Rita Pavone became a star in the 1960s – her meeting with Elvis changed her life forever
Rita Pavone was born in Turin, Italy, on August 23, 1945. Her father, Giovanni Pavoni, worked at the Fiat factory in the Italian city, while her mother, Maria, was a stay-at-home mother who raised Rita and her three brothers, Perio, Carlo, and Cicco. Rita Pavone – legendary Italiaan singerPavone was always destined to become a performer. She began...
New: Bella Ciao is a Modern Take on Italian With House-Made Pastas & Refined Cocktails
Casual, independently-owned red sauce joints have been the backbone of Italian food in Western New York for decades, but over the years, we’ve seen them decline in numbers. The new Bella Ciao in the Avant building Downtown isn’t a new red sauce joint, but it is a logical step forward that is more focused on modern tastes. Set in a beautiful space,...
11 things you need to know before visiting Rome
I first visited Rome in 1992, and my love for the city has only grown since. I wrote my first book about the city in college, and rarely does a year go by since then when I don’t visit my favorite piazza (Navona), enjoy my favorite gelato (cioccolato e limone con panna) or gaze upon my favorite art (Raphael’s Stanze…among many others). Rome can see...
Center for Italian Modern Art debuts exhibition on art and advertisement
The Center for Italian Modern Art, known as CIMA, was founded here in New York in 2013 by art historian Laura Mattioli. Her start in the art world began with her father's collection, something he created as a response to the violence of World War II. Mattioli joined "News All Day" on Women Wednesday with more on their new exhibition and the contrib...
From niche to driving force: super premium Italian still wines are worth 18% of category exports
World trade in still wines is marking time, with volume declines in the last year of around 5% (rising to 7% in the Italian market. ed.), but the premium trend in consumption is increasing, starting precisely with Italian reds. According to the analysis of the Unione Italiana Vini (Uiv) Observatory on market trends over the past 12 years, made-in-I...
Torcello, a Fine Italian Dining Experience, Premieres in Westchester
Partners Imer Rraci and chef Avni Brahimaj have opened Torcello Ristorante Italiano in the free-standing house that previously housed the long-running La Riserva on Boston Post Road in Larchmont. Torcello, which is named after an island off the northern coast of Venice, espouses the classics of northern Italian cuisine. It is a fine dining experien...
Director's Tailoring: How Cinema Created Made-in-Italy Style
The history of cinema is a tapestry woven with black and white masterpieces long before color film was even a glimmer in the eye of the film industry. Though it may be hard to believe today, for reasons both economic and moralistic, images in color were considered out of proportion, eccentric, almost obscene. As such, until the mid-1930s, cinema wa...
The Work and Life of Artemisia Gentileschi
When: Sun, March 5, 2023 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 - Where: House of Pacific Relations - Hall of Nations 2191 Pan American West Road San Diego, CA 92101 This talk will explore the remarkable life and art of one of the most accomplished artists of the seventeenth century. Daughter of the baroque painter, Orazio Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1656) overca...
Thermal baths in Italy: the 20 most famous Italian thermal areas
Do you dream of dedicating time to purifying yourself from the hustle and bustle of contemporary life in the best thermal baths in Italy and do you want to know where the most beautiful resorts are? You will discover that thermal baths in Italy are favorite destinations for those who love to take care of their psychophysical balance, allowing thems...
An Italian Restaurant on the Corner Turns 50
It’s 9 a.m. and Rudi Grisanti has already been in the kitchen for an hour. “Gettin’ things prepped,” he says, “seeing what we need. Mario just went and got groceries. Mario is his son and the most recent owner of Dino’s Grill, which has occupied this storefront on the corner of Tutwiler and McLean in Midtown Memphis since 1973. Little has changed i...
Brothers: a memoir and a love letter to Gianni Versace
Santo Versace enters the Milan cathedral in silence. It is July 22, 1997, the day of his brother’s funeral, the fashion guru Gianni Versace. The mass is at 6:00 p.m. “Donatella clings to my arm; the veil covers her gaze. I try to be strong. I encourage her to stay strong. Many people surround us, but we feel deeply alone.” These words are from an i...
About My Father trailer: Robert De Niro and Sebastian Maniscalco meet the parents with an Italian-American twist
No one can embarrass you like your parents. They often mean well, but it’s difficult not to dread every word out of their mouths, especially when they’re interacting with members of your extended circle. In Lionsgate‘s About My Father trailer, stand-up comic Sebastian Maniscalco and Robert De Niro play a father and son duo who venture outside their...