“STAR ITALIA ACCELERATOR”, more Italian technological enterprises in the USA is born
Star Italia Accelerator, the new Accelerator for Startups and Innovative SMEs, 100% under the management of De Furia Group is born with the aim of creating qualified access to the U.S. market, stimulating entrepreneurial skills and accompanying the entry and growth of the best Italian innovation talent. Star Italia Accelerator, based in Miami, open...
Bologna: discover an eclectic UNESCO World Heritage site
Bologna, a city overflowing with life, art, history and flavours. The capital of Italy's region, which is home to tortellini, motors, entertainment and essential architectural treasures, deserves to be discovered in all it has to offer. If you want to know more about Bologna and what to do and see with some juicy insider tips, we suggest our local...
This New Branch of a Historic Pizzeria Is as Good as Naples if You Keep It Simple
By all means, go to L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele and try the margherita ($20). Located at the corner of Greenwich Avenue at 2 Bank Street in the West Village, da Michele is an offshoot of a venerable Naples pizza parlor founded in 1870 (the same destination featured in Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love). The pizza that sat before me in our newly op...
Ancient Roman concrete could self-heal thanks to “hot mixing” with quicklime
The famous Pantheon in Rome boasts the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome—an architectural marvel that has endured for millennia, thanks to the incredible durability of ancient Roman concrete. For decades, scientists have been trying to determine precisely what makes the material so durable. A new analysis of samples taken from the concrete...
2023: Free Trip to Italy for Collegiate Italian Americans!
Time is running out! Deadline to apply is January 31st! For more than 20 years, the Ambassador Peter F. Secchia Voyage of Discovery has been providing Italian American college students who have never been to Italy a trip to discover their heritage every summer. Learn more here. The carefully curated two-week trip includes cultural tours and a day o...
Violante's Meat Market Brings The Beef to Nutley's Culinary Renaissance
Violante's is bringing the beef to Nutley's Culinary Renaissance - the famed Bloomfield Ave. Meat Market is moving into the former Vitiello's Bakery space on Franklin Ave. When Vitiello's retired, many interested in the local food scene wondered what could possible fill the void after the final baguette was sold. The rumor that Montclair's Rabble...
The Entire Godfather Timeline Explained
Few genres delve deeper into the mythos of the American dream like the mafia drama, and no Italian-American mafia tale is more iconic than "The Godfather" saga. Adapted from Mario Puzo's bestselling novel by the same name and premiering in 1972, the first "Godfather" film was the highest-grossing film of all time until supplanted by "Jaws" in 1976....
Italy's Piadina Flatbread Is The Perfect Meal On-The-Go
Fast food has vastly different meanings depending on where you are in the world. Here in the United States, we've basically built our modern culture around two things: the automobile and the fast food restaurant. Establishments like McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and In-and-Out Burger, despite humble beginnings as small operations, have define...
There’s a reason this 30-year-old Italian restaurant is still known as one of Charlotte’s best
Executive chef Tom Dyrness, fittingly, puts the growth of Mama Ricotta’s into increments of lasagna pans. He recalls, in 2009, “We used to do 8-12 pans a week.” Now, a typical week sees 24-28 pans come through the pass and into the dining room or boxed up for takeout. Over its 30 years, Mama Ricotta’s Italian Restaurant at 601 S. Kings Drive has pr...
Fiat Will Use the Metaverse To Sell Its Cars in America
The metaverse, a 3D immersive world that is the combination of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), will soon be a digital space where Fiat sells its cars to North American customers. The company's Fiat Metaverse Store made its North American premiere at the CES trade show today. Fiat is already employing the technology in Europe. It la...
11 Lesser-Known Italian Pasta Shapes That You Need to Know About
Italy is remarkably small when you consider just how many shapes of pasta thrive within it. At roughly 75% the size of California, the country contains dozens of regional dialects and indigenous languages, several millennia of art and architecture, and a staggering number of regional food traditions, some of which you’ll only find in a single villa...
Italian deli Francolini’s is coming Uptown, and its sandwiches are rolling now
Tara Francolini, a New Orleans restaurant business veteran, saw a niche in the local market. It was part of her own cravings for the Italian sandwiches she grew up eating in New Jersey and the northeast. She also knew one key factor could be a deal breaker. “It’s the bread,” Francolini said. “It can make or break the sandwich, and I’d rather not op...