The 10 Best Italian Restaurants In Austin
Austin has a wide variety of Italian cuisine, including authentic Neapolitan pizza, fresh, springy pasta, and restaurants serving Italian-American red sauce. Austin’s abundance of Italian restaurants might be a little overwhelming, but in the nicest manner possible. Italian cuisine comes in a vast range, which Austin is fortunate to have. You’ll fi...
Monica Bellucci Speaks with TNH about Playing Maria Callas on Stage, Jan. 27
Italian actress Monica Bellucci will be playing Maria Callas in ‘Maria Callas: Letters and Memoirs’ at the Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, on Friday, January 27. Bellucci channels the Greek opera legend in this one-woman show with text and stage direction by Tom Volf. Accompanied by the Wordless Music Orchestra, Belluc...
Merano like a local: 10 things to do
Both inhabitants and tourists, call Merano “Pearl of the Alto Adige”. It is a lively city, where 40.000 both German and Italian mother tongue residents share different languages and customs. What comes out is a particular lifestyle that join not only languages but also cooking, culture and customs. Living in Merano like a local means to catch the e...
Astoria resident opens new restaurant serving neo-Neapolitan pizza, homemade pasta
Veteran restaurateur and longtime Astoria resident Riccardo Dardha on Nov. 9 opened his first restaurant, Figlia, in the neighborhood. Figlia, which means “daughter” in Italian, is located at 23-02 31 St. and offers a menu of neo-Neapolitan pizzas from a custom-built pizza oven, along with antipasti and homemade pastas. The restaurant highlights l...
Fiat 500e microcar returning to USA in 2024
It's (almost) back. Fiat will begin selling an all-new version of the iconic 500 in the U.S in 2024, the automaker has announced in conjunction with the Los Angeles Auto Show. The previous edition of the microcar was discontinued here after 2019 amid slow sales just as it was being redesigned for other countries. The Italian brand currently offers...
Enoteca Maria’s Nonnas of the World
A restaurant on Staten Island has two kitchens – and both are run by grandmothers with cooking skills. Enoteca Maria’s Nonnas of the World program provides customers with a rotating series of international grandmothers who offer their own menu each night based on their homeland’s regional cuisine. The main kitchen is always staffed by an Italian no...
Italian food and culinary traditions protagonists in Los Angeles
Conviviality, sustainability and innovation: the ingredients of Italian cuisine for the health of people and the protection of the planet. This is the title of the promotional initiative dedicated to the various culinary realities of our country as well as agriculture and its consumption.The project is of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in...
First U.S.A. Book Presentation on the “Birth of New Biccari in Philadelphia”
The first U.S.A. book presentation on the “Birth of New Biccari in Philadelphia” was held at the History of Italian Immigration Museum (HIIM) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, November-19. The HIIM is in the heart of the Little Italy enclave of South Philadelphia. Our host for the event was the Filitalia International & Foundation organiza...
Florence Cathedral was in color, the discovery during restoration
Florence Cathedral was in color, the discovery was made during the restoration of the Porta dei Cornacchini, which began in September 2021 and was completed a few days ago. Thanks to this work, extensive traces of color were discovered on the marble sculptural group of the Madonna and Child and Adoring Angels, made between 1359 and 1360, confirming...
Italian Market sees busiest times ahead of Thanksgiving
The countdown to Thanksgiving is on in Philadelphia as residents flocked to the Italian Market on Tuesday to pick up some must-haves for the holiday. Tuesday was a busy day at the Italian Market on South 9th Street in Philadelphia, one of the oldest and largest open-air markets in the country. The meat slicer at Cannuli's Quality Meats and Poultry...
New Haven unveils statue design that will replace Christopher Columbus statue
The design for a new statue for Wooster Square in New Haven has been approved to replace the Christopher Columbus statue that was removed in 2020. The new statue that will honor Italian-American heritage was approved at a Board of Alders meeting on Monday night. The statue depicting an Italian family will be just feet away from where the Christophe...
PDO and PGI products, Italian exports in 2022 rise to over 19 billion in sales
The PDO Economy has resumed its pre-pandemic pace, and in 2021 the Italian quality food & wine sector reached a new record in production turnover with a value of 19.1 billion euros (+16.1 percent over the previous year) and exports of 10.7 billion (+12.8 percent). These figures are also due to the contribution of the PDO and PGI sector, which score...