Albuquerque’s premier Italian market and deli celebrates 45 years
When first generation Italian John Camuglia bought the original Tully's meat market in the city's Highland district he took the first step from humble beginnings toward creating an iconic Albuquerque institution. That was in 1970. Today, under the careful, hands-on management of son, Johnny Camuglia, Tully's continues to grow and thrive by bringing...
Umbria olive oil festival is powerful reminder that small is beautiful
by Chiara Beghelli It's very typical among Italians to claim "the olive oil from my region is the best one." Who knows, maybe it's a kind of legacy of the ancient fight between "Comuni," the capital cities of small territories, in Medieval times. Anyway, there is no question that the olive oil from Umbria region is really among the best of It...
The Long Read: Emerging countries look promising, but exporters’ safest bets are still the US and the EU
by Umberto Marengo Italy's export increased by 11% from 2011 to July 2015. This provided an important lifeline to the Italian economy in the second phase of its double dip recession from 2011 to 2014. The drivers of Italy's positive export performance were essentially three: the global economic recovery, domestic wage compression and price...
Bottega Veneta to open maison on Madison Avenue
Bottega Venetahas left Fifth Avenue for the more exclusive environs of Madison Avenue. The Vicenza, Italy-based retailer last week closed its flagship at 699 Fifth Avenue in anticipation of the 2017 opening of a 14,908-square-foot maison at 740 Madison Avenue and 64th Street. It will be a homecoming; the company operated a flagship there from...
NIAF awards Jennie Deluca Legary a full-tuition scholarship at accademia Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy
A native of Cupertino, Calif. and former independent contractor at APPLE Inc., Jennie DeLuca Legary is the recipient of a full-tuition scholarship from the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in partnership with Accademia Teatro alla Scala, one of the most renowned institutions for training professionals in the performing arts, and Politecn...
Watergate, 50 anni e un papà italiano: "Così è nato il palazzo dello scandalo"
di Manuela Cavalieri e Donatella Mulvoni Il suo nome è sinonimo in tutto il mondo di scandalo politico, ma il Watergate ha molte altre storie da raccontare. Il complesso fu costruito nei primi anni '60 da una società italiana, la Generale Immobiliare (poi controllata da Michele Sindona fino al fallimento). Fu l'ingegnere milanese Giuseppe...
Baking Italian-Style
By Barbara Revsine "The Rustic Italian Bakery," a new book by Italian author Veronica Lavenia, dovetails with both the increasing interest in lowering sugar consumption and the focus on exploring flours made with grains other than wheat. In the introduction to the book, Lavenia writes, "Italian homemade cakes are very simple but rich in ta...
A night in Chicago with Walgreens CEO Stefano Pessina
by Shia Kapos Stefano Pessina, executive vice chairman and CEO of Walgreen Boots Alliance,slipped in quietly last night to the library of the University Club, where some 200 Chicago business executives and Italophiles gathered to fete him. There had been a buzz in the room as guests anticipated his arrival. "He's the highest-...
Portillo's coming to Chicago's South Loop
Close your eyes and imagine this: A juicy hot dog with everything on it, Hot Italian beef with peppers, a decadent chocolate shake - and not having to go all the way to River North to get it! That's right, Portillo's is planning to open a second Chicago location in the South Loop. Mark your calendars: According to the Chicago Tribune,...
Holocaust survivor and decorated war hero to speak at Colorado State University
Albert Rosa, a survivor of the notorious Auschwitz death camp who went on to fight the Nazis with the U.S. military during World War II, will share his story Wednesday, Feb. 24, in the LSC Theatre at 7 p.m. Admission is free; no tickets required. Rosa, now 91, and his family were transported to Auschwitz in 1943 after Germany invaded his nativ...
Filippo Ganna nella storia: oro nell'inseguimento ai Mondiali di ciclismo su pista
Il 19enne italiano si è regalato un'impresa storica battendo il tedesco Domenic Weinstein nella finalissima di Londra: i colori azzurri non riuscivano a vincere una medaglia d'oro su pista addirittura da 19 anni Un'impresa destinata a rimanere nella storia del ciclismo su strada italiano. Filippo Ganna, 19enne di Verbania, ha completa...
The history of Cinecittà
by Claudia Astarita Cinecittà is a Rome-based large film studio that is still considered the hub of Italian cinema. People used to say that "All dreams can come true" in Cinecittà, and indeed through years this location has become a legend in both Italy and Europe. Actually, Cinecittà counts for the largest film studio in Europe,...