The Fresh Mozzarella You’ve Come to Trust, Sliced for your Convenience
Lioni carries on their long celebrated tradition by offering exceptional fresh mozzarella cheese pre-sliced in a new easy-to-open package with a fresh new look. Delicate and smooth, Sliced Fresh Mozzarella is created the old-fashioned way made with 100% whole cows milk and always made fresh-to-order. Sliced into twenty-one pieces, this deliciously...
Deserted Venice contemplates a future without tourist hordes after Covid-19
A few days before Italy is set to lift restrictions across much of the country after being locked down since March 10, the streets of Venice are starting to spring back to life. There are no tourists here just yet. Instead the noise is from vacuum cleaners and sanitation crews inside stores that are getting ready for the grand reopening on May 18....
Magnani: An American in the Giro d'Italia - Excerpt
The Giro d'Italia, yet another victim to the coronavirus sweeping the globe, won't be held this year for the first time since 1946 when the Giro had finally resumed after five-year hiatus imposed by World War II. The 1946 Giro started on June 15 in Milan with a field of seventy-nine starters – all Italian, except for Joseph Magnani, an Illinois nat...
Grazie Giorgio: Armani moves Paris show to Milan
Milan mayor thanks Armani for helping Coronavirus-hit city. Giorgio Armani, the legendary Italian fashion designer, has moved the location of his next show from Paris to Milan to help the local economy recover from the covid-19 crisis, reports news agency ANSA. Milan mayor Giuseppe Sala expressed his gratitude to Armani who has already played a maj...
Pizzas, pastas and more feel-good Italian favorites for takeout
Where do so many of us turn for comfort in a time of endless uncertainty? Spaghetti, tomato sauce, molten cheese over crackling pizza crust or fried in bread crumbs, curling cups of pepperoni, grilled vegetables, lemony chicken, tiramisu. Italian takeout options are never far in Los Angeles. Even a mediocre plate of penne alla vodka can soothe. An...
Why the Italian government might give you up to €500 to go on holiday in Italy
As Italy seeks to stimulate the economy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, the Italian government is offering to help lower-income residents take a holiday this year. Part of the ambitious 'Relaunch Decree' unveiled on Wednesday night, the 'holiday bonus' could be worth up to €500 to families who choose to travel in Italy. It aims to boost Ita...
‘Hook ’em forever’: Texas tennis star Bianca Turati going pro after sensational UT career
In a first-person essay, Bianca Turati wrote that she arrived at Texas as a “shy Italian girl who could barely speak English.” The All-American tennis star now has the confidence and credentials to conquer the world. Turati announced Wednesday that “my incredible journey at Texas has come to an end” and will go pro. “It is time for me to end a chap...
Doctors in Italy find link between rare inflammatory disease in children and COVID-19
Italian doctors say they've got the first scientific evidence linking the coronavirus to a rare but deadly inflammatory disease in children. The condition, called pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome, has been reported in more than a dozen states across the U.S., including Louisiana, Mississippi, California and New York. Over 100 children ha...
E Harlem's Rao's Raises Money For Catholic Schools Amid Pandemic
Longtime East Harlem Italian restaurant Rao's is offering New Yorkers a chance to win a reservation for four at the ultra-exclusive eatery in exchange for donations to support neighborhood Catholic schools. Rao's owner Frank Pellegrino Jr., who took the business over after his father Frank Pellegrino Sr. died in 2017, is working with Partnership Sc...
Lazio region awarded 9 Blue Flag beaches
Italy has 407 bandiera blu beaches in 2020. Nine beaches in the Lazio region have been awarded the 2020 bandiera blu (Blue flag) status for high water quality standards. The Blue Flag beaches in Lazio are Anzio (Tor Caldara, Riviera di Ponente, Riviera di Levante, Marechiaro, Lido Di Lavinio, Lido Dei Pini, Cologne); Latina (Latina Mare); Sabaudia ...
Tony's back! Scarface reboot will be directed by Call Me By Your Name filmmaker Luca Guadagnino and set in Los Angeles
A reboot of the gangster classic Scarface is set to be directed by Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino. Deadline reports that Guadagnino - who was nominated for a Best Director Oscar for Call Me By Your Name - has been picked by Universal Pictures to helm the project. However, there is no official word yet on while be playing the role of Tony Monta...
Pompeii to unveil new remains as it reopens after COVID-19 lockdown
Italian archaeological site Pompeii is set to reopen after months of COVID-19 lockdown – and it will now include previously closed-off areas never seen by the public. The ancient Roman city was destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago. Its ruins remained buried under tonnes of ash until they were excavated from th...