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Italy, a country renowned for creating masterpieces in art and culture, as well as for its relentless innovation, marks another presence at the upcoming CES in Las Vegas, featuring 50 innovative Italian startups in a pavilion organized by the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), the governmental entity responsible for promoting and internationalizing Italia...

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Tao Group Hospitality has done it again — and by ‘it’ I mean have another surefire hit on their hands with the openings of eatery Luchini and speakeasy Chez Bippy at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Luchini offers a refreshing take on a classic Italian American restaurant inspired by the flavors of New York, while Chez Bippy serves up craft c...

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The décor at Amalfi by Bobby Flay is gorgeous, with blue accents drawing you through the dining area to the fish market display in the rear. And it’s a working piece, where guests see the fish being cooked that night. Start with a drink! The Amalfi spritz, with Selim spumante, Cappelletti aperitivo and soda, makes for a light sip, while the mezcal...

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Ferrari have unveiled a special livery for the Las Vegas Grand Prix with the traditional red on the SF-23 cars featuring a hint of white. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz’s race suits and helmets have also been given the same treatment to celebrate Ferrari’s look from the 70s. With Formula 1’s highly anticipated return to Las Vegas fast approaching...

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U2 found what they were looking for in a duet partner Wednesday night at Sphere in Las Vegas, as Lady Gaga joined the group for duets on one of her songs, “Shallow,” and two of theirs, “All I Want Is You” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.” Bono introduced his fellow leather-jacketed guest as “the most audacious, vivacious woman in an...

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The restoration work on the Vasari Corridor that began in March 2021 is now entering the final phase, with an expected reopening of May 27, 2024. The works are being helped to the finish line by a one million dollar donation from Marisa and Raymond Avansino of the Edwin L. Wiegand Foundation of Reno, Nevada. They have previously shown their support...

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The 41st Great Italian Festival is returning to the streets of downtown Reno in October. Attendess can experience Italy's rich culture and cuisine right in the heart of The Biggest Little City. The weekend will feature homemade Italian food, a wine walk, live entertainment, artisan shopping, cooking competitions and a grape stomping competition. Th...

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Amari Italian Kitchen & Wine Shop has officially opened its doors at UnCommons in Southwest Las Vegas. It was the first full-service restaurant to open at the complex, which is located at the 215 Beltway and Durango Drive. The restaurant is led by executive Chef Brent Stanford, who was previously the executive sous chef for Brezza at Resorts World....

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“Heist” is a new show about to debut at the Rio in Las Vegas. It spotlights Italian songwriters whose music was appropriated by the American market without the American public realizing. “Pretty much every song that ever became a hit somehow came from Italy,” the show’s producer, Tony Sgro, told Casino.org. “No, not really, but a lot of them did.”...

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First landing in California for the 1849 Gold Rush, Italian immigrants made their mint more in merchandise than mining. In 1859, they shifted their attention to neighboring Nevada following discovery of the Comstock Lode, the world’s richest silver strike. Yet more came to work on the Transcontinental Railroad. By 1910, according to census numbers,...

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