Emilio Pucci opens in Miami's design district
As stated in wwd, Emilio Pucci continues to invest in its retail network and has opened a 1,728-square-foot boutique in Miami's Design District, which follows the unveiling of a Manhattan flagship in November. This is the brand's third location in Southern Florida. "Florida has historically been a strategic market for us, so we're especial...
The 7th Annual Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival Presents Celebrated Italian Films and Directors
The 7th Annual Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival opens Thursday, November 7 – Sunday, November 10 at the Sottile Theatre. The four-day festival celebrates Italian contemporary cinema and culture with a number of films in addition to Italian directors appearing as special guests of the Festival to present their acclaimed films and discuss their wo...
Gulf Coast Italian American Cultural Society meets, to hold Christmas Gala
The Gulf Coast Italian American Cultural Society met in October, Italian American Heritage Month. Giovanni Fontecchio discussed Italian history, and Father Joe Dilettuso spoke on upcoming trips to Italy and the Italian Mass to be held in January. The club will holds its Italian Christmas Gala at 7 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Great Southern Club in...
Petit Miami: Italian Eats in Sunset Harbour
The Magic City is home to countless restaurant imports, but Petit Miami is one of the few to arrive at our shores via Milan. Despite its French name, this month-old Sunset Harbour spot is actually an Italian bistro. With the exception of salmon teriyaki and seared tuna tartare with yuzu sauce, Petit's repertoire consists of classic, unfussy Italia...
Dalla Florida maxi-commessa per Snaidero: 450mila dollari per una sola cucina
"Certo, è una grossa cifra, ma faccio finta che non esista: non è da lì che arriva il business". Dario Snaidero sorride e prova a minimizzare. E con qualche ragione. Perché in effetti non capita ogni giorno di ricevere una commessa da 450mila dollari per una cucina, l'equivalente in Italia del costo di un paio di appartamenti. Il mil...
Il prof. Antonello Pileggi vince il premio “Eccellenze calabresi” negli USA
Il Prof. Antonello Pileggi medico ricercatore presso l'Università di Miami ha ricevuto lo scorso 11 ottobre il riconoscimento Eccellenze Calabresi in U.S.A. Il premio e' stato patrocinato dalla Regione Calabria, il Consolato Generale d'Italia a Miami, l'ODLI (Organizzazione per la Diffusione della Lingua Italiana, agenzia operante sotto gli auspici...
Club hopes to bring a little more Italy to Tampa Bay
by Jeff Berlinicke Jack Provenzano is very, very Italian. His heritage is in his blood and in his heart — and he wants to share it with other Italians throughout Hillsborough County. He is the president of the newly formed Italian American Club at the Northdale Recreation Center. It is open to everyone — even to non-Italians — and mee...
Order Sons of Italy hosts Aaron Caruso event to benefit Special Olympics
By Whitney Hill The Order Sons of Italy in America Grand Strand Lodge 2868 and the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center will be hosting "An Evening with Aaron Caruso" on September 19th to benefit the Special Olympics. Aaron Caruso studied voice in Italy and New York and toured with Joan Rivers as her opening act across the United S...
Italy's Marina Network as a Gateway to Its Natural and Cultural Heritage
For the first time the IACC is collaborating with the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism of Italy for the project called Signa Maris, aimed to promote cultural and natural offerings of the Southern Italy via its ports, particularly those ports in the Regions of Calabria, Campania, Puglia (Apulia) and Sicilia (Sicily). The project Si...
In the Grove, Strada serves exquisite cuisine that’s both homey and elegant
by Victoria Pesce Elliott A narrow, unmarked alley off Commodore Plaza leads to Strada, the sexy new Italian in the Grove. The wall is lined with hanging pots filled with basil, thyme, tarragon, rosemary and tiny tomatoes. "It is my little passion," says owner Maurizio Farinelli, the Torino native who once owned South Miami's popu...
The Sicilian II brings great Italian cuisine to Biloxi
by Julian Brunt Chef Hristo Drakopoulos of Sicilian II said he cooks because it is his love and passion. "When you walk out my door and are smiling, then I know I've done my job," he said. If you are a lover of Italian food, it is a real treat to get something prepared by Drakopoulos, whose grandmother was born in Sicily and move...
Get a discount on tickets to Miami Lyric Opera’s ‘Rigoletto’ at the Colony
by Christine Dolen No doubt about it, taking in an opera can be expensive. But Miami Lyric Opera has patron-friendly ticket prices and is offering an even better deal for its July 11-12 performances of Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto at Miami Beach's Colony Theatre. If you enter the code mlo20 online or mention it when you order, you c...