newcomer Autentico, the newly opened Spinnakers in what used to be Jack Halyards, and a second location for Nikkei of Peru in the works. Compared to Autentico, Osteria Leana is the more casual Italian spot, a 40-seat little hideaway with an entrance facing its South Stre...
Italian Wine Floods East Coast Ports, Lifting Import Volumes
Call it the summer of the sommelier. American consumers stocked up on European luxury goods, including wine from Italy and France in August, helping boost import numbers at the largest East Coast ports after a slow start to the peak summer shipping season. On Friday, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reported that the mari...
Italian American Club keeps traditions alive
The smell of meatballs lingered in the air at the Italian American Club of Jacksonville four days before one of their biggest events of the year, Festa Italiana. A dozen members were gathered at their facility on Westberry Road in Mandarin to roll more than 1,000 meatballs for the event, which was held Saturday and Sunday, kicking off Italian-...
The Best Italian Food in the US
Eating genuine, authentic Italian food can be a struggle when you are not in Italy. Italian cuisine is one of the most popular cuisines in the world, but also, alas, one of the most imitated. Mind, the quality of food and ingredients in restaurants, as well as the respect of the country's culinary tradition, is an issue also in Italy: we, too, have...
Pasta is coming back in the USA
Google Food Trends highlights the top 5 top themes of 2016. There's a growing interest for pasta recipes, as consumers are making pasta dishes at home Who better than Google can study user considerations and intentions? With billions of queries typed into the search bar, the giant of Mountain View can compile top searches, and render a strong repr...
Tradition at Ferraro’s Italian Grille traced to 1957 in Sicily
By James A. Jones JR. Frank LoGrande embraced life in the United States when he moved to Brooklyn from Italy with his family at age 15. Now 63, he carries on the family restaurant tradition at Ferraro's Italian Grille, 8348 U.S. 301 N., Parrish, that dates to 1957 in Palmero, Sicily. Since buying the restaurant in 2008, he ha...
Founding Director/Endowed Professor, Italian American Studies Program Loyola University Chicago in Illinois
Loyola University Chicago (LUC) and the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) are seeking candidates to fill the position of Founding Director of the Italian American Studies Program (IASP). One of more than 20 interdisciplinary programs in CAS, the IASP will be designed to educate students about immigrant bridges to America and the struggles...
Nella Silicon Valley con il programma BEST
Borse di studio per giovani italiani per la frequenza di corsi intensivi in Entrepreneurship and Management della durata di tre mesi presso la Santa Clara University, California, nella Silicon Valley. A concederle – almeno tre – per l'anno accademico 2016/17 è il programma BEST, promosso da Invitalia – agenzia nazionale per l'attrazione degli inves...
Can I have my biscuits, please? asks six-year-old Italian girl pulled from avalanche rubble after 48 hours
by Nick Squires For a little girl who had just survived an extraordinary ordeal, trapped for two days and nights beneath a tsunami of snow, ice and rock, it was a disarmingly ordinary question. "Can I have my biscuits, please?" six-year-old Ludovica Parete asked Italian alpine rescue experts as they gently lifted her out of the tiny s...
96th Italian Community Services annual Gala dinner honoring BAIA
On November 4, 2012, BAIA will have the honor to be celebrated and recognized by the prestigious Italian Community Services Agency in occasion of their 96th annual gala dinner.BAIA and the Agency share values and strive to improve the lives and wellbeing of Italian immigrants and Italian-Americans. During the recent years we have witnessed a new in...