Grana Padano sees export growth in 2022
In 2022 sales of Grana Padano PDO increased by +2.38 percent, mainly thanks to growth in exports. The production chain was able to cope with and overcome substantial increases in production costs. “We can say once again that the Grana Padano PDO supply chain was clearly the most profitable in the Italian dairy sector,” says the President of the pro...
How Don Ciccio & Figli Turned Amaro Into Gold
Don Ciccio & Figli is better positioned than most small American spirits brands to take advantage of the current infatuation with amaro. Francesco Amodeo started the company in 2012 in Washington, DC, drawing on a family lineage of Italian spirits makers from the Amalfi Coast that dates back to 1883. When Amodeo launched, he focused on something A...
The Black Colosseum, Roman amphitheater in Sicily
Largely underground and enigmatic, an example of unparalleled archaeological wealth, the Black Colosseum is located in Sicily in the heart of Catania. Although little known compared to the most famous Colosseum in Rome and Arena di Verona, the Black Colosseum is one of the major Roman amphitheaters. With a circumference of about three hundred mete...
Congratulations, Miami Scientific Italian Community, for the first 10 years of life, you have been our mission (IM) POSSIBLE.
Fabio De Furia, President of the Miami Scientific Italian Community says: “We look to the past but above all to the future, to the next ten years and the challenges that lie ahead. Growth can’t be stopped, a nice way to celebrate the first ten years since its founding”. On Italian Research and Innovation abroad he also says: “There is no space for...
Discovering the Umbrian Valley, Pearl of Central Italy
In the eastern part of Umbria you’ll find the Umbra Valley, which stretches roughly from Spoleto to Assisi. While these two locations are now world-renowned, not everyone knows about the other treasures of this fantastic area, inhabited since ancient times. The ideal starting point for our itinerary is Campello sul Clitunno, a small fortified vill...
Alfredo’s Deli celebrates 25 years on Water Street in Torrington
Alfredo’s Deli was bustling at lunchtime on a recent Thursday, dozens of new and regular customers enjoying cake and other treats served by sisters Joanne Beyus and Marie Stoecker, who manage the business. “It was my dream to open up my own store when I was 25,” said Alfredo Viscariello, brother of Beyus and Stoecker, taking a break from stocking...
Isabella Rossellini to receive Special David award
Italian-American actress Isabella Rossellini is to receive the Special David di Donatello 2023 award, President and Artistic Director of the Academy of Italian Cinema - Premi David di Donatello awards Piera Detassis said on Wednesday. The award ceremony will be on May 10 and will be broadcast live on public service broadcaster Rai Uno. Rossellini,...
‘The Guardians at Ten Years’ Celebrates Antonio Pio Saracino
In 2013, artist and designer Antonio Pio Saracino created two colossal sculptures in Manhattan’s Bryant Park from a digitally generated architectural composition to celebrate the Year of Italian Culture—Hero, made of 8,000 pounds of marble, nods to Michelangelo’s David and stands near Superhero, made of 15,000 pounds of stainless steel. An encounte...
The new Osteria Papavero cookbook promises recipes “from the Italian Shack and beyond”
It’s not a place where you will eat your weight in breadsticks. It’s something different. Osteria Papavero fans lovingly refer to the restaurant as the “Italian shack,” a place where the menu changes often with dishes that may showcase such ingredients as wild boar or octopus. Leaning against the simple but elegant bar with the night’s menu in fro...
BRAVO: Celebrating San Francisco Opera, Its Italian Roots and Legacy
The Museo Italo Americano hosted a private preview reception for its new exhibition entitled “BRAVO: Celebrating San Francisco Opera, Its Italian Roots and Legacy” on April 20th, 2023 at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. The prestigious San Francisco Opera company, one of our nation’s largest and most admired, was founded by Italian Americans a c...
American Airlines: Rome-Dallas flight will become annual, starting next winter
American Airlines is relaunching at Rome Fiumicino where, starting next winter, the direct connection to Dallas Fort Worth will become annual "to meet the increased demand for flights between Rome and the United States," said Kyle Mabry, vice president - operations and commercial, Emea and Apac of the airline. The first flight between Italy and Tex...
Nonna’s Pizza “A Taste Of Italy” in Deptford NJ Is Now Open
Nonna’s Pizza “A Taste Of Italy” in Deptford NJ is now open! I stopped in today for an early lunch and tried a variety of artisan pizzas as well as a delicious ribeye cheese steak topped with Cooper sharp American cheese and fried onions. Nonna’s Pizza is located on Hurffville Road (Rt 41) at Summit Ave in Deptford NJ, taking over a small restauran...