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There is no better way to celebrate International Women’s day than Zooming with seven talented Italian-American Women.Last Sunday, these dynamic women entertained with food, music and comedy. The evening started with Chef Michele Di Pietro demonstrating her delicious recipe for Spicy Avocado Carbonara. It made my mouth water. Michele is a chef and...

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Former Fiat Chrysler premium car brands Alfa Romeo and Lancia will enjoy stronger investments under Stellantis, the new automaker formed from the merger with France’s PSA, Stellantis Chairman John Elkann said in a TV interview. With 14 brands under one roof, Stellantis is the world’s fourth largest carmaker. It was officially born in January, as Fi...

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In the outskirts of Capannori, a quaint village in the Tuscan countryside not far from Lucca, in the beautiful park surrounding Villa Carrara, there is a 600 years old oak, so famous and so distinctive that it is officially recognized as a national landmark by the Italian Government and it even appears as a reference on NATO maps.  This ancient, ma...

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It is impossible to visit the town of Solomeo, Italy without seeing the Cucinelli family's influence. Designer Brunello Cucinelli, who revolutionized the market with his colored cashmeres, has been slowly restoring the village over the past 30 years, bringing it back to its former glory.  The designer's daughter, Carolina, learned the family values...

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Voodoo, curses, witchcraft. We’ve all heard the stories about magic and mischief.  But growing up Italian, you may have experienced these kinds of things more intimately than most. Sicilian curses have been around forever. If you are Italian, it’s most likely a thing you grew up with but may not know a lot of information on them.  What are they? Ho...

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My name is Andrea Sozzi Sabatini, and I'm the CEO and founder of Etrurio. It's a farm where it aims to produce top-quality olive oil in Tuscany. Today, I'm going to walk you through how Marco restores this beautiful 583-year-old fresco. The first work that we have to do is to consolidate the walls. The first thing is really to take the stones that...

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Ferrari Trento is the Official Sparkling Wine of Formula 1®. Announced globally ahead of the start to the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the prestigious three year partnership will see Ferrari Trento's award winning sparkling wine become the official toast of Formula 1® celebrations throughout 2021, and beyond. Formula 1® has appointed Ferr...

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Well here’s one nobody saw coming: Ferrari will fight for the overall win at Le Mans with a full-on hypercar program beginning in 2023. The Italian automaker confirmed the news this morning. Ferrari has reportedly flirted with the idea of a top-flight sports car racing program for a very long time, even dating back to the outgoing hybrid Le Mans Pr...

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At 100 years old, Seattle’s Eleanor Owen lives on her own in her big, old house. She drives, she’s not on a single medication, and she’s sharp, with an enviable memory. Her 100th birthday was in January and because of the quarantine, like so many others, she had to have her party over Zoom. “I have 300 birthday cards, if not more, that I haven’t op...

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The fedora Humphrey Bogart wore in “Casablanca” may have secured Borsalino’s place in fashion and cinematic history, but it will be something like the cow-print bucket hat that will help ensure its future. The storied Italian hatmaker still makes its felt hats by hand in a Piedmont region factory, using the same artisanal techniques from when the c...

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