A $112,000 White Truffle?! At Auction, Philly Embraces Fungi Mania
Bowtie-bedecked auctioneer Samuel Freeman was faced with the unusual task of convincing a crowd to buy something he admits he knows nothing about: the Tartufo Bianco d'Alba, or Alba White Truffle. "I've never auctioned food before," Freeman says, "and I'd never even eaten a truffle until two days ago." Apparently that first taste won him o...
Chocolate wars: what’s Italy’s real chocolate making capital?
By Francesca Bezzone In Italy you know Winter has finally arrived when, upon entering a café in the mid-afternoon, the comforting scent of hot chocolate and whipped cream embraces you like an old friend. Now, hot chocolate in Italy is a serious thing: thick and dark, sometimes flavored with hazelnuts, mint or vanilla, it is something you eat, rath...
The Critics Ate Pasta and Other Italian Food This Week
by Dana Hatic The Boston Globe's Sacha Pfeiffer pays a visit to UpperWest. There, she writes, she "found [her] favorite new restaurant of the year." The North Cambridge restaurant is more of a "wine bar that serves some wonderful food," she notes. The limited menu changes frequently and includes charcuterie, cheese, tinned fish, and pasta. ...
Italia-Usa: nuovo accordo per rimpatrio opere arte
Italia e Stati Uniti schierati fianco a fianco nella lotta contro il traffico transnazionale di opere d'arte: l'ambasciata italiana a Washington ha firmato un accordo con il Dipartimento per la Sicurezza Interna americano per il ritorno nella Penisola di alcuni pezzi pregiati trafugati. Si tratta di una pagina manoscritta del Messale di Ludovico da...
L’amore degli USA per il vino Italiano non si ferma. Se i dati dell’import di nettare tricolore (by Italian wine & food institute) parlano di un calo, l’Italia resta leader negli States. E “wine enthusiast” le dedica la prima delle sue monografie
L'amore degli Usa per il vino italiano non si ferma. Se i dati dell'import di nettare tricolore, per l'Italian Wine & Food Institute, confermano una flessione su un 2011 però da record (-0,7% in quantità e -2,8% in valore nei primi 10 mesi 2012, 2.058.670 ettolitri, per 994.637.000 dollari), il Belpaese si conferma leader "straniero" negli Stat...
Auburn Italian-American club has a history of helping out
Helping an organization that does good for others while doing something she loves — cooking — is Nora Chindamo's secret ingredient for a successful event. Nora and other members of the Italian-American Society are coming together on Feb. 9 to host a lasagna dinner benefiting Hospice of the Finger Lakes. "Hospice of the Finger Lakes is grateful for...
Reno exhibit showcases Italian-Americans in baseball
We have an answer for that famous question Paul Simon and Art Garfunkle posed some 45 years ago: "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?" The answer: Reno. Photographs and memorabilia of the late, great DiMaggio — from his early days with the San Francisco Seals to his Hall of Fame career with the New York Yankees — are part of a remarkable documenta...
Theater production “(Sacco-Vanzetti) Vince, Al & Teddy” April 2-7
A new play that examines "otherness" in America through the immigrant experience – and framed against the backdrop of the polarizing Sacco-Vanzetti trial of the 1920s – will have its world premiere as Fitchburg State University's spring theater production. "(Sacco-Vanzetti) Vince, Al & Teddy," written by Bruce Robinson, will be perform...
Stefano Luconi (Professor of North American History - Universities of Padua, Naples and Florence)
La storia dell'emigrazione italiana negli Stati Uniti è alla base di ognuna delle chiacchierate con gli ospiti della nostra rubrica. Fenomeno sociale che connota la presenza italiana negli USA di ieri e di oggi e anche di domani, saperne di più serve non solo a capire gli italoamericani, ma anche noi italiani che viviamo al di qua dell'oceano. Ne p...
La lingua italiana dei migranti
Con il titolo Lingue Migranti, la sesta edizione della conferenza annuale del Calandra Institute ha aperto un interessante spaccato sulle relazioni tra la cultura italiana e altre culture. Tra giovedì 25 e sabato 27 aprile, nel corso di una tre giorni di presentazioni e dibattiti, 42 congressisti hanno parlato di lingua e identità nella diaspora de...
Celebrate for Food Revolution Day at the @IICSFRANCISCO among the Treasures of @TeatroSanCarlo
di Mauro Battocchi This Friday on Food Revolution Day, communities across the world will come together and celebrate fresh food, the joy of cooking, healthy eating, and of course, enjoy amazing meals together. To honor this exceptional movement, the Italian Cultural Institute is hosting a food and wine tasting paired with the acclaimed Tre...
Job Creator Tour: Mind the Bridge lands in Southern Italy
Lecce (June 14) and Napoli (June 25). Two of the most vibrant cities of Southern Italy are hosting the MTB Job Creator Tour, one-day events that 1) provide education on entrepreneurship and 2) offer to selected startups the opportunity to showcase their business idea in front of a panel of investors. Most importantly, the best project(s)...