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Salami, coppa, culatello, pancetta. Local businesses that traffic in Italian cured pork products are excited about the possibility of importing more of these delizioso meats from regions of northern Italy that have been off-limits to American palates for decades.

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  WTI Magazine #49    2014 December, 10Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn      Translation by:   This year I will celebrate Christmas with Pandoro, the "golden cake"! Pandoro and panettone are the most popular sweets during the winter holidays. While panettone is a native of Milan, pandoro is from Verona. It is traditionally shaped like a frustu...

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HOUSTON - Il Consolato generale d'Italia a Houston segnala che il Museum of Fine Arts ospiterà dal 21 febbraio al 28 aprile una mostra dedicata al Tesoro Perduto del Ghetto Ebraico di Venezia, che forma parte del calendario del 2013 Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti.La mostra presenta una ricca collezione di oggetti di argento e bronzo...

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Fare la scarpetta is a phrase in the Italian language that's close to the heart of everyone who has enjoyed a delicious plate of pasta with sauce. Meaning "make the little shoe," it refers to the small piece of bread used to mop up the last of the sauce on your plate.   This end to a meal ritual is vastly popular all over Italy; however, whe...

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Let us guess: you have probably already booked your ticket to Italy for this summer and now you are planning to visit some of the most wonderful Italian cities such as Florence, Rome or Venice to admire their breathtaking architecture, museums and monuments.   Are we right? But considering that it's summer and a bit of sun and crystalline cl...

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Parlare di cucina regionale italiana significa inoltrarsi in un labirinto: prendi una strada pensando di avere chiara la tua meta e invece, in un attimo, ti ritrovi trasportato lontanissimo, non solo nello spazio, ma anche nel tempo, nella cultura. Inizia così "A qualcuno piace Cracco", il libro che il barbuto aristochef italiano ha dedicato alla c...

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Connection and communication – these were the buzzwords today as Vinitaly International opened the doors to La Grande Bellezza of OperaWine, the premier event – now in its third edition – that precedes tomorrow's official opening of Vinitaly 2014.   In the Palazzo Gran Guardia in the center of Verona, producers, journalists, and distinguishe...

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by Claudia Baroncelli   Beyond monuments and churches, palaces and museums Italy also boasts many wonderful and ancient bridges where engineering truly meets nature. From the North to the South, Swide has rounded up some of the most enchanting and beautiful bridges across Italy.   There are some spots in Italy where you can truly feel...

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Museo Italo Americano - Fort Mason Center - 2 Marina Blvd., Building C - San Francisco, CA 94123.Sunday, November 15, 2015 4:00pm Let Kathleen Gonzalez, author of A Beautiful Woman in Venice, tell you the stories of Rosalba Carriera, Veronica Franco, Hermonia Vivarini, Marietta Barovier, Cencia Scarpariola, and others who proved tha...

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"Le Strade del Vino" are paths within territories, wine growing areas, as well as vineyards, wineries, farms, natural attractions, cultural and historical sites that are particularly significant for the purposes of integrated tourism within Italy. The intent of our new ICCC series of Educational Wine Tasting is to promote and encourage the Ita...

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