The Small Italian Town Focaccia Lovers Need To Visit ASAP
One of the best parts of international travel is having a chance to try regional foods. Foodies often plan their itineraries around certain eateries, looking for travel destinations known for their local cuisine. If you're looking for a unique take on a traditional tasty treat, you'll want to visit one town in Italy. If you're a fan of focaccia (pr...
The Best of Italian Design – Art Week Edition | December 4,5,6 2024
The Best of Italian Design is a unique event dedicated to celebrating and displaying Italian interior design brands and Made in Italy high-end products. The event is created for those Italian interior design companies interested in meeting with 200+ industry professionals (architects, interior designers, real estate developers) and 1000+ design lov...
When And How Is Grappa Enjoyed In Italy?
While visiting your favorite Italian restaurant or taking that once-in-a-lifetime trip to Rome last summer, you might've heard Italians speak about their passion for digestifs. Though the word might sound foreign to your ears, you've most likely indulged in a digestif yourself at least once or twice. While you've probably had a sip of tangy limonce...
New Italian-American restaurant, Little Chicagos, operates along Walnut Street in downtown Muncie.
Family is the single word describes the goal and mission of Little Chicagos. Managed by Aaron and Rhonda Blake, the husband-wife duo aims to create an atmosphere full of family. They strive to replicate the feeling of being with family, starting with scratch-cooking in a laughter-filled kitchen and extending to the Italian cafe design of the dining...
A Love Letter to Northern Italy
I spent a lovely week in Verona during Easter with my girlfriend, as a break from the stress of final year and dissertation deadlines approaching. We stayed in Veronetta, a lively, bohemian neighbourhood, only a short walk across the River Adige from the main attractions. There was a lovely vegan cafe called ‘Zazie’ close to where we were staying w...
Rosario Candela Invented the Upper East Side Apartment David Netto tells the story of how the architect defined quiet luxury in New York City.
At a time when Park and Fifth Avenues, Sutton Place, and Gracie Square were the ultimate addresses of wealth and power, Italian American architect Rosario Candela designed the neighborhood’s most definitive buildings. Never flashy or ostentatious, these prewar buildings were elegant and discreet, clad in brick or limestone, with setbacks and terrac...
Italian wine is the queen of sustainability in Europe: 7 B-Corp certified wineries
7 wineries for 7 different experiences. They are all leading brands and beacons in their territories. Whether small wineries or Cooperatives, these are the examples to follow in the “green” field, and in social sustainability: Perlage Winery, Feudi di San Gregorio, Avignonesi, Tasca d’Almerita, Cielo e Terra, Perrini and Marcel Zanolari. As a matte...
The 5 best things we ate at Eataly’s 1st N.J. location. Inside the popular Italian marketplace.
Eataly, the expansive Italian marketplace with two popular New York locations, opened its doors in New Jersey Wednesday, launching a new spot at Short Hills Mall. Not only will customers be able to shop among the aisles of breads, cheeses, and pasta, they’ll also be able to dine in the 230-seat restaurant and bar, Eataly Ristorante. There are now m...
The Art of Italian Hand Gestures: A Cultural Exploration
Italian hand gestures, which can express feelings and ideas almost as effectively as words, are a lively and essential component of Italian cultural expression. Deeply ingrained in Italian society, these gestures function as a nonverbal language that improves communication and captures the essence of Italy. Historical OriginsItaly has a centuries-o...
US Navy commissions destroyer named after World War II hero
The United States Navy commissioned a new destroyer over the weekend in New York City and it was named after legendary World War II hero United States Marine Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone. Appropriately, the ship was commissioned on the weekend of the 249th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps and two days before Veterans Day. Basilone i...
Italy wants to help you discover your roots—and meet distant relatives
Between the late 1800s and early 1900s, my great-grandfather Frank Fiorentino was one of 5.5 million people who moved out of Southern Italy to escape the mob, poverty, and disease—and they've been leaving ever since. While tourists flock to Venice and the Amalfi Coast, half of Italy’s small towns are already in an advanced state of abandonment or a...
Italian cuisine week kicks off in the US: over 50 events organized throughout the country
With a dinner hosted by the Ambassador of Italy to the US, Mariangela Zappia, the series of over fifty events organized by Italy’s diplomatic-consular network, the Italian Cultural Institutes, and Italian Trade Agency offices in the United States began to celebrate the ninth annual Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, themed “Mediterranean Diet an...