From the Savory Side, the Salty Carricantes of Sicily
To describe a wine as “salty” may not seem like much of a compliment. Yet it can be high praise indeed. Some of the world’s greatest wines have a distinct saline tang. In France, where the vocabulary for describing wine dwarfs the capacity of English, to remark on a wine’s “salinité” is to toss a welcome though perhaps voguish verbal bouquet. In my...
Italian Pavilion @ Techtextil North America 2018 - Atlanta
It will start on the 22nd of May, in Atlanta, GA, TechTextil North America 2018, the fifteenth edition of North America’s only dedicated show for technical textiles and nonwovens. More than 600 exhibitors will display the latest in textile processing equipment. Techtextil North America assembles all vertical aspects of the technical textile industr...
Fare Cinema
When: From Tuesday, May 22, 2018 to Wednesday, May 30, 2018 - Where: Istituto Italiano di Cultura - 500 N Michigan Ave - Organized by : Istituto Italiano di Cultura In collaboration with : Chicago International Film Festival - Entrance : Free “Fare Cinema” (Filmmaking) is an initiative coordinated by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Inte...
Mercer County Italian-American Festival moving to Burlington County ... probably?
The Mercer County Italian-American Festival will be held in Columbus this September, which, as you probably realize, is not in Mercer County. It’s in Burlington County. So yes. The Mercer County Italian-American Festival will be in Burlington County. Almost certainly. Well, probably. Almost definitely. What gives? “I’m 79 years old and a street guy...
Boheme Opera NJ Presents the “Realism” of 19th-century Opera
One-act operas present unusual challenges to directors in how to combine them into an evening’s entertainment and the possibility of double casting. Two short operas often linked in one production are Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Ruggiero Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci, creating an evening of 19th-century human drama. These two operas repr...
New River North Italian Contender Promises to Go Beyond Spaghetti and Meatballs
Nine months ago, Michael Meranda revealed his plans to open a new Italian restaurant in River North that featured his award-winning gelato. The path to opening Sapori Antichi Bar Italianohasn’t been as smooth as their tasty Italian desserts are, but on Monday Meranda and wife Mary finally opened their restaurant. They’re serving lunch and dinner wi...
Benetton, Prada, Safilo, Geox tornano le fabbriche fuggite all’Est
A volte ritornano. Quasi mai per questioni di cuore, quasi sempre per ragioni di portafoglio. Così come se n’erano andate per sfruttare un vantaggio, così ora che quel vantaggio non c’è più, ora che sono cambiati i fattori determinanti per la competizione sui mercati, imboccano la strada inversa. Buon per il Paese, buon per l’industria nazionale, c...
Italian Wine and Pizza Dinner with Fiamme Pizza at REVEL
REVEL is teaming up with the crew from Fiamme Pizza to bring a delicious wine and pizza pairing dinner from 6 – 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 28. Fiamme Pizza is making a selection of their unique Neapolitan pizzas to be paired with a hand-picked selection of REVEL’s Italian wines. When it comes to the pizza, it’s a 13-inch pie and you can have it topp...
This year's HerrinFesta honorees include Mayor Frattini, Moreland-Bishop McDonald's and Ren Morani
Honorees for HerrinFesta Italiana 2018 were announced Tuesday at HerrinFesta Day at the Chamber.Cheryl Ranchino Trench, HerrinFesta Committee trustee and honoree chair, introduced this year’s honorees. Moreland-Bishop McDonald’s is the corporate honoree. The company, started in 1981 by John and Mary Moreland, is a locally owned family business, wit...
Street Food: tutti pazzi per il cibo di strada
Con l’ arrivo della bella stagione riparte la kermesse del cibo di strada in una penisola ricca di prodotti legati a tradizioni antiche. «Quando giro per il mondo è il primo cibo che assaggio per capire l’ anima di un Paese», parole di Massimo Bottura, chef tristellato dell’ Osteria Francescana di Modena. Il cibo di strada testimone della vita puls...
Film: Barolo Boys - The Story of a Revolution
When: Thursday, May 17, 2018 From 6:30 pm To 8:30 pm - Where: Istituto Italiano di Cultura, San Francisco - Organized by : Istituto Italiano di Cultura In collaboration with : Museo Italo Americano - Free Admission | RSVP Required Filmed in the marvelous landscape of the Langhe hills, Barolo Boys - The Story of a Revolution traces the short but int...
Team Italy's Chiara Biasi making progress at Miami Dade College
Enrolled at the same school Mike Piazza attended over 30 years ago in the Sunshine State, Team Italy women's softball standout Chiara Biasi gained invaluable experience playing abroad for the 2018 Miami Dade College Lady Sharks. Chiara BiasiWhile competing in the 2017 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Women's World Championship in...