10 Cozy Authentic Italian Restaurants in Portland, Maine
Strolling through the cobblestone streets and brick buildings of Portland can sometimes make you feel like you are right in Europe. Wander down Wharf Street and you could convince yourself you’re in Bologna. This may elicit a feeling in you that makes you crave some authentic Italian cuisine. We may not be in Europe but we do have cozy and authenti...
Providence again seeks buyer for Columbus statue after first proposal yields little interest
Despite heartened pleas from community residents and Italian heritage groups to save the Christopher Columbus statue, only two people offered to buy it from the city, and at less than 10% of its appraised value. In light of the lack of interested buyers, the city is reissuing its request for proposals, as approved by the Providence Board of Parks C...
Antinori in Chianti Classico is the most beautiful winery in the world
Italy is the most beautiful country in the world. For its cities of art, and for its landscapes, often designed by vineyards. And now, also for its wineries. Because the monumental and much-visited Antinori winery in Chianti Classico, an architectural masterpiece signed by Marco Casamonti for the Antinori family, which leads one of the most importa...
Italian restaurant Felice offers Tuscany eats and atmosphere in its new Roslyn location
Part New York City, part Italian countryside, Felice is ready to take Long Islanders on a trip. “I want them to feel in Italy,” said Jacopo Giustiniani, founder of the Felice brand and partner of SA Hospitality Group. “I really want to transport them to Tuscany without taking the plane… and the six-hour jet lag. “I want to really recreate the ambia...
The Day I Joined the Real Lambrusco Revolution
We’re on a food tour with Italian Culinary Adventures. At dusk, we find ourselves skittering along the rural strip of road in the Modena hinterlands in a minivan. The van doesn’t seem so mini on these narrow strips of tarmac winding serpentine around hills. Wine hills. The best hills. I’m about to continue my Lambrusco education, which started year...
Italian Cultural Center reopens with even more Italian flavor
Casa Italiana, Italian Cultural Center at 13028 1st Ave South in Burien celebrated their reopening on Oct 29 by introducing the public to their new Gelato bar, an expanded sandwich menu and more shopping. Nancy Sacco Chiodo, the cafe manager said this about their new lunch menu: “We will be serving a Meatball Sandwich, an Italian Sub Panini, a Mort...
In Naples, a Glove Tradition Continues
“Welcome home,” Alberto Squillace said as he opened the door to the Omega glove factory. “The factory is my home and the artisans that work for Omega are like brothers and sisters to me,” added Mr. Squillace, the chief executive of Omega, and the fifth generation to work in the family business. The company was founded in 1923 by Gennaro Squillace,...
Michelin-starred Italian chef now heads kitchen of Felina in Ridgewood
Massimo Sola, who once earned a Michelin star for a restaurant in Italy, is now the executive chef at Felina, the award-winning Italian restaurant on East Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood. He has replaced Carlos Valdez, who had a short stint at Felina, which opened in 2019 with founding four-star chef Anthony Bucco. "I’m putting all my skills into a b...
Living la Dolce Vita: Italy vs. The U.S
This summer, I traveled to some of the most beautiful parts of Italy. It was the most memorable experience, filled with breathtaking views and some of the kindest people I’ve ever met. However, it was also my first international trip without my parents, and figuring out how to navigate such a big trip, much less in a country where you don’t speak t...
Italian Trade Agency partners with Saks Fifth Avenue to promote emerging Italian Brands
The Italian Trade Agency has announced its partnership with Saks Fifth Avenue, dubbed “The Emerging Italian Designers to Know Now,” and running through November 22nd. The partnership, designed to generate awareness and affinity towards and drive sales of quality Italian goods and fashions, has a particular focus on the export of goods produced by s...
Italian agrifood exports will exceed 60 billion euros in 2022
If the current sales growth trend is maintained, Italian food exports will exceed 60 billion euros in 2022, reaching yet another all-time high. This is according to an analysis by the association of Italian farmers, Coldiretti, based on Istat data on foreign trade in the first eight months of 2022. Export sales are up +20 percent compared to the sa...
Behold Contessa, the Glamorous Northern Italian Outpost From Major Food Group
Major Food Group strikes again. The team behind hotspots Carbone, ZZ’s, Sadelle’s, and Dirty French, are debuting their latest Miami restaurant this weekend, Contessa, a swanky, two-story restaurant in the Miami Design District focused on Northern Italian cuisine. This marks the second location for Contessa, which originally debuted in Boston in 20...